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Jim Manske Remembrance & Memorial Session
Video • 1 hour 29 minutes • 06/05/2025
This heartfelt memorial session honors the life and legacy of beloved CNVC trainer Jim Manske (1955–2024). Led by his wife Jori Manske and close friend River Dunavin, the gathering brought together friends, colleagues, and members of the NVC community to share memories, mourn, and celebrate Jim’s enduring impact. Jim passed away peacefully on December 22, surrounded by family and love.
Does Communicating with Compassion Mean Letting go of our Judgements?
Articles • 2-3 minutes • 06/01/2025
Eradicating judgments is likely impractical as our minds naturally form them. However, understanding inevitable judgments as indicators of our needs rather than truths can foster empathy. Expressing needs rather than judgments can better support connection and openness between one another.
Connection Before Solution: Building Stronger Relationships
Video • 3 minutes • 05/20/2025
NVC trainer Alan Rafael Seid explores the principle of connection before solution, emphasizing the importance of understanding each other's needs before jumping to fix a problem.
“Obnoxious Tone” Roleplay
Practice Exercises • 1-2 minutes • 05/15/25
Do this three-step roleplay with someone to shift the emotional charge (e.g. upset, irritation, etc.) that you experience when you hear a certain tone of voice.
In times of conflict, it’s easy to lose touch with ourselves and our needs. In this heartfelt session, Jesse Wiens Chu shares three practical centering practices—rooted in the principles of Nonviolent Communication (NVC)—to help you find your way back to self-connection, empathy, and choice.
Empathy Buddy Practice Helps Develop Empathy Skills
Video • 2 minutes • 04/25/2025
Are you looking to deepen your connection to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and build powerful empathy skills? In this short video, Mary Mackenzie shares how finding an empathy buddy transformed her life and practice.
Repairing Relationships with Empathy
Video • 4 minutes • 04/20/2025
NVC trainer Sarah Peyton explores the process of repairing relationships through the lens of Nonviolent Communication. She emphasizes the importance of self-connection and empathy—both for ourselves and others—when addressing moments of hurt or disconnection.
Saying "No" in a Positive Way
Articles • 2-3 minutes • 04/15/2025
Hearing "no" can bring emotional pain, but it can be delivered in a way that minimizes discomfort. We can find the gift in the request, express feelings and needs instead of saying "no," and offer an alternative solution that supports all parties. This approach fosters honesty, respect, and understanding, while setting boundaries if necessary to protect oneself. Clear communication reduces the likelihood of conflict.
Would you like to learn how to:
- Use line and color to deeply connect with the feelings and needs that are alive for you ?
- Find a way forward that comes from your creative self ?
- Meet your creative self, even if you have never had the pleasure of meeting it before ?
Come join Olga Nguyen for Neuroart / Visual NVC– even if you have never drawn or painted before, and even if you are a professional in the midst of a creative block!
Transforming Needs Into Compassionate Connection
Video • 2-3 minutes • 04/10/2025
Iris Bawidamann explains how needs, like appreciation, can easily turn into demands or self-blame when approached from a place of lack or expectation. This practice is based on the work of Living Compassion, shared by Robert Gonzales, focusing on the beauty of needs and the living energy of needs
How to Express Gratitude and Appreciation in Intimate Relationships
Video • 6 minutes • 04/05/2025
CNVC trainer Yoram Mosenzon shares how expressing specific and authentic appreciation can deepen connection in intimate relationships. He emphasizes the importance of making clear observations without judgment and connecting with the feelings and needs that arise from meaningful gestures.
Mind Matters Most And You Reap What You Sow
Articles • 2-3 minutes • 04/02/2025
Our inner world shapes what we do, including the results we see in relationships and social change efforts. Physical and verbal actions are expressions of what’s happening in our minds. If we want certain outcomes, it helps to be mindful of the intentions we plant within ourselves.
It is time to create true transparency, empathy and trust in your intimate relationships! In this inspiring telecourse recording, Kelly Bryson combines humor, music, group readings and experiential exercises to help you realize the fulfilling and intimate relationships you long for.
Developing a Needs Consciousness
Video • 2 minutes • 03/20/2025
Shifting to a needs-based perspective is one of the most powerful—and challenging—aspects of integrating Nonviolent Communication (NVC) into daily life. In this short video, Mary Mackenzie offers three simple, practical tips to help you cultivate needs consciousness and transform how you experience your world and relationships.
Distinguishing between needs and strategies to meet needs is crucial for solving conflict. For example, the need for peace can be met through various strategies beyond solitude or gratitude. Similarly, sex is a strategy. Sexual expression is the need behind it, and can be met in various ways to meet that need without having sex itself. Such flexibility can foster creativity and deeper connection, enhancing relationships.
Discover how fostering strong attachment and connection with your child can lead to fewer conflicts and more harmonious interactions. Ingrid Bauer offers practical guidance on using empathy, self-connection, and consistent care to create a secure and loving environment for your child.
Exploring Conflict Agreements
Building Restorative Systems Across Diverse Communities
Video • 9 minutes • 03/04/2025
Here are five practical ideas from Ceri, Jo, and Sarah for creating simple agreements with any group you are working with when conflict arises!
Building Empathic Community in Organizations, Networks, and in our Personal Lives
Trainer Tips • 2-5 minutes • 3/1/2025
In a world facing crisis and deep divides, there's a need for empathic community and connection. Here we reflect upon the importance of empathy, consciousness, and building a sense of community to address complex challenges and promote well-being. Slowing down, engaging in empathic conversations, and committing to a practice of empathy and mindfulness could be essential for personal and societal transformation.
The Facilitator's Role
Video • 12 minutes • 02/25/2025
Listen in as Mary deftly blows the role of facilitator wide open in this excerpt from her very popular 2021 course, Facilitate NVC Groups with Joy and Confidence. She also covers a variety of useful tips such as what to do if you feel lost or confused, how to trust your gut, and ideas around utilizing empathy for yourself!
Inspired by Marshall Rosenberg's teachings, Kathleen Macferran's self-empathy exercise offers a transformative approach for those challenging moments when you fall short of your own expectations.
