Warmest Holiday Wishes and an Inspiration from John Lennon

Happy Holidays!  This song / message from John Lennon and Yoko Ono was inspiring and lovely for me to receive.  I hope you enjoy it as well.  It reminds me that peace starts with me and it’s possible if I am committed to it in my life.  It takes true commitment, even a kind of [...]

Occupy Movement – Clarity and Warmth

I found the following short video very touching and enlightening.  It helped me feel more connected to the Occupy Movement and to appreciate their efforts.  Take a few minutes to watch it and i hope it will be inspiring to you as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRtc-k6dhgs&feature=share&mid=532910

The New NVC Multimedia Library

If you haven’t taken a few moments to look at the NVC Academy’s new NVC Multimedia Library, I would HIGHLY recommend that you do. The Multimedia Library contains 150+ trainer resources (more will be added on an ongoing basis!) that include: Recorded telecourses on a variety of topics MP3 and MP4 downloads Videotaped trainings Trainer Tips for living NVC Articles eBooks Online courses And [...]

Killing of Osama Bin Laden – Inject the Situation with Love

I have been feeling very sad about the killing of Osama Bin Laden – how it was handled and the joy with which people are responding to it.  I have been doing some personal work of late on forgiveness and atonement and so my way of dealing with the situation is to be honest with [...]

NVC Multimedia Library is Launched – A Result of Your Input

I’m very proud to announce the newly launched NVC Multimedia Library Through the NVC Academy.  My business partner, Mark Schultz, and I have spent the last year reorganizing the NVC Academy. We started by implementing a comprehensive survey that was sent to all 8500 members of the NVC Academy, we studied the results of the survey, [...]

Empathy, a Potent Healer

I cannot say it enough. Most of us rarely feel truly heard and understood. Empathy, the simple act of hearing someone and focusing your attention on them, can be incredibly healing. Try to listen for the feelings and needs behind someone’s words. This isn’t always easy, but the results are remarkable. Here’s an example. One [...]

The Limits of David Brooks’ “Limits of Empathy”

Here’s another critique of David Brooks recent NYT column on the limits of empathy, this one from Jason Marsh. I enjoyed his conclusion especially, worth a read… Does empathy lead to altruism? The New York Times columnist gets it wrong. Over the last few days, a lot of people have asked me about David Brooks’ [...]

Effective Communication Skills – Empathy Video

Effective communication skills modeled by Rick Goodfriend presenting in this empathy workshop clip in Ojai California

Empathy is the October Theme at the NVC Academy

The NVC Academy, the world’s first online school for Nonviolent Communication, is offering empathy related courses and resources in its NVC Multimedia library during the month of October. Tomorrow,  join relationship expert Kelly Bryson for a FREE teleourse entitled The Future of Love. Reimagine your perception of love so you can feel love more deeply, let love in and actually be love. [...]