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Nonviolent Communication - San Francisco Lecture / Workshop - Marshall Rosenberg - CNVC.org. How to Resolve Conflicts and Create Connection with Nonviolent Communication. How to Practice Nonviolent Communication (with pictures) Reader Approved Three Methods:Practicing NVCHandling BoundariesCommunicating WellCommunity Q&A Nonviolent Communication (NVC)[1] includes a simple method for clear, empathic communication, consisting of four areas of focus: ObservationsFeelingsNeedsRequests NVC aims to find a way for all present to get what really matters to them without the use of guilt, humiliation, shame, blame, coercion, or threats.

Steps Practicing NVC 1State the observations that are leading you to feel the need to say something. Handling Boundaries Nonviolent Communication is an idealized style of communication, and it will not work in every single situation. 1Make sure a person is open to nonviolent communication. Communicating Well 1Decide upon the solution together, if possible. Community Q&A Add New Question My husband does not always like to hear my opinion and thinks I am arguing. Ask a Question Sentence templates Sometimes, a memorized sentence template can help structure what you need to say: Video Tips Warnings. 6 Exercises To Strengthen Compassionate Leadership. Disney has been known for its litigious nature in the past, going so far as to change copyright law in order to keep Mickey Mouse out of public domain.

That's why it's kind of weird that a movie filmed at Disney World, unapproved by the Mouse House, even exists at all. After making a splash at Sundance this year, though, the intriguing Escape From Tomorrow appears to be heading for a theatrical release--and the first trailer is now online. First-time director Randy Moore shot the film at the Florida theme park, guerrilla-style, over a series of visits with his crew and an unknown cast. Details of the terms Moore worked out with Disney remain under wraps for now, but the controversial matter seems to be settled.

While the circumstances surrounding Escape's production have dominated the conversation thus far, with the release of this trailer, perhaps talk will shift to the movie itself. No Pushing, No Giving Up. By Miki Kashtan One of the common misconceptions about the practice of Nonviolent Communication is that it’s about being “nice.” It’s probably a similar misconception to that of thinking of nonviolence as passivity. I believe both misconceptions derive from our habit of either/or thinking.

Most of us don’t have models for a path that’s neither aggressive nor passive. Within this either/or thinking, if the only two models are imposing on others or giving up on our own needs, many of us will interpret nonviolence as the latter. What does this look like? The either/or paradigm as it applies to human relationships rests on two assumptions. From Demands to RequestsIf we are habituated to pushing for what we want, the message we convey to everyone around us is that their needs don’t matter.

In a relationship of fundamental equality, pushing for what we want looks like a fight. Asking for What We Want.