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NVC Resources on Responsibility


Taking on the World: How to Become a Change Agent (12 Session Course)

Taking on the World: How to Become a Change Agent (12 Session Course)

Taking on the World: How to Become a Change Agent (12 Session Course)

with Miki Kashtan
Audio • 14 - 18 hours • 
Audio
14 - 18 hours
Are you eager to translate your vision of a world where everyone’s needs matter into a tangible reality? Do you long to discover your unique role in responding to the challenges of our times? If, so join Miki for 12 sessions that will propel you on your way!
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Let it RAIN!

Let it RAIN!

Let it RAIN!

with Jim Manske
Article • 5 - 8 minutes • 
Article
5 - 8 minutes
This article outlines a four-part transformation process to help us recognize what's giving rise to our suffering and resentment -- and transform it into more freedom, creativity, and choice.
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Don't Take It Personally

Don't Take It Personally

Don't Take It Personally

with Rachelle Lamb
Article • 10 - 15 minutes • 
Article
10 - 15 minutes
When we don't like what someone is saying to us, sometimes people encourage us to hear their needs, and "not take it personally" -- and we're inclined to agree. Could "not taking it personally" close our hearts and awareness to others, life and ourselves? Rachelle Lamb invites us to take a closer look at what it's like when we attend to the situation from our hearts, and skillfully reflect upon...
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Five Tips For Reading The News Without Losing It

Five Tips For Reading The News Without Losing It

Five Tips For Reading The News Without Losing It

with Oren Jay Sofer
Article • 5 - 8 minutes • 
Article
5 - 8 minutes
Is it dangerous for large numbers of people to be absorbing disturbing news alone? Given the intensity of our times, making choices based on conscious awareness and discernment in relation to current events is essential for our ability to stay engaged, and to also wisely meet our collective challenges with agency and power. Here are five tips for how to help stay sane in relation to the news...
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Developing Compassion for Humans, Animals and All Life (4 Session Course)

Developing Compassion for Humans, Animals and All Life (4 Session Course)

Developing Compassion for Humans, Animals and All Life (4 Session Course)

with LoraKim Joyner, DVM
Audio • 5 - 7 hours • 
Audio
5 - 7 hours
Join LoraKim Joyner to investigate how merging science, the social and emotional intelligence of humans, animals and other species and Nonviolent Communication can bring a greater sense of belonging and wholeness to your life, and care and justice to the lives of others.
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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.
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What is Leadership?

What is Leadership?

What is Leadership?

with Miki Kashtan
Audio • 51 minutes • 
Audio
51 minutes
What specifically is leadership? And why do so many people step back from it? Listen in as Miki shares her experience and thoughts around changing the paradigm of leadership, as well as the role – and challenges – of using NVC when working for social change.
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Anatomy of a Trigger: Change Your Focus and Improve the Outcome

Anatomy of a Trigger: Change Your Focus and Improve the Outcome

Anatomy of a Trigger: Change Your Focus and Improve the Outcome

with Mary Mackenzie
Article • 7-10 minutes • 
Article
7-10 minutes
When you or anyone is upset, what could underneath the trigger? There may be more than is immediately visible. This article invites us to explore what it looks like to inquire deeper, take self-responsibility, examine our assumptions, attachments, interpretations, and "certainties" that could be hidden behind the needs that are aching to be attended to...
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The Journey To Living Through Needs, Compassionately And Assertively

The Journey To Living Through Needs, Compassionately And Assertively

The Journey To Living Through Needs, Compassionately And Assertively

with Peggy Smith
Article • 5-8 minutes • 
Article
5-8 minutes
Awareness of how we're holding our own and others' needs is important to our development. In learning to value needs, we often go through three stages: passive, aggressive/obnoxious, and assertive/mutual. As we learn and grow, we may relate to the following differently: Whose feelings and needs are important, who is responsible for what, how our choices impact others, and consideration for...
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Being the Change We Seek

Being the Change We Seek

Being the Change We Seek

with Mary Mackenzie
Trainer Tip • 1 - 2 minutes • 
Trainer Tip
1 - 2 minutes
Trainer Tip: Is there something you would like more of in your life right now? Try not to look to other people to provide the kind of experiences you want. Can you think of a way that you can be the change you seek? See if responding to the people the way you would want them to respond to you shifts something. Read on for an example of how.
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