NVC and Social Change
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Discovering our Unconscious Biases
Authentic Communication Group:
As human beings, our inherent goodness makes most of us believe in equality and yet sometimes our conviction in this same 'goodness' may make us blind to the reality of our own behavior. We are so convinced about the innocence of our intention that we cease to loo...
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How Privilege / Lack of Privilege Affects Men, Fishbowl Discussion
Alan Rafael Seid, Certified NVC Trainer:
Join Alan for a provocative fishbowl discussion about how privilege and lack of privilege affect men.
What is a Fishbowl Process? The Fishbowl Process involves a small group of people "seated in circle" who are having a conversation in full view of a la...
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Exploring Conflict Agreements: Building Restorative Systems Across Communities
Jo McHale, Ceri Buckmaster, Certified NVC Trainers and Sarah Ludford:
Here are five practical ideas from Ceri, Jo, and Sarah for creating simple agreements with any group you are working with when conflict arises!
This video presents various examples of conflict agreements used by different gr...
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Create a Simple Restorative Agreement For Your Group
Jo McHale, Ceri Buckmaster, Certified NVC Trainers and Sarah Ludford:
Conflict is normal and natural and yet we are still often surprised by it and unprepared to deal with it. You will come away from this session with the tools for creating simple agreements with your group about what to do when...
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An NVC Perspective of Power Relations and Connection : 4 Session Course
4 items
Inbal Kashtan and Roxy Manning, Certified NVC Trainers
Time Investment: 3 hours, 20 minutes, plus PDF handouts
Recorded 2016Listen to this course and you will be drawn to:
- Explore an NVC perspective on power and the dynamics of race, class, gender and other social divisions
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Peace Starts At Home: 6 Session Course
12 items
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer
Time Investment: 6 hours 14 minutes, plus PDF handouts
Recorded“I will do everything in my power to resolve every conflict, however small.” – Thich Nhat Hanh, from the 4th precept as printed in For a Future to Be Possible
When asked how we can create peace,...
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All in: Committing to a Life of Nonviolence: 7 Session Course
15 items
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer
Time Investment: 5 hours 6 minutes, plus PDF handouts
RecordedWhen you consider making the full-on commitment to living nonviolently, do you:
- Worry that in some situations you will compromise your own needs?
- Wonder if it's even possible?
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Developing Compassion for Humans, Animals and All Life: 4 Session Course
12 items
LoraKim Joyner, DVM, Certified NVC Trainer
Time Investment: 5 hours 21 minutes, plus PDF handouts
RecordedAround the world, people are experiencing a new paradigm that holds all species (humans, animals, insects, etc.) as equal and mutually interdependent. Take this fascinating webinar with Lo...
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Becoming a Change Agent Everywhere You Go: 4 Session Course
8 items
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer
Time Investment: 4 hours 27 minutes, plus PDF handouts
RecordedDo you sometimes feel overwhelmed - or locked into passivity? This course offers you a way out. Learn to change the way you perceive leadership, and you'll help yourself respond more powerfully...
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Taking on the World: How to Become a Change Agent: 12 Session Course
34 items
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer
Time Investment: 11 hours 24 minutes, plus PDF handouts
RecordedIn this 12-session program, Miki leverages more than 30 years of passion and experience about creating change into a practical framework designed to support you in taking concrete steps toward th...
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Embracing Leadership within Yourself: 4 Session Course
8 items
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer
Time Investment: 3 hours 50 minutes, plus PDF handouts
RecordedJoin Miki as she covers a lot of territory, defining leadership, helping us lead when we're not in the leadership chair, showing us how to have power in every moment and engage our fear instead o...
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Leadership Within Your Workplace: 4 Session Course
8 items
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer
Time Investment: 4 hours 10 minutes, plus PDF handouts
RecordedVery few people occupy positions of such authority within an organization that they can singlehandedly shape its direction, culture, and focus. Most of us, often even those in position of apparent...
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Dialogue with Anyone About Anything: 4 Session Course
4 items
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer
Time Investment: 3 hours 2 minutes, plus PDF handouts
RecordedListen to this course if you want to learn more about:
- How you might approach a difficult situation in a fresh, new way
- How solutions that work for everyone can just "appear" through di... -
From Awareness to Action: Bridging Differences: 6 Session Course
6 items
"Roxy Manning, Certified NVC Trainer:
This item is also available for purchase as a download.
https://www.nvclibrary.com/products/from-awareness-to-actionFor many people, attempting to connect with others across differences can feel akin to walking through a minefield.
Even one's best attemp...
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Embracing Nonviolence: 4 Session Course
8 items
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer
Time Investment: 3 hours 1 minutes, plus PDF handouts
RecordedGandhi spoke about applying nonviolence in thought, word, and action. The heart of the practice of nonviolence is a commitment to live through the powerful combination of compassion, fierceness, a...
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Creating and Sustaining Strong Teams: 4 Session Course
10 items
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer
Time Investment: 4 hours 13 minutes, plus PDF handouts
RecordedIn this course recording, you'll encounter new abilities and learn how to collaborate effectively from WITHIN a team. You'll be invited to build on interpersonal relationships, and branch out i...
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Supporting a Culture of Collaboration: 4 Session Course
10 items
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer
Time Investment: 4 hours 4 minutes, plus PDF handouts
Recorded 2016One person cannot singlehandedly transform a culture and make it more collaborative, no matter how much you dedicate yourself to it. Transforming organizational culture requires attention and ...
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Peace Is Possible: 4 Session Course
4 items
Hema Pokharna PhD and Mandakini Pokharna MD, Certified NVC Trainers
Time Investment: 4 hours 23 minutes, plus PDF handouts
Recorded 2013When you see violence and conflict among your family, colleagues and neighbors, do you wish you could do something to offer an alternative to violence, force a...
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Living Compassion in Challenging Times: 6 Session Course
14 items
Robert Gonzales, Certified NVC Trainer:
This item is also available for purchase as a download.
https://www.nvclibrary.com/products/living-compassion-in-challenging-timesSelf-compassion is essential for healing trauma and restoring your wholeness. It is also an antidote to reactivity and sepa...
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Living Compassion in an Ever-Changing World: 10 Session Course
42 items
Robert Gonzales, Certified NVC Trainer
Time Investment: 14 hours 31 minutes, plus PDF handouts
Recorded 2020Living Compassion in an Ever-Changing World is the last course that Robert Gonzales offered before his passing in November of 2021. It is an intermediate course whose purpose is to deepen...
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Working Together for Change: 5 Session Course
16 items
Itzel Hayward and Kathy Simon, Certified NVC Trainer:
This item is also available for purchase as a download.
https://www.nvclibrary.com/products/working-together-for-changeThis course is designed to help you step into your power and create a more just world while staying aligned with compa...
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Nonviolent Facilitation as a Path to the Future: 3 Session Course
6 items
Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer:
This item is also available for purchase as a download.
https://www.nvclibrary.com/products/nonviolent-facilitation-as-a-path-to-the-futureWhat does nonviolence have to do with group facilitation?
Miki believes that nonviolence is a way of being and living... -
Unpacking Layers of Discrimination
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"Mary Mackenzie, Certified NVC Trainer:
This item is also available for purchase as a download.
https://www.nvclibrary.com/products/unpacking-layers-of-discriminationAre you seeking a deeper understanding of discrimination and how it affects your life and those around you?
In this one-sessi...
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Making NVC Relevant to a World in Crisis: 3 Session Course
5 items
"Miki Kashtan, Certified NVC Trainer:
This item is also available for purchase as a download.
https://www.nvclibrary.com/products/making-nvc-relevant-to-a-world-in-crisis2020 added three major global crises to our long and painful list of ongoing challenges:
- Public health crisis emerging ...