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Core Beliefs and Gratitude Exercise

Core Beliefs and Gratitude Exercise

Core Beliefs and Gratitude Exercise

with Kathleen Macferran

Practice Exercise • 2 pages •

Practice Exercise
2 pages

Some of my core beliefs make experiencing gratitude difficult . For example, it’s difficult to celebrate others or myself when I think I have to prove my worth in order to be accepted. So much energy goes into proving myself, there’s little left for celebration.

Nonviolent Communication Circle of Life

Nonviolent Communication Circle of Life

Nonviolent Communication Circle of Life

with Christine King and Jean Morrison

Learning Tool • N/A •

Learning Tool
N/A

The NVC Circle of Life is a mandala illustrating the process and consciousness of Nonviolent Communication. Mandala literally means "sacred circle" and symbolizes wholeness, balance and harmony.

Enriching Life

Enriching Life

Enriching Life

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: If you are motivated by fear, guilt, blame or shame, your actions will usually be motivated by avoiding pain. The best way to experience permanent, lifelong change is to focus on how your life will improve when you make a change. Notice when you attempt to motivate yourself and others with guilt, blame, or shame today, and then look for motivations that enrich life instead.

Be What You Want in the World

Be What You Want in the World

Be What You Want in the World

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: It's up to us to get our own needs met. Mary offers some encouraging tips to do just that!

Evaluating Ourselves with Compassion

Evaluating Ourselves with Compassion

Evaluating Ourselves with Compassion

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: Every time you criticize yourself, you cause yourself to feel shame and guilt, which promotes depression and stagnation. Instead, bringing in more self compassion can increase opportunities for change. Do this by acknowledging your needs (or values) that aren’t met by your actions. Read on for how to do this.

Four Types of Feedback

Four Types of Feedback

Four Types of Feedback

with Jim & Jori Manske

Trainer Tip • 2 - 3 minutes •

Trainer Tip
2 - 3 minutes

An exploration of four types of feedback: destructive criticism, constructive criticism, feedback by demonstration and dialogue.

Sharing NVC With Others

Sharing NVC With Others

Sharing NVC With Others

with Miki Kashtan

Audio • 1 hour, 20 minutes •

Audio
1 hour, 20 minutes

In this prerecorded telecourse, Miki Kashtan uses an interactive dialogue to address some of the most common questions among new NVC facilitators and trainers.

How to Create Your Own Teaching Activities

How to Create Your Own Teaching Activities

How to Create Your Own Teaching Activities

with Mary Mackenzie

Video • 49 minutes •

Video
49 minutes

Listen as Mary Mackenzie shares an eight step path to create your own NVC learning activities, based on your own NVC learning experience. In this session, Mary uses the value of requests and observations as teaching examples.

NVC Mingle

NVC Mingle

NVC Mingle

with Christine King and Jean Morrison

Practice Exercise • N/A •

Practice Exercise
N/A

NVC Mingle is a fun group exercise to practice NVC principles and create quick conenctions with others.

Navigating Polarizing Conversations

Navigating Polarizing Conversations

Navigating Polarizing Conversations

with Jim & Jori Manske

Video • 53 minutes •

Video
53 minutes

This video with Jim and Jori Manske explores how to navigate polarizing conversations.

Nonviolent Communication

Nonviolent Communication

Nonviolent Communication

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer Tip: The Nonviolent Communication process strengthens our ability to remain human, even under trying conditions. It provides tools to promote peaceful living on a daily basis. Be aware today of the times that your behaviors or attitudes promote distrust and self-protection, rather than compassion and humanity.

Comparing Ourselves to Others

Comparing Ourselves to Others

Comparing Ourselves to Others

with Mary Mackenzie

Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes

Trainer tip: Comparisons are a form of judgment. The minute we compare ourselves to other people, we are setting ourselves up for pain and discouragement. We are setting them up too, and erecting a barrier between ourselves and them. Instead, notice how you feel about other people’s assets or foibles, and what needs come up for you. Read on for more.

Confidentiality Agreement

Confidentiality Agreement

Confidentiality Agreement

with Miki Kashtan

Trainer Tip • 4 - 6 minutes •

Trainer Tip
4 - 6 minutes

Ask the Trainer: "A participant in our beginners' NVC practice group asked the co-facilitators if there was a confidentiality agreement that was typically used in NVC practice groups?"

A List of Feelings We All Have (Emotions and Sensations)

A List of Feelings We All Have (Emotions and Sensations)

A List of Feelings We All Have (Emotions and Sensations)

with NVC Academy Staff

Learning Tool • N/A •

Learning Tool
N/A

The following list of words are used to express a combination of emotional states and physical sensations. This list is neither exhaustive nor definitive. It is meant as a starting place to help you develop your emotional vocabulary and further support your communication with others.

A List of Needs We All Have

A List of Needs We All Have

A List of Needs We All Have

with NVC Academy Staff

Learning Tool • N/A •

Learning Tool
N/A

In a Nonviolent Communication model, we believe that everything someone does or says is an attempt to meet a need. That means that all actions or words are in service to a deep internal need. The following list of needs is neither exhaustive nor definitive.

The Compass - Awakening to the Journey from You to Yourself

The Compass - Awakening to the Journey from You to Yourself

The Compass - Awakening to the Journey from You to Yourself

with Arnina Kashtan

Audio • 1 hour, 21 minutes •

Audio
1 hour, 21 minutes

Enjoy listening in as Arnina assists participants in fine tuning what they wish for their futures, and what practices they intend to embrace as the course winds down. She also offers strategies for what they can do if they forget their intended practice, and revisits the importance of untangling Needs from Core Belief.

Going Deep: Understanding Your Own and Others’ Deeper Motivations

Going Deep: Understanding Your Own and Others’ Deeper Motivations

Going Deep: Understanding Your Own and Others’ Deeper Motivations

with Alan Rafael Seid

Practice Exercise • n/a •

Practice Exercise
n/a

One of the premises in NVC is that behind all behavior and expressions are Universal Human Needs as the deeper motivators. And one of the key distinctions in NVC is that between Needs and Strategies. Try Alan's exercise called "Peeling the Layers of the Onion, " a process for uncovering these needs — the deeper motivations — that underlie words and behaviors we may find disturbing or puzzling.

Fear and Trust Facing the Year Ahead

Fear and Trust Facing the Year Ahead

Fear and Trust Facing the Year Ahead

with John Kinyon

Trainer Tip • 1-2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1-2 minutes

In thinking about your relationship with fear and doubt, see what happens when you ask yourself "What do you trust?”. Here's an example response to that question, and how it can open new perspective, soften fear, and bring trust to new depths.

MLK, Nonviolence, and Communication

MLK, Nonviolence, and Communication

MLK, Nonviolence, and Communication

with John Kinyon

Trainer Tip • 2 - 3 minutes •

Trainer Tip
2 - 3 minutes

“Nonviolence” is not just a political tactic. It is a “soul force”. It is the force of love meeting and transforming what appears to not be love. It is speaking and listening with courage, compassion, and an open heart and mind and rooted in our truth in a way that bridges understanding. And doing so without demand nor trying to convince -- all in the face of any anger, fear, oppression,...

Sex Is The Least Private Act

Sex Is The Least Private Act

Sex Is The Least Private Act

with Alan Rafael Seid

Trainer Tip • 1-2 minutes •

Trainer Tip
1-2 minutes

The energy of the most private events of our lives (such as sex) can ripple out and affect everything we do, like the ripples of a rock thrown in a pond. Instead of segregating -or sometimes denying- parts of ourselves, we can bring our blind spots and our shadows in self and relationships into the light. Having growth in a private life can transfer onto other areas of life.

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