Now, for something completely new.

Today is the first day of my self-created 21-day challenge, exploring the topic of “Non Violent Communication” via podcast.

I was inspired by Mark Silver, whose 14-day video challenge is up and running (and awesome). I’m completely and utterly freaked out by video, but wanted to do “a something” about this topic, hence a podcast.

If you’d like an entire list of the podcast episodes, or to subscribe via iTunes, visit my page on non violent communication.

Or, to download, right click this link and select “save link as”:  download

This intro recording runs about 7 1/2 minutes, and discusses why I’m doing this and why it makes me a bit uncomfortable. Feel welcome to leave comments or your own thoughts on the material.

If you’d like to follow along, the book I’m using is by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D., Nonviolent Communication:  A Language of Life, 2nd edition. You can probably find a copy at your local library (yay! support local libraries!).

PS:  If you’d like more information about non violent communication, here are some other places on the internet where people are talking about this. There are some videos, people who practice “nvc”, and reactions to the book. Feel free to browse away… there are some good things here.

  1. Non-Violent Communication | Roi Word – A few words need to be mentioned here about Marshall Rosenberg’s Non-Violent Communication. In his book Rosenberg argues that the pain we inflict on one another through words is an unnecessary consequence of faulty thinking and bad …
  2. Non-Violent Communication Part 2: Keeping It Conscious | Inpeloto – Non-Violent Communication Part 2: Keeping It Conscious. By admin | Published: August 16, 2010. This entry was posted in Inpeloto, Melissa Michaels, videos. Bookmark the permalink. Comments are closed, but you can leave a trackback: …
  3. Gosh, Is That The Time Already? « Davepegz’s Blog – The NVC (Non Violent Communication) camp situation that ended with my threatening someone with a baseball bat? The endless dispute with AOL, who effectively reduced our phone costs by stopping our telephone from working for three months …
  4. Workshop on Non Violent Communication (Nov.25- Dec.1) « ICU Rotary … – Workshop on Non Violent Communication (Nov.25- Dec.1). Workshop on Non Violent Communication will be held as follows. Date: November 25,26, 29, 30 and December 1, 2010. Place : ICU ERB-II. Posted in Uncategorized …
  5. Mediator & Non-Violent Communication Instructor (NVC) « Video … – Mediator & Non-Violent Communication Instructor (NVC). Posted on July 14, 2010 by webadmin@brainspiral.com. While mediating yesterday, I noticed the body language of a woman who was very upset and wondered how it might be affecting the …
  6. Non Violent Communication (NVC) Workshop – A Review (What’s NVC … – Non Violent Communication is a way of communicating from the heart.
  7. restructuring my life – Remember me flipping out a few weeks back? I decided i should listen to some of you and try to put some structure into my life. Thankfully, some fantastic people decided to help me out. I want to take a moment to announce some of the …
  8. Non Violent Communication Role Play | CMR by Luis Diaz – Non Violent Communication Role Play | CMR by Luis Diaz … Non Violent Communication Role Play. A very interesting video about how we relate and other ways to do it. Share/Bookmark. This entry was posted on Tuesday, August 3rd, …
  9. Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Compassion by Marshall B … – I just returned from a week in Seattle where I took the Level 1 course of “Non-violent communication: a language of compassion”. Learning this “language” gives me the words to be able to think and relate on the level of feelings and …
  10. Non-Violent Communication – “The objective of NVC is to create a relationship based on honesty and empathy.” – Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. Watch this inspiring video of Marshall Rosenberg talk about the use NVC in challanging …
  11. Els van Sloten – … 2008); 12-month course ‘Non Violent Communication’(Martin van der Meulen, certified trainer Non Violent Communication, in Monster, 2008); Training courses ‘Progressive Mental Alignment’ (PMA Netherlands, 2008 and 2009) …
  12. “non-violent communication” – Point of interest: there is a book on my list called “non-violent communication”. Point of interest #2: for those of you who didn’t know, I am a comm major. I promise to do my best at being a non-violent communicator. …

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