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  1. What is the Shadow?

    What is the Shadow?

    Eric Bowers

    Articles · 4 - 6 minutes · 2/28/2019

    What parts of yourself or others are hard to embrace, understand or even notice?  What parts do others have difficulty embracing, understanding or noticing?  Why do we condemn, loathe, hate, deny, judge, blame or feel shame around certain needs, feelings and parts of self and/or others? This article talks about the hidden parts of ourselves and others that shapes views and behaviours.

  2. Interrupt cycles of conflict by creating a new ways forward. You can do this by connecting with the energy of the met needs you want in the dynamic; guessing the other person's needs; naming your needs; asking essential questions; identifying at least three different strategies to meet each need; and imagining the positive outcome.

  3. How can we respond when we’re horrified by what someone says? How can we deepen our connection to our humanness and authenticity when the impact is hurtful? Read on to see examples of the three steps of "calling out", "calling in", and "calling forth".

  4. The Illusion of Conflicting Needs

    The Illusion of Conflicting Needs

    Robert Gonzales

    Practice Exercises · 30 minutes · 9/8/2019

    This exercise will help you resolve situations in which you have two needs which seem to be in conflict with each other, transforming inner conflict into peace.

  5. Requests in a Moment of Reactivity

    Requests in a Moment of Reactivity

    LaShelle Lowe-Chardé

    Articles · 3 - 5 minutes · 3/12/2020

    Here are 16 helpful requests you can make before you're swept up in your own reactivity.

  6. Street NVC

    Street NVC

    "Street Ease" Empathy Exercise

    Dian Killian

    Practice Exercises · 5 minutes · 02/26/2020

    Listen to CNVC Certified Trainer Dian Killian guide and ease you into a more natural expression of empathy. This is a three person exercise. Listen in and then give it a try!

  7. Your Brain's Left Hemisphere and NVC

    Your Brain's Left Hemisphere and NVC

    Sarah Peyton

    Video · 7 minutes · 04/08/2017

    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.

  8. Dialogue with Anyone About Anything

    Dialogue with Anyone About Anything

    (4 Session Course)

    Miki Kashtan

    Multi-session Course · 4 hours · 3/9/2020

    A chosen, interdependent world… In most cases, that's sure not the world we live in today, is it.  But it could be the world we live in tomorrow. And you can choose to be part of bringing that better world to life – to be part of a gradual, joyful transformation – simply by using the dynamic, living power of Dialogue.

  9. Love in the Time of COVID-19

    Love in the Time of COVID-19

    Miki Kashtan

    Articles · 7 - 11 minutes · 3/13/2021

    Love keeps the thread of connection intact in times when all around us we see the human fabric becoming threadbare. When we dig deep with love into guessing what others care about that had given rise to their actions, it changes us. It brings us closer to understanding the incomprehensible -- and closer to vision, imagination, humility, curiosity, commonality, and loving action. Read on for more on applying this to people we deem "conspiracy theorists", and those who are on the other end of the political divide.

  10. Making Requests for Respect

    Making Requests for Respect

    LaShelle Lowe-Chardé

    Articles · 3 - 5 minutes · 3/16/2021

    When asking for respect it helps to first get clear about your interpretations of other's behavior. You can do this by asking about the other's intentions before believing your thoughts. You can also make a clear request for what specifically you want to see happen instead. Read on for more.

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