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On Talk It Out Radio, our intention is to provide everyone with tools and practices that work to increase compassion and kindness in the world. We know that your relationship with yourself may be the most important relationship in which to practice these things. It turns out that each of us has ongoing measurable brain activity that happens between other tasks, that is primarily concerned with relating to ourselves. This is called “the default network.” It’s how we talk to, and listen to, and honor ourselves – or not. For some people, this “default network” can be cruel, and can be a source of ongoing pain that we barely notice day to day. Sarah Peyton, international teacher and healer in the field of Interpersonal Neurobiology, and Certified Nonviolent Communication trainer, has collected her tried and true healing practices for our relationship with ourselves in a new book: Your Resonant Self: Guided Meditations and Exercises to Engage Your Brain’s Capacity for Healing. Your Resonant Self synthesizes the la

Nancy Kahn hosts a show on communication practices that support close relationships: family, partners and friends. Why do people find it so difficult to communicate with the people they have the closest connections with? Dr. Marshall Rosenberg said we lose all of our skill with the people we are closest with when we get triggered. What communication challenges and interpersonal dynamics are people experiencing in close relationships? How can people move beyond stuckness and the cycle of participating in ways that leave them feeling repeatedly disconnected and disappointed? What practices can reconnect people back to power in their world and provide liberation from responding out of habit, instead of by choice? Nancy offers insights and practice with several examples. She is live on air with listener calls and excitement to hold empathic presence and hear what people are going through. She gives live coaching on the air for your relationships. The post Communicating Within Our Closest Relationships: Building E

Martin Luther King Jr. taught us to attack forces of evil, not persons doing evil. His movement encouraged us to bring our indignation and confrontation to the ideas, the beliefs, the conditions, and the structures of injustice or violence, but to bring our compassion to the people caught in playing out these beliefs and structures. Arno Michaelis, an ex white power movement organizer, says that his way out of hatred did not come from being screamed at or being told that he was wrong, but through compassion from the people he claimed to hate:  “They treated me with kindness when I least deserved it, but when I most needed it.” Responding with compassion and integrity is difficult when we are faced with violent thoughts and intense emotion. We need training and practice to embody the values of kindness and compassion in these moments. This edition of Talk It Out Radio offers guidance and practice with several examples. Host Timothy Regan is live on air with listener calls and willingness to practice the skills

Hosts Timothy Regan and Nancy Kahn speak to the upset, fear and helplessness that many people are experiencing as a result of what we hear reported on the discussions between the leadership of the United States and North Korea. They offer their vision of what restorative dialogue sounds like and contributes to these discussions and to the full humanity of all of us. The post At the Table with the US and North Korea appeared first on KPFA.

It has been said that legal mediation is a success if everyone is unhappy with the outcome—that it is fair, because everyone has had to compromise. Bringing Nonviolent Communication to the mediation process contributes to the possibility that all parties involved can be happy with the results because it facilitates connection and care between the parties involved. Host Marlena Willis interviews Nonviolent Communication teacher and mediator Lisa Montana on how we can formally or informally resolve conflicts using Nonviolent Communication. Lisa Montana came to conflict resolution from the corporate world, where she witnessed frequent disputes, most of them handled in ways that nobody liked. Working with collaborative communication, she found a model in which everyone’s needs matter and against all odds, has seen wildly antagonistic foes find common ground. Lisa began teaching Nonviolent Communication in 2007, and in 2008 she joined the teaching team for BayNVC’s year-long mediation program. Since 2013, she’s b

Connection is a human need, and when connection is experienced between people, people are more likely to choose to contribute to one another’s needs. Host Nancy Kahn, a Nonviolent Communication facilitator who specializes in working across differences such as race, gender, and class, explores the power of connection. She offers insights and tools that support connection between people in everyday situations and across differences. The post The Power of Connection appeared first on KPFA.

Gratitude – the state of celebration about the fulfillment of life. It is medicine and fuel for living. It is a physical sensation, a feeling, and a way of thinking that strengthens us. But how do we actually DO gratitude? In this episode of Talk It Out Radio, we look deeply and clearly at some detailed steps we can take to grow gratefulness and appreciation in ourselves and our lives right now. Host Timothy Regan, with Nonviolent Communication practitioners Kat Nadel and Liz Hymans, call you to join us to find our own way to authentic gratitude. The post The Essence of Gratitude appeared first on KPFA.

Hosts Timothy Regan and Nancy Kahn of the 14th Annual New York Intensive in NVC get personal and share stories from colleagues that show the practice and possibility of human presence, especially when it’s challenging in the moment. They focus on what we each can do within the sphere of our own power and influence to help grow a culture of collaboration and understanding. The post Stories from the Frontier of Day-to-Day Compassion and Empathy appeared first on KPFA.

Most people, when heard with empathy, want more of it. What if the value of empathy permeated our culture? This is the vision that guest, Edwin Rutsch, brings to us. Host Marlena Willis dialogues with him about his vision for how to create a world where the value of empathy permeates all our institutions. Edwin Rutsch is the founding director of the Center for Building a Culture of Empathy and the International Empathy Trainers Association. The center’s website, CultureOfEmpathy.com, is the internet’s most comprehensive portal for empathy-related material, including interviews with over 300 experts on the topic. He is a world traveler, a “seeker,” a documentary filmmaker and has worked in the computer technology field. In his travels, he has interacted with a wide variety of cultures and peoples from all walks of life and learned to see and feel the common humanity of all people on the planet. The post Building a Culture of Empathy appeared first on KPFA.

Right speech or wise speech is one of the precepts in the Buddha’s teaching, and an aspect of the Eightfold Path. For host Marlena Willis, this was the hardest to practice until she learned Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Marlena shares how NVC can support us in speaking honestly, with kindness and depth. The post Making Right Speech Possible appeared first on KPFA.

Have you ever felt the call to community, in your bones? Do you know deep down that you are built to live with a wider family, a neighborhood, a village, where people know eachother and care about eachother? Do you dream of having neighbors who share your investment in the neighborhood and the people there? There are many folks creating Intentional Communities to fulfill these dreams, all around the world, and right here in the Bay Area and Berkeley. Talk It Out Radio host Timothy Regan welcomes local CoHousing neighbors and experts Lloyd Ferris and Betsy Morris to the KPFA studios. Betsy and Lloyd share tips and skills gained from years of living in and studying intentional communities, to help you imagine how to get along on purpose with others who value the safety and richness that comes from healthy relationship with the people living next door. The post Getting Along on Purpose: Berkeley CoHousing Neighbors Share their Wisdom appeared first on KPFA.

Because Nonviolent Communication steps out of the right/wrong paradigm and helps people connect across differences rather than get caught in blame, host Marlena Willis has found it to be one of the most effective tools in raising awareness around racism in all of her years of working on this issue. Marlena interviews Edmundo Norte and Alicia Garcia on how they use Nonviolent Communication in their work to empower others to end racism. Edmundo Norte is the Dean of Intercultural and International Studies Division at De Anza College, and also conducts experiential training in Nonviolent Communication within a frame of transformative social justice work focused on race, class, and gender oppression. Edmundo identifies as Chicano, was born and raised in East Los Angeles, is accustomed to the pronouns he/him/his, and has taught at every level of formal education, from kindergarten in Southeast L.A. to graduate school at Harvard University. He is part of the leadership team at the annual summer residential intensive

Host Nancy Kahn, a facilitator with the 2017 NY Intensive in Nonviolent Communication, provides inspiration and practical tools for navigating moments when one is triggered/reactive. Nancy shares practices that support coming back to choice and reconnecting to power in one’s world in moments when one is least grounded. These tools contribute to creating more peace in the world, peace within and peace with others. The post Owning Our Own Reactions: I Triggered Myself! appeared first on KPFA.

Be delightfully inspired, play some peacemaking games and listen to some positive music live from the KPFA studios – with the leaders and kids of the Mosaic Project from Oakland, California. Timothy Regan hosts Khemnes Fisher and Emily Abad with young students and musicians from Mosaic. Experience some powerful and compassionate “gametivities” that have helped over 39,000 children and 9,000 adults since 2001 build their capacity and skills in empathy and conflict resolution, so they can help create the diverse, inclusive, and peaceful communities that they envision, and that we envision! The post Conflict Resolution can be Fun!? Experience the Mosaic Project – Live! appeared first on KPFA.

Host Marlena Willis discusses how the Nonviolent Communication (NVC) practice that values the beauty of our needs complements the Buddhist practice of loving kindness, compassion, joy in the joy of others, and equanimity. When combined together, these practices can create a base of well-being that can heal and rejuvenate us. In the practice of NVC, NEEDS are seen as supporting and enriching our lives. In mindfulness meditation, planting the seeds of LOVING KINDNESS, COMPASSION, JOY and EQUANIMITY can create more ease in being present in each moment. Bringing these practices together can support, nurture and strengthen us in difficult times. This will be an interactive show with calls taken early and throughout the show. Marlena Willis is one of the hosts of Talk It Out Radio. She has studied NVC for over 15 years, completing and assisting in immersion and leadership programs. She has taught NVC and Buddhism at the East Bay Meditation Center, taught NVC to those who are chronically ill or disabled over the pho

Do you want a world that works for everyone, that includes all of us? Host Marlena Willis interviews Jess Schlesinger, who teaches Access-Centered Movement, and Mushim Patricia Ikeda, a meditation teacher who has been a leader in bringing meditation to all bodies. Whether you are someone who lives in a body that has variations or limitations or you have friends or family who do, this show inspires a vision of how we can include everyone in all that we do. Jess Dene Schlesinger is a graduate from Niroga Institute’s Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training and Integral Health Fellowship. She began practicing yoga 16 years ago in an attempt to manage physical and emotional pain resulting from various disabilities and traumas. She found that most yoga classes were not accessible for her needs so she practiced yoga on her own and explored various spiritual, psychological, and physical tools for healing. Access-Centered yoga combines the trauma-informed language she learned from the Niroga Institute, Disability Justic

Do you believe that it’s our human job to take care of nature instead of use it up?  (And to take care of eachother instead of use eachother up?) If so, you are not alone. Most people agree with you. But how do we do this? The answer is simple: Fall in love with nature by making friends with soil, birds, animals, water, fire, light and dark, and all our relations. Host Timothy Regan introduces you to the fun and powerful world of “Relational Education,” with two guests from the Weaving Earth Center in Sebastopol, CA, Lauren Dalberth-Hage, and Sam Edmundson.  They share stories of wonder and connection, and offer backyard practices for you and your children to come alive at a time in history where the skills of relationship are most needed. The post You are Part of Nature and Your Village is Calling appeared first on KPFA.

Nancy Kahn, a facilitator with the 2017 NY Intensive in Nonviolent Communication will focus on how empathy and self empathy enrich our relationships. Nancy will talk about what empathy is, how to practice self empathy and empathy with others, and what empathy offers us within our relationships. If you are in a partnered relationship, co-parent, and/or have siblings, parents, extended family, children, or colleagues, this show will provide practical ways to intentionally choose to respond with empathy in your daily life. The post Empathy and Self Empathy: Enriching our Relationships appeared first on KPFA.

Host Nancy Kahn will interview a visionary Brazilian social artist, Priscilla Bertucci, president and director of SSEXBBOX, who identifies as gender queer, to discuss how he integrates Nonviolent Communication in his global advocacy work, in Brazil and Russia, for basic human rights for LGBTQIA. A social artist who identifies as gender queer, Priscilla directs documentaries, is a photographer and art director, and is the founder of [SSEX BBOX], a social justice project in San Francisco, São Paulo, Berlin and Barcelona,  focusing on rights, inclusion and vociferation of the LGBTQIA population. He is responsible for the design, curation and production of the the International[SSEX BBOX] & MIX BRASIL Conference. In addition to these artistic skills, Priscilla develops somatic work and uses nonviolent communication approaches to work with people and organizations in their communities, bring new ways of thinking and being, and proposing social challenges to the world. The post What Role can Nonviolent Communic

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