A great human revolution in just a single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a society and further, will enable a change in the destiny of all humankind.
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Sandhi AssociatesJeyanthy Siva - Sandhi Founder and Director Jeyanthy Siva is an international trainer in Communication, healing and empowerment. In the late 90's, along with other trainers from Berkeley, CA (USA), she co-founded the Diversity Project to bring Nonviolent Communication to people of color who have traditionally been blocked in their abiltiy to access equal opportunity (in education and jobs as well as political and societal power). In 2002, she moved back to her native country of Sri Lanka where she taught NVC in many different parts of the Island. Tuan Dilshan Muhajarine - Member of the Board of Directors Tuan Dilshan Muhajarine is a Srilankan-Malay. Dilshan's first experience with the issue of difference (diversity) and dignity was when he was the cause of a neighborhood dispute when he was only five years. Philippe Dresrüsse - Member of the Board of Directors Philippe works in international development as a conflict transformation advisor. He studied Law and European Studies with a focus on human rights protection and promotion of democracy. Additionally, he acquired qualifications in international cooperation, conflict prevention and peace building. Since 2005, he has been supporting international and local non-governmental organisations in Sri Lanka in adopting conflict sensitive approaches to their operations and developing peace building initiatives. Non violent communication became an integral part of his capacity building programs. Ike Lasater - Member of the Board of Directors For twenty years Ike Lasater managed teams of people to prepare and try lawsuits. He co-founded and grew a law firm, which specialized in complex multi-party, commercial and environmental cases. In 1975 he co-founded the Yoga Journal Magazine. He has completed the Learning as Leadership's 3 year training program. Duke Duchscherer - Visiting TrainerBased In:
Rochester, New York, USA
 For the past 8 years, through a variety of formats (participatory development methodologies; Attitudinal Healing; Nonviolent Communication) I have been bringing people together to connect with each other and to create understanding. The spectrum of this work has ranged from bringing community groups together in South Asia and Africa to assess and plan future development, to facilitating groups of people who want to support each other and share in their joint healing processes. Shantigarbha - Visiting TrainerBased In:
UK and Germany
 Shantigarbha (Chris Warren) is an international NVC trainer. He is certified with the International Centre for Nonviolent Communication. Shantigarbha studied Classics and Philosophy at Oxford University before embarking on a career in NGOs and Arts Publishing. He was ordained into the Western Buddhist Order in 1996 and given the name Shantigarbha, which means 'Seed of Peace'. Nilanjana Premaratna - TranslatorBased In:
Horana, Sri Lanka
 Why I'm excited by NVC: It could be so many things; it has been so many things. Right now, because it gives me hope; something to hold onto, even in the hardest times: because it shows me the way to be caring and true to others while caring and being true to my values, my needs and my dreams: because it showed me a space where I can simply be myself and not worry. |