Intimate Relationships

Recorded during an International Intensive Training (IIT) in Nonviolent Communication led by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D. this audio dives into intimate relationships and making requests that meet your need for love.

Learn more about Giraffe giving and Giraffe love.

Discover hearing the need behind the “No” and the cost of hearing a rejection.

Explore related questions & answers, role plays and much more!

1. 1. Intro, theory, love request exercise (6:33)
   2. Love request exercise responses (4:36)
   3. Role play, making a request and… (3:54)
   4. memnoon theory #1 (1:50)
   5. memnoon #2 (if you hear rejection) (2:06)
   6. memnoon theory #3 (0:47)
   7. memnoon Question & role play (4:53)
   8. How to check for memnoon energy (1:59)
   9. Before I say “yes” (0:53)
   10. Guessing the need behind the no (1:52)
   11. Question (0:22)
   12. Story of son shoveling old lady’s walk (1:03)
   13. Question on giving (1:01)
   14. Giraffe giving (2:53)
   15. Strongest need we have… (1:17)
   16. Expression Role Play (6:27)
   17. Seeing the beauty in our need (4:09)
   18. Fear of being given to (25:00)
   19. Role play on financial support (5:19)
   20. Question #1 on last role play (3:34)
   21. Question #2 on last role play (5:34)
   22. Money role play (7:30)
   23. “Don’t be a fix it Jackal” (0:59)
   24. Interrupting in Giraffe (3:36)

Total Audio Runtime (1:38:07)

Many thanks to all the Corona 2000 IIT participants, and especially those who did deep role play work and sent in release forms. Blessings to you all for this gift. Special thanks to Ike Lasater for his support, guidance, legal and administrative efforts. Also thanks to Kay Schwarzrock for her presence and website postings. Recorded at Corona, CA 2000 – Produced and edited by Eric Altshuler. Photo by Beth Banning.