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NVC Resources on Neuroscience

The Neuroscience of Privilege, Power and Status

The Neuroscience of Privilege, Power and Status

The Neuroscience of Privilege, Power and Status

with Sarah Peyton

Article • 15 - 23 minutes •

Article
15 - 23 minutes

Understanding how our brains operate in relation to power, privilege and status is important if we wish to build a world that works for all. This article gives an overview of the brain tendencies we have in relationship to groups, and provides remedies to counteract the automatic labor-saving devices of our human brains (which often prevent us from seeing the fullness of others, and our own,...

Your Resonant Self: Transforming the Critical Inner Voice (6 Session Course)

Your Resonant Self: Transforming the Critical Inner Voice (6 Session Course)

Your Resonant Self: Transforming the Critical Inner Voice (6 Session Course)

with Sarah Peyton

Audio • 8 - 11 hours •

Audio
8 - 11 hours

Does your inner dialog sound supportive and encouraging - or more like you’re being yelled at by a critical task-master? Gain an understanding of the neuroscience of the left and right hemispheres of the human brain and locate just where this savage inner voice is coming from and how to respond to it with empathy.

What Makes NVC Hard?

What Makes NVC Hard?

What Makes NVC Hard?

with Sarah Peyton

Article • 3 - 5 minutes •

Article
3 - 5 minutes

Sometimes there are moments when empathy has no effect at all on one another. Why? One reason could be that our brains maybe less receptive because of unseen forces that affect our nervous system and relationship to others...

An Invitation to Resonance: The Practice of Nonviolent Communication

An Invitation to Resonance: The Practice of Nonviolent Communication

An Invitation to Resonance: The Practice of Nonviolent Communication

with Sarah Peyton

Article • 10 - 15 minutes •

Article
10 - 15 minutes

Sometimes there are moments when empathy has no effect at all on one another. Why? One reason could be that our brains might be less receptive because of unseen forces that affect our nervous system and relationship with others.

Where Do Jackal Voices Come From?

Where Do Jackal Voices Come From?

Where Do Jackal Voices Come From?

with Stephanie Bachmann Mattei

Article • 6 - 9 minutes •

Article
6 - 9 minutes

The human brain is a conservative organ that comprises different systems with varying degrees of conscious awareness, which evolved in three basic stages of human history (the lizard-squirrel-monkey brain.) In my understanding, we could say, the brain has strong needs for understanding, order, predictability and meaning. In fact, one of its key functions is to process experiences, and predict...

Patterns, Privilege and Compassion

Patterns, Privilege and Compassion

Patterns, Privilege and Compassion

with Sarah Peyton

Video • 8 minutes •

Video
8 minutes

How does it benefit you and the world to learn about privilege? How can NVC and Interpersonal Neurobiology help you see yourself and your patterns with compassion? How does using empathy address brain structures and patterns that have been embedded in privilege? Listen to Sarah’s answers.

Time Travel Empathy

Time Travel Empathy

Time Travel Empathy

with Sarah Peyton

Video • 7 minutes •

Video
7 minutes

One of the tools that help heal trauma is Time Travel Empathy. This process contributes to settling the energy field around a tangled trauma knot, which enables the trauma to become an integrated memory and part of life. Listen in as Sarah explains.

Implicit Bias and Own Race Bias (ORB)

Implicit Bias and Own Race Bias (ORB)

Implicit Bias and Own Race Bias (ORB)

with Sarah Peyton

Video • 12 minutes •

Video
12 minutes

Sarah Peyton explains implicit bias and own race bias (ORB), predispositions that slant our perceptions of ourselves and others. There's hope, these implicit biases can be overcome!

Your Brain's Left Hemisphere and NVC

Your Brain's Left Hemisphere and NVC

Your Brain's Left Hemisphere and NVC

with Sarah Peyton

Video • 7 minutes •

Video
7 minutes

This resource is free for all to enjoy during May: Sarah Peyton explains how your brain's left hemisphere excels at pattern making. NVC can help integrate both hemispheres, enabling you to use the left side's love of patterns for abstract thinking.

The Heart and Science of Empathy (5 Session Course)

The Heart and Science of Empathy (5 Session Course)

The Heart and Science of Empathy (5 Session Course)

with Eric Bowers

Audio • 6 - 8 hours •

Audio
6 - 8 hours

Join CNVC Certified Trainer Eric Bowers in journeying through the world of Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) as he expands on the theories and tools from his book Meet Me In Hard-to-Love Places: The Heart and Science of Relationship Success. You'll discover why IPNB and NVC complement each other so well, especially in the powerful practice of Somatic-Based Resonant Empathy.

Neural Pathways to Happiness (9 Session Course)

Neural Pathways to Happiness (9 Session Course)

Neural Pathways to Happiness (9 Session Course)

with Anne Walton

Audio • 5 - 6 hours •

Audio
5 - 6 hours

Want to learn how to live your life more fully than you ever dreamed? In this course you’ll learn how you can shake off old behaviors that no longer serve you, get inspired to embrace a daily happiness practice, and begin experiencing a brand new sense of personal joy and inner peace.

Laughter, IPNB and Empathy

Laughter, IPNB and Empathy

Laughter, IPNB and Empathy

with Sarah Peyton

Article • 3 - 5 minutes •

Article
3 - 5 minutes

Sometimes even a very skilled empathy practicitioner can go into offering a non-empathic response, even when asked for empathy. Why? One reason could be that our brains might be less receptive because of unseen forces that affect our brain and relationship with others. This article speaks to the deeper "why" and also to one thing we could do to turn it around...

Three Life Changing Choices Singles Can Make to Avoid Heartbreaking Relationships

Three Life Changing Choices Singles Can Make to Avoid Heartbreaking Relationships

Three Life Changing Choices Singles Can Make to Avoid Heartbreaking Relationships

with Eric Bowers

Audio • 45 minutes •

Audio
45 minutes

Join Eric, as he reveals a clear path from heartbreaking intimate relationships to joyful, thriving intimate relationships. Eric uses his passion for helping singles heal from their past relationships, to help you to experience more ease, joy and mutuality in future relationships.

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 8. Practice Self-Empathy with Your Whole Body

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 8. Practice Self-Empathy with Your Whole Body

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 8. Practice Self-Empathy with Your Whole Body

with Eric Bowers

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

In our fast-paced, busy lives it is tempting to practice NVC mostly with the left hemisphere of the brain, thinking through the steps quickly without slowing down to connect more deeply with feelings and needs. Don't miss an opportunity to integrate the hemispheres of the brain and the valuable information from the neural networks in the heart and gut.

Prepare for Love (12 Session Course)

Prepare for Love (12 Session Course)

Prepare for Love (12 Session Course)

with Eric Bowers

Audio • 9 hours, 7 minutes •

Audio
9 hours, 7 minutes

Join Eric Bowers in transforming past relationship pain, coming alive in community and creating thriving relationships. This 12 session Telecourse recording brings together Eric's passions for Nonviolent Communication, Attachment Theory and Interpersonal Neurobiology.

Rewire Your Brain for a Change - Using Neurobiology to Transform Limiting Beliefs

Rewire Your Brain for a Change - Using Neurobiology to Transform Limiting Beliefs

Rewire Your Brain for a Change - Using Neurobiology to Transform Limiting Beliefs

with Anne Walton

Audio • 29 minutes •

Audio
29 minutes

CNVC Certified Trainer Anne Walton leads us through a guided visualization to help us make a shift in ideas we hold about ourselves. (Edited and Updated 10/6/2019)

Transforming Limiting Beliefs About Sex Using Neurobiology

Transforming Limiting Beliefs About Sex Using Neurobiology

Transforming Limiting Beliefs About Sex Using Neurobiology

with Anne Walton

Practice Exercise • 1 page •

Practice Exercise
1 page

This is an opportunity to explore/transform a limiting belief you have about yourself using what science is discovering about neurobiology. A limiting belief is simply an idea or thought we have about ourselves/life that we or others have affirmed over and over again – these ideas usually get in the way of living life fully.

What About Psychopaths?

What About Psychopaths?

What About Psychopaths?

with Sarah Peyton

Article • 4 - 6 minutes •

Article
4 - 6 minutes

Sometimes we want to avoid placing our love and trust in someone, to protect our hearts and our life energies. And so there are deeper questions that we can use to check whether we're in relationship with someone who doesn't have capacity to be in relationship with us (eg. “Do I have a sense of mattering in this relationship?”). Read on for more questions we use to assess our empathy and...

Emotionally Exhausted? Try Empathy

Emotionally Exhausted? Try Empathy

Emotionally Exhausted? Try Empathy

with Sarah Peyton

Article • 2 - 4 minutes •

Article
2 - 4 minutes

Living in this ceaselessly demanding world, how do we recover from emotional exhaustion? The hopelessness of not being met in the world can leave us wrung out like an old mop. Our heart rate plummets, our blood pressure and respiration drop, and energy and information processing start slogging along. Instead, we can build the bridge of empathy for greater rejuvenation.

Mediating Conflict with Kids

Mediating Conflict with Kids

Mediating Conflict with Kids

with Stephanie Bachmann Mattei

Audio • 48 minutes •

Audio
48 minutes

In this stimulating audio recording, Stephanie Mattei covers several "hot" parenting topics such as: boundary issues, strategy resilience, how to shift your right/wrong mentality and understanding the concept of fairness. While unraveling these topics, Stephanie intersperses some practical neuroscience around brain regulation and brain-wise conflict prevention.

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