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Host Nancy Kahn invites us to explore how domination systems thinking lives inside us, how we can become aware of it, transform it, and disrupt unconscious patterns of communication that maintain systems of power and privilege. Dr. Marshall Rosenberg, founder of Nonviolent Communication, said that “in domination systems, you have to train people to think a certain way to support the system, so the people fit in the system.” Nancy shares the core ways domination systems thinking permeates our thoughts and conversations and offers strategies and practices to help discrupt and deconstruct these systems within us. The post Deconstructing Oppressive “Domination Systems Thinking” from the Inside Out appeared first on KPFA.

What matters to you and how are YOU going to speak up today? Tune in for a tune up on your next rant! Host Timothy Regan takes us on an exploration of how to speak up and speak out nonviolently and effectively so that people will more likely hear us, relate to us, and maybe even join our cause. Whether we are sad, mad, scared, or disgusted, these feelings point to what is most important to us, and speaking up with the tools and language of Nonviolent Communication can help get the message through to where it needs to go. Timothy explains the basic building blocks of a nonviolent rant, and offers several examples from real life. The post The Nonviolent Rant: Bringing the Compassion back into Passion appeared first on KPFA.

We live in a time where the policies of the right are having harmful affects on many, but what about how we harm one another in our interactions among ourselves in the progressive left? If we can acknowledge and clear up some of these harms we can be more effective in our work for change. Host Marlena Willis explores how we can use the Nonviolent Communication tools of empathy and of healing and reconciliation to be heard for harm we have received as well as to express regret for any harm we have done. We also explore celebrations and appreciations. The post Appreciation and Regret appeared first on KPFA.

Too often in our attempts to raise awareness of injustices, we end up calling out each other in ways that do not increase trust and cooperation, but often result in shame and judgments. We explore the differences between Calling Out and Calling In. Host Nancy Kahn provides skills and examples for the practice of Calling In, aligned with Nonviolent Communication. The post The Practice of Calling In, a Nonviolent Approach for Social Justice Work, the Workplace, and Relationships 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! [Rebroadcast] The post Conflict Resolution can be Fun!? Experience the Mosaic Project! appeared first on KPFA.

Anger can be a scary emotion–both when we are angry and when someone is angry at us. In many predominantly white and privileged communities doing spiritual practice or emotion work, when facing the danger of anger, the tendency is to suppress it and project it onto others, to blame people of color and other disenfranchised people for the anger they often feel as a result of the actions of those with more privilege. How can we work more skillfully with anger so that all of our voices are heard? Host Marlena Willis explores using the tools of mindfulness meditation and Nonviolent Communication to work with anger, particularly focusing on anger between those in power and those with far less power. The post ANGER!!! appeared first on KPFA.

If you are searching for that special partner to date and/or share your life with (as in your boo, bae, partner, primary partner, spouse, or friend with benefits), or if you are already in a relationship/partnership with someone special, tonight’s show is for you. Host Nancy Kahn shares key Nonviolent Communication practices that improve relationships. She discusses important-to-hold conversations that contribute to creating and supporting relationships that thrive. She has tracked these kinds of conversations through her 18 years of professional experience working with couples and families. Call in​ for coaching on your specific relationship challenges​! The post Primary Partnerships that Work appeared first on KPFA.

Explore the essence of love as a universal human need, and the difference between love as a feel and love as a need. Host Timothy Regan hunts for the essence of love in the modern artistic form of the love song. What does your favorite love song actually say about love? Callers share their favorite love songs and poignantly share the memories of love they evoke. “And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on the earth.” – Raymond Carver The post Exploring the Essence of Love Through the Modern Love Song appeared first on KPFA.

Host Nancy Kahn talks with ​Regina Shipman about her practice of Mindfulness–the beauty and benefits of Mindfulness in her life, as a woman of color and as a nonprofit professional, and how her practice has helped her respond to challenges across differences. They discuss how practices in Mindfulness and Nonviolent Communication support people across differences. The post Mindfulness: The Beauty and Benefits of the Practice appeared first on KPFA.

Host Timothy Regan welcomes fellow counselor and healer Orlando Zuniga to apply the essential balm of empathy to our current painful national struggle to address immigration in the United States. We practice our skills and intentions to understand the humanity of people with different perspectives on immigration, from Mr. Trump himself, to the people Orlando has served, who are living the journey of immigration–searching through untold difficulty for a home to belong in, to be safe, healthy, and free. We slow down and listen as we hear stories and respond to them, so that we can come together to create solutions that honor the needs and values of everyone touched by immigration. The post Understanding the Heart of Immigration, with Empathy appeared first on KPFA.

KPFA is in crisis. A judgment of $1.8 million against our sister station in New York, WBAI, and the Pacifica Foundation has created the possibility that the assets of all Pacifica stations, the buildings and their signals, will be seized. The Pacifica National Board continues to struggle with conflicts that have kept it from taking action as efficiently as many would like to protect KPFA’s assets and keep the station on the air. There have been three shows in the last week about this on A Rude Awakening, Upfront, and Full Circle, filling in our listeners on the details. Talk It Out Radio host Marlena Willis and co-host Timothy Regan share how the tools of mindfulness meditation and Nonviolent Communication might contribute to more ease in finding agreement among board members and thus a greater likelihood that our station can be saved. In the second half of the show we welcome callers to share not so much their opinions but their feelings in relation to this crisis. The post Crisis at Pacifica – How Mindfulne

What is a blessing? Host Timothy Regan’s take on it is this: “A blessing is an act or words that amplify the life force, within yourself or anyone else. A blessing acknowledges or names something essential for someone, and brings a wish that this be fulfilled–a wish of loving kindness for the fulfillment of someone’s needs, and the calming and happiness that comes from that. And in the heart of every blessing may be one message: ‘I behold you, I care, and you matter.'” You have the power to bless yourself and others. If you want to grow this power for a world that needs your blessing, this New Year’s Eve episode of Talk It Out Radio offers much-needed blessings and practice in the art of blessing. Listen if you want to hear callers and host Timothy Regan put their blessings out into the world and share beautiful blessings for who and what matters. The post The Art of Blessing (Beyond “Happy New Year”) appeared first on KPFA.

Hosts Timothy Regan and Nancy Kahn 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.

We know we need to make core changes in the way things are to create a world that works for everyone. But how do we do that? Host Marlena Willis is in conversation with Chris Moore-Backman, author of the book, The Gandhian Iceberg: A Nonviolence Manifesto For The Age Of The Great Turning, to explore his vision of the importance of a movement that has nonviolence at its core to making the changes we want to see happen. Chris Moore-Backman—scholar/educator, activist/organizer, theorist and journalist—has worked with a variety of human rights, peace, and social justice organizations, including the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Christian Peacemaker Teams, the Alternatives to Violence Project, and Right Sharing of World Resources. He has served on international peace teams in Colombia and Palestine, and is the producer of Bringing Down the New Jim Crow, a radio documentary series. The Gandhian Iceberg is Moore-Backman’s first book. The post The Gandhian Iceberg: An Interview with Chris Moore-Backman appeared firs

Host Timothy Regan harvests wisdom and the voices of a 9-day international intensive study event in nonviolent communication, with a focus on power, privilege, and the body. The post Stories and Wisdom from the International Intensive in Nonviolent Communication appeared first on KPFA.

Are you interested in hearing how the practice of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) across differences such as gender, race, class, power and privilege contributes to global social movements? Host Nancy Kahn explores this with ​​Ashley Davis, a young black queer poet, activist, educator and student of NVC, who recently accompanied Nancy on a trip to Sao Paolo, Brazil, as her assistant on a human rights initiative. Nancy and Ashley discuss how the practice of Nonviolent Communication across differences of gender, race, class, power and privilege provides critical skills for advancing global social movements raising awareness of intersectionality and complex identities navigating conflict improving collaboration, holding difficult and sensitive conversations naming the existence of trauma People leading global social movements often carry trauma from multiple forms of oppression, while trying to impact structural systems of power and inequality, and not knowing how to address trauma within global social move

Language can hurt, and it can save lives. Language that serves life is language that reconnects us to nature, to each other, and to ourselves, because it is infused with meaning and awareness and care. Host Marlena Willis and co-host Timothy Regan offer words and language spoken in poetry that can inspire us in our practice of mindfulness and connection. Hear words from many poetic artists in the language of life. The post One Good Word is Bread for a Thousand appeared first on KPFA.

This edition of Talk It Out Radio is devoted to you if you are a man who does violence—if you are a man who hurts your family, your intimate partner, your children, and yourself. We are talking about Domestic Violence, or Intimate Partner Violence, from the perspective of you, the man behind the hurtful actions. There is a way out. The violence in your family can stop with you. Thousands of men have successfully completed the journey from the nightmare of living in their heads, to experiencing the joy of life in healthy relationship.   David Morton, founder of Men Against Violence, shares his story and a solid roadmap of recovery from violence for men. Timothy Regan hosts. Your calls are welcome. The post For Men: A Roadmap for Creating Peace in your Family and Yourself appeared first on KPFA.

In spiritual circles, one often hears people say that they don’t see color or gender, but this ignores what many of us in marginalized communities face in each present moment of our lives. Larry Yang, a queer, gay man, Asian-American teacher of Buddhism, says “The path toward freedom does not go around the experience of identity or transcend it but goes through the experience of identity—however identity manifests for us.” Host Marlena Willis is in conversation with Larry Yang, whose book, Awakening Together, The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community, has recently been released. Larry Yang teaches mindfulness and loving kindness retreats nationally and has a special interest in creating access to the Dharma for diverse multicultural communities. Larry has practiced meditation for 30 years, and spent 6 months as a Buddhist monastic. Larry is on the Teachers Council of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and is one of the founding teachers of East Bay Meditation Center. Larry was honored for his work in ra

How do we embody the principles and practices of nonviolence with youth who connect through hiphop culture? Host Nancy Kahn interviews Leo Mercer, a co-founder of the Mercer Brotherhood and an AmeriCorps member working with underserved youth in Oakland. Leo Is a dynamic emcee and independent artist from Oakland, who is passionate about music and where it is going. He is a “Raptivist” who believes in positive meaning in music to ascend hip hop and black culture. Leo tells his life story in his music, and is also a dedicated visionary, activist, entrepreneur, student, mentor, and father. Leo discusses how he uses language and music as tools to inspire, motivate, and empower youth today, and how he views his work as a strategy for raising the collective consciousness in community.   The post Practicing Nonviolence with Youth, from the Perspective of a Self-identified “Raptivist” appeared first on KPFA.