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Rooms in the Same House – Interweaving NVC and Buddhism (6 Session Course)

Rooms in the Same House – Interweaving NVC and Buddhism (6 Session Course)

Rooms in the Same House – Interweaving NVC and Buddhism (6 Session Course)

with Roberta Wall & Barbara Bash
Audio • 6 - 8 hours • 
Audio
6 - 8 hours
Find renewed aliveness and connection in your daily life through NVC and Buddhist Mindfulness practices. NVC can be lived as a Mindfulness Practice and consciousness that helps us be more present, open and loving to the flow of life within ourselves and in relation to others. Buddhist principles and practices can add depth and insight to NVC practice and consciousness.
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Exercise For Saying "No" And Staying Connected

Exercise For Saying "No" And Staying Connected

Exercise For Saying "No" And Staying Connected

with Jim & Jori Manske
Practice Exercise • 1 - 2 minutes • 
Practice Exercise
1 - 2 minutes
Ever have a hard time saying "no" to someone, or feel obligated to say yes? Here's an exercise that can help you notice where you are placing yourself as someone who "has to" say yes; the needs in the other person making the request; what you want to say "yes" to (regarding your needs and theirs) by saying "no"; what prevents you from saying "yes"; plus your request and how you might express it.
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The Zero Step

The Zero Step

The Zero Step

with Jim & Jori Manske
Audio • 41 minutes • 
Audio
41 minutes
Jori and Jim Manske offer a process they call "The Zero Step," encompassing the characteristics of warmth toward self and other, care for the vitality of both yourself and other(s), wonder/interest, vulnerability and empathy, which leads directly to connection requests and an openness to outcome.
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Getting Past Childhood Trauma To Transform Your Chronic Jackal Messages (8 Session Course)

Getting Past Childhood Trauma To Transform Your Chronic Jackal Messages (8 Session Course)

Getting Past Childhood Trauma To Transform Your Chronic Jackal Messages (8 Session Course)

with Susan Skye
Audio • 7 - 9 hours • 
Audio
7 - 9 hours
Join Susan Skye as she guides you to experience profound transformation of the inner jackal messages resulting from childhood trauma. Discover how the limbic system of the brain works, and transform jackal messages stored there with compassionate connection.
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Creating the Life You Want With Powerful Requests (5 Session Course)

Creating the Life You Want With Powerful Requests (5 Session Course)

Creating the Life You Want With Powerful Requests (5 Session Course)

with Miki Kashtan
Audio • 5 hours, 11 minutes • 
Audio
5 hours, 11 minutes
In this telecourse recording, expert trainer Miki Kashtan will help you uncover what prevents you from making requests for everything you want without fear. The class includes daily practices for requests skill building.
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Getting Beyond Our Judgments So We May Connect

Getting Beyond Our Judgments So We May Connect

Getting Beyond Our Judgments So We May Connect

with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
Trainer Tip: Thinking someone is bad, wrong, or evil can make it more difficult to connect with them. If we focus on this kind of thinking, we stay in the problem or conflict. The minute we step out of judgement and listen for the needs underlying their actions, we begin working for the solution. Put your focus in the direction of the result you want. Read on for an example.
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To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate - How to Connect With What Matters

To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate - How to Connect With What Matters

To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate - How to Connect With What Matters

with LaShelle Lowe-Chardé
Article • 8 - 12 minutes • 
Article
8 - 12 minutes
To help you stay connected to yourself and the other person when in challenging discussions about COVID-19 vaccines or other hot issues, without labeling others as reactive or otherwise, you can begin by tracking signs of your own reactivity to bring mindfulness onboard, then shifting your attention to universal needs; and asking to connect about it later. Read on for more.
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Self-Empathy for Self-Evolution (6 Session Course)

Self-Empathy for Self-Evolution (6 Session Course)

Self-Empathy for Self-Evolution (6 Session Course)

with Kelly Bryson
Audio • 7-10 hours • 
Audio
7-10 hours
Join Kelly Bryson and go Psychologically and Spiritually Spelunking into your own Caverns of Consciousness, using the inner mining tools of NVC Self-Empathy, Progoff Journaling processes, Focusing, and individual work. Get self-empathy tools that will help you rejuvenate yourself and your relationships.
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Tips for the Road Series: Tip 12. Connect to the Living Energy of Your Needs

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 12. Connect to the Living Energy of Your Needs

Tips for the Road Series: Tip 12. Connect to the Living Energy of Your Needs

with Eric Bowers
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
For many, the word “need” is associated with lack, neediness, and scarcity. These associations are the opposite of the meaning of needs in Nonviolent Communication (NVC). In NVC, needs are the motivational energy of our innate wholeness and desire to grow, like the energy of a plant pushing it up through the soil and toward the sun.
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