CNVC Certified Trainers
Stephanie Bachmann Mattei
Stephanie was born and raised in Florence, Italy, where she earned her Bachelor in Languages and a Ph.D. in Philosophy. Stephanie moved to the USA in 1993, when she married her beloved husband. Together they are parenting their three self-educated children (biological and adopted).
Stephanie Bachmann Mattei is a certified trainer and assessor with the Center for Nonviolent Communication, an affiliated teacher with the Right Use of PowerTM Institute, and a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher with the Center for Mindfulness at the University of California, San Diego.
Parenting, being a major way of transmitting our unconscious wounds as well as our conditioning to social and cultural blueprints, becomes a powerful and far-reaching tool for social transformation. As Gandhi proclaimed: “If we want to change the world we shall start with the children.”
Stephanie served for over 10 years as a volunteer leader with La Leche League International. Aware of the specific challenges and joys of raising an adopted child, Stephanie studied with Dr. Daniel Siegel and Dr. Bruce Perry to better understand how trauma affects brain development.
Stephanie travels the globe to share her understanding of Nonviolent Communication as a lifelong practice to emerge into wholeness and authenticity and to celebrate the humanity in one another. She weaves mindfulness into all her teachings, and also offers Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction courses as a path to reduce reactivity, increase well-being and aliveness, and cultivate the natural human capacity for compassionate presence.
Stephanie’s organizational trainings in Right Use of PowerTM raise awareness of the power dynamics intrinsic in all relationships and share a heartfelt approach to power.
A sneak peek: Parenting and NVC with Stephanie Bachmann Mattei
Stephanie also wrote the book The Heart of Nonviolent Communication with her friend and empathy buddy of PPLP 2006 Kristin.
Shera Lyn Parpia
Shera Lyn Parpia became interested in interpersonal communication when she was at University, volunteering with an association that supported fellow students who felt lonely or depressed. When she became a mother she discovered the importance of peer support and listening.
Since then, as a student, mother, professional, and concerned citizen, she has continued to read, study, use and share ideas about how we can tell others what is in our hearts without blaming or judging ourselves or others. Shera Lyn organizes learning groups, virtually and in person in Rome, Italy where she lives.
Anisha Pandya
Anisha is a Licensed psychotherapist with a Masters in Psychology, who teaches and supervises Transactional Analysis. She is a Master practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programing (NLP) and a Certified T-group Facilitator.
She has been working as a psychotherapist, leadership coach, and transformation facilitator with a diverse range of individuals in various sectors across India, Singapore, the USA, the U.K., Thailand, and Poland.
She is passionate about creating platforms of shared power, and promoting awareness of issues such as power, rank, and privilege is central to her identity as an educator.
Her mission is to empower individuals and systems to be the best versions of themselves by offering support in the process of exploring their inner potential, and of building meaningful and nourishing relationships.
In her work as an NVC instructor, she focuses on areas such as parenting, couples coaching, education and schooling, as well as leadership and systemic change, always supporting and facilitating personal and collective development.
Program Coordinator
Ratika Dayaldasani
Ratika was born and raised in India. She moved to the United States in 2000 to pursue a Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management. She lives in Chicago with her husband and two teenaged boys, whom she homeschools. She works as the Head of Human Resources for a nonprofit organization that provides education to minority youth.
Ratika is a certified Empathic Communication trainer and is currently working on becoming a CNVC Certified Trainer, with Stephanie-Bachman Mattei's support. She shares NVC widely with an international audience, and is passionate about helping practitioners of Indian spiritual traditions find support in their journeys through NVC.
