At a bio-energetics workshops for grounding and trauma release, I met with a large giraffe that was standing behind me during the morning meditation. When I related this to the group, I was referred to the Large heart of the giraffe, and was told about how the giraffe is a symbol used in language, communication and spiritual practice discussed by Marshal Rosenberg.
Insightful and funny, this short video (7 mins) introduces us to Non Violent Communication NVC.
http://krauthammer.it/articles/try-the-language-of-the-giraffe-nonviolent-communication
Language of the giraffe – language of the jackal
NVC uses two animals as symbols. The giraffe is the land animal with the biggest heart. With her long neck she has a good overview and clear vision. The giraffe stands for compassionate communication. The second animal is the jackal, representing competition. Jackal language is about judging, criticising, analysing, moralising and accusing. When we feel unfairly treated, accused or when we want to impose our wishes, we tend to use the language of the jackal. Jackal language is separating. Giraffe language is unifying.1
Nonviolent Communication
Nonviolent Communication (abbreviated NVC, also called Compassionate Communication or Collaborative Communication[1][2]) is an approach to nonviolent living developed by Marshall Rosenberg beginning in the 1960s.[3] It is based on the idea that all human beings have the capacity for compassion and only resort to violence or behavior that harms themselves and others when they do not recognize more effective strategies for meeting needs.[4] Habits of thinking and speaking that lead to the use of violence (social, psychological and physical) are learned through culture. NVC theory supposes all human behavior stems from attempts to meet universal human needs and that these needs are never in conflict. Rather, conflict arises when strategies for meeting needs clash. NVC proposes that people identify shared needs, revealed by the thoughts and feelings that surround these needs, and collaborate to develop strategies that meet them. This creates both harmony and learning for future cooperation.[5]
NVC supports change on 3 interconnected levels: with self, with other and with groups and social systems. As such it is particularly present in the areas of personal development, relationships and social change. NVC is ostensibly taught as a process of interpersonal communication designed to improve compassionate connection to others. However, due to its far-reaching impact it has also been interpreted as a spiritual practice, a set of values, a parenting technique, a method of social change, a mediation tool, an educational orientation and a worldview.
Giraffe Symbolism & Meaning | Spirit, Totem, & Power Animal
https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/spirit-totem...meanings/.../giraffe-symbolism-meaning/
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