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GROK it*! had it's genesis in the early 1990's when the authors began developing, compiling, and applying games and exercises to teach a conscious process for cultivating compassionate communication with self and others. The 280-page manual is designed to support: • Counselors, group facilitators, educators, and health service providers working with groups to improve their communication and relational skills, and to foster goodwill and respectful communities. • Teachers and trainers of NVC (Nonviolent Communication) who want to increase their teaching skills and their repertoire of lessons, activities, and exercises. There are many ways to teach a class-lecturing, conceptual understanding, role modeling, demonstrations, etc. In this manual, the focus is on interactive, experiential, hands-on learning. The manual comes shrink-wrapped and ready to insert in a standard 3-ring binder and includes: • Table of Contents • Instructions for 120 exercises and games, divided into specific categories • Facilitator Guide • Handout and Worksheet masters • Journaling Ideas • Quotes, Poems, and Stories for Inspiration • Resource list *In Robert Heinlein's science-fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land, the word is Martian and literally means "to drink" but metaphorically means "to take it all in," to understand fully, or to "be at one with.