What do you want from a NVC Class?
A 2-3 hour overview and learn several excellent connection skills
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Foundations I: Choosing Connection over Correction
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The four components of attention (OFNR) & Recapping skills;
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Cultivating and understanding Universal Human Needs awareness
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Open hearted Giving vs. Violent Language and Power-Over
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Body awareness/ emotions, connecting feelings to needs/
Distinguishing thoughts from feelings; feelings, free of judgment
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Deep listening & 3 forms of empathy; what’s not empathy
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Observation as distinct from evaluation; translating evaluations to observations
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Connection requests and clear, positive and doable requests
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Practice of o/f/n/r; expressing gratitude
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Developing a Compassion Practice – personal plans
Foundations II – Living Peace
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Connecting With Ourselves so We can connect with others
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Empathy Practice – Multi-headed Giraffe
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Uncovering Limiting Beliefs or a core “jackal”
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Hearing the “Yes” behind the “No” (Hearing and saying no with authenticity)
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Compassionate Interrupting
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Responding to anger (empathy guess matching pitch of expression)
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Expressing anger (& screaming in giraffe)
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Offering constructive NVC feedback
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Nine Skills for Effective Dialogue
Foundations III – Serving Life
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Using the NVC Dance Floors to prepare for difficult conversations
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Receiving gratitude, Translating approval, compliments, and praise
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Transforming Enemy images
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Transforming Self-Judgment and blame
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NVC on the job (range of depth in responding to feelings and needs)/ Idiomatic/”street” giraffe
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“Dogging” for our needs (persisting vs demanding; shift vs compromise)
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Mourning and learning from our regrets; NVC “apologies”
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Group Requests
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Mediation

The Basics of Nonviolent Communication with Marshall Rosenberg, a 3 hour intro workshop where Marshall engages the audience with the puppets and uses his particular brand of humor, has been posted and I highly recommend it!!
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What is NVC?
Nonviolent Communication is the integration of 4 things:
1. Consciousness: a set of principles that support living a life of compassion,
collaboration, courage, and authenticity
2. Language: understanding how words contribute to connection or distance
3. Communication: knowing how to ask for what we want, how to hear others
even in disagreement and how to move toward solutions that work for all
4. Means of influence: sharing “power with others” rather than using “power
over others”
"Teach this triplet to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are things which renew humanity."- M. Rosenberg
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