Arnina Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer: CNVC Certified Trainer Arnina Kashtan talks about what she calls "witnessing humanity," touching on the gift of presence, empathy vs. identification and staying present in the face of intensity.&
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Godfrey Spencer, Certified NVC Trainer: Ask the Trainer
Dear Trainer,
My question is about wanting to empathize more with my husband. It is difficult to communicate with him sometimes. Sometimes we connect very deeply when we have decided to use NVC. Other times it seems that we have never even t...

Godfrey Spencer, Certified NVC Trainer: Ask the Trainer: Is there any difference between the concept or experience of "love" and that of "empathy?"

John Kinyon, Certified NVC Trainer: “The Chinese philosopher, Chuang-Tzu, stated that true empathy requires listening with the whole being: ‘…it demands the emptiness of all the faculties. And when the faculties are empty, then the whole being listens. There is then a direct grasp of what is righ...

Liv Larsson, Certified NVC Trainer: Ask the Trainer
Dear Trainer,
I recently attended an NVC workshop where the focus was entirely upon empathy, and expressing honestly was not covered. Aren't both empathy and honesty both vital components of NVC?
—NVC Academy member
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Dian Killian, Certified NVC Trainer: Making Empathy Guessing Easy, via Semantics
Empathy guessing when I was new to NVC seemed magical and mysterious. How could that other person have known that about me? And seen inside me — often in ways I'd missed myself.
While empathy is both intuitive and ...

Dian Killian, Certified NVC Trainer: Join Dian Killian and discover the power of imagery and metaphor in deepening your empathy practice. This segment from her 6 session course explores how visualizing sensations, emotions, and needs through metaphorical language can enhance the connection during...

David Weinstock, Certified NVC Trainer: David explores how movement helps you hold your center when navigating challenging conversations. Example: Move to Wind ~ to calm your system; Move to Ground ~ to notice the ground on which you stand; and Step to Shikaku ~ step behind to practice empathic l...

Jim & Jori Manske, Certified NVC Trainer: Jori and Jim Manske explore strengthening your empathy "muscle" for your own well being. Empathy can be a means to strengthen your own resilience, as well as being present for another person.

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- Jim and Jori Manske
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Kathleen Macferran, Certified NVC Trainer: In this thought provoking talk, Kathleen Macferran explores the power of listening to open doors and potentially to transform people. This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences.

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- consciousnes...

Kathy Simon, Certified NVC Trainer: Being heard is a core human need. But what if you don't like what the other person is saying: how do you hold onto your awareness of their humanity? Find out in this demonstration from Kathy Simon's course, Connect Across Differences.

Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer: Miki Kashtan guides a participant to find his inner empathic presence.
This is an excerpt from Miki Kashtan's 7 part course Naturalizing NVC Language, which is also available in the NVC Library.
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- acceptance
- connection
- OFNR
- naturali...

Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer: Miki Kashtan clarifies the distinction between empathy and sympathy.
This is an excerpt from Miki Kashtan's 7 part course Naturalizing NVC Language, which is also available in the NVC Library.

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- imagination
- empathic presence
- presence
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Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer: Miki Kashtan discusses how focusing on connection and care can guide us in expressing honestly and offering empathy.
This is an excerpt from Miki Kashtan's 7 part course Naturalizing NVC Language, which is also available in the NVC Library.

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Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: Mary Mackenzie shares her understanding and experience of empathy.

Included in this inspiring video are:

- Clarity about "tragic expressions of unmet needs," a phrase originally coined by Dr. Marshall B. Rosenberg, creator of Nonviolent Communication...

Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: Mary Mackenzie explains that empathizing with our closest loved ones can be difficult because they matter so deeply to us, past experiences might create emotional barriers, and we might fear losing ourselves in the process.
To grow our empathy skills, we mu...

Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: Are you looking to deepen your connection to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and build powerful empathy skills? In this short video, Mary Mackenzie shares how finding an empathy buddy transformed her life and practice. From learning to give and receive empath...

Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer: Join Mary Mackenzie as she offers a simple approach incorporating NVC into everyday conversations. Her observation is that sometimes speaking NVC empath guesses of feelings and needs can feel un-natural or robotic. A possible solution is to slightly shift th...