Ellen Chinnock, USA

Somatic Consensus Certified Trainer

I am a Somatic Consensus Trainer, Center for Nonviolent Communication Certified Trainer, and Positive Discipline Parent Educator. I began my career path as an animal trainer where I recognized two main ways to change behavior—through gaining control by external means (reward and punishment), or by working collaboratively to meet the needs of all involved. I found that listening deeply allowed me to hear the longings of the individuals. Through this empathic connection it became easier to find solutions. When I came across Liminal Somatics, I felt I had found my home in this learning community. As I continue to practice with the Becoming What You Need community, I see myself and others moving toward the core essence of who we are through connecting with the deeper desires/needs of all parts of ourselves (head, heart, gut, soul, etc). For me, there is nothing more meaningful than collaborating with others to create a space for healing, community, and reconnecting with ourselves.

Judith Weinstock, USA

Somatic Consensus Certified Trainer

I teach somatic practices and embodying Nonviolent Communication through the mediums of food, community, art, education, and activism. I am a certified international trainer of Nonviolent Communication have co-led workshops around the world in schools, prisons, intentional communities, and businesses, and offer mediation for families, parents, and children, siblings, and couples. I’ve been teaching my original curriculum Connective Culinary Arts  which integrates history, ethics, food politics, science, chemistry, and nutrition through food and the art of cooking. The premise of my teaching celebrates the notion that food is the connective tissue for all life on the planet, and that the strategies humans employ to answer to our hunger–three times a day!– is pivotal in the healing of the planet and living in harmony with all species. My focus is on the reclamation and celebration of our empathic faculties with the life on our plate that feeds the life that we live. I am a singer-songwriter I love to teach voice as a profound medium for “finding our voice” to shape the world we wish to live in.  

Anne Roley, USA

Somatic Consensus Certified Trainer

Anne’s passion in life has been connecting with one’s SELF in various ways. While working 30+ years as a physical therapist, practicing Continuum Movement and Yoga more than 20 years, becoming certified in Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing and studying Polyvagal Theory, I have learned to explore the vastness of our inner landscape and listen to our body’s many messages. Recently certified in Somatic Consensus and a candidate for Nonviolent Communication certification, my current practice is listening empathetically, finding the power of my voice and living a needs based consciousness.  My desire is to co-create a space to grow, heal and develop more authentic and meaningful relationships with ourselves and others. For questions or information, contact Anne Roley in Los Gatos, California at [email protected]

Gerald Ee, Singapore

Somatic Consensus Certified Trainer

For over 40 years, Gerard has been in human services, and he has served as a youth worker, family therapist, prison counsellor, residential care worker, community-builder and non-profit leader. He believes that the human services are not simply about problem-solving but is a peace[1]building process that engages people to be a

little kinder, fairer, and more cooperative. To this end, he practices non-violent communication as a process of honouring himself and everyone he encounters.

Esin Erek, Turkey

Somatic Consensus Certified Trainer

I see myself as someone who actively contributes to building the peace and tranquility I wish to see in the world, beginning with myself.
As an Engineer, an ICF PCC Professional Coach, and an NVC Certificate Candidate, my discovery of Somatic Consensus has enabled me to hear the many different voices within me more deeply and to listen to them with compassion and curiosity.
I possess a rich toolkit to address the needs of each distinct voice. I am thrilled by the profound impact Somatic Consensus can have through its simplicity. Consequently, my primary focus is to connect first with the internal voices that generate division and conflict within our bodies, aiming to reflect the peace we cultivate within ourselves outwardly to the world.
To this end, I organize training sessions and workshops on topics such as conflict and anger management with institutions and non-governmental organizations in Turkey. Additionally, I am the author of a published book.

Anke Krause, Germany

Somatic Consensus Certified Trainer

I live in Berlin, right in the center of a diverse and lively neighborhood with my two cats. At the age of 33, after having done and experienced many different jobs, I decided to study educational sciences with a special focus on early childhood. I wanted to make a difference in the field I work in, and when I encountered the US-based Anti-Bias-Approach for Early Childhood, I knew this is it. It caught me and held me and holds me all this time as a trainer, coach and consultant for nearly 25 years now. Being a curious human I dived deep into Non Violent Communication - a journey I began 2009 and haven’t abandoned since. I have learnt from and trained with a number of inspiring people among those Miki Kashtan, whose work I can easily align with the social justice focus of my work in Early Childhood as well as the work of Roxy Manning. What I have learned form  convergent facilitation and systemic consensus work supports me in creating spaces where the voices of all matter and flow into decisions that work for all. After learning from and with Arnina Kashtan „The Compass“  for more than 5 years I accompany individuals using this unique approach as a guide to mold pathways that meet the seeking of the individuals I am invited to walk with. Liminal somatics has given the contribution I am looking for an important additional perspective - the wisdom of body in the conversations around the longing for authenticity and belonging. 

Sandra Borgart, Germany

Somatic Consensus Certified Trainer

Arriving on the opera stage as a soloist, I found that the path had become my goal. In search of my voice, I kept coming up against obstacles, and I devoted myself entirely to exploring them as invitations to grow. The insights from this journey, which lasted more than two decades, I condensed into my own method
„Voice-Body-Human“ which is holistic and versatile.
Since then I followed my passion and have been
supporting people from all over the world in finding
their voice and expressing it.
For further informations feel free to contact me:
[email protected] or
https://www.stimme-koerper-mensch.de/kontakt/

Chez Scott, Australia

Somatic Consensus Certified Trainer

Compassionate Communication Trainer & Coach at NVC Melbourne. Somatic Consensus certified trainer.

Ryan van Der Zanden, Canada

Somatic Consensus Certified Trainer

I picked up my very first meditation book and the allure of enlightenment at the age of 15.  Since then I have been on an enthusiastic journey of self-discovery, self-connection and finding presence.   

In 2011, while living at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, I happened upon a Nonviolent Communication (NVC) workshop.  This was the moment that I witnessed and began to understand how our culture uses language in a way which commonly prevents connection, empathy, being seen for who we truly are, and finding presence.  I am passionate about developing and teaching NVC as a way of helping people to understand the incredible wisdom in our bodies via emotions and universal human needs.  

Shelley Weinstock, USA
PhD, CNS, FACN 

Nutritional Advisor and Trainer

As a professor and researcher for over 25 years, I have come to understand the great need for nutrition counseling and education.  My move into clinical nutrition is motivated by the demand for translating the enormous amount of nutrition research in the professional literature into usable information for the consumer. I work with individuals, groups of teens and adults, and with people of all different backgrounds and economic status. My practices promote evidence-based nutrition and a healthy lifestyle and help people to stay within their food budgets while improving their health. My expertise includes changing food habits to promote a healthy lifestyle, disease prevention, and longevity, how to deal with nutrition-related disease issues, how to lose or maintain a healthy weight, exercise nutrition, and adolescent nutrition.  In all areas, I provide a personalized strategy to reach the desired goals in a reasonable and healthy time period.

• Ph.D. Nutritional Biochemistry, MIT
• Certified Nutritional Specialist
• Fellow of the American College of Nutrition
• Teaching faculty, Columbia University Medical Center – Institute of Human Nutrition
• Sr. Vice President, Zymes LLC
• Researcher: Zymes,  MIT, Harvard, Barnard College

Suzan

I have been on a wonderful journey with David and my fellow Liminal Somatics trainers for the last three years. Each one has given me a special gift of the heart. I am becoming certified to bring the gift of Liminal Somatics into the larger community. Liminal Somatics is a powerful tool for searching the depths of myself and others. My particular passion is digging into the spiritual roots of how we express the divine in our lives through our experiences.   I am grateful to take my place in this group of dedicated trainers.

Senovio Shish

I was raised in Pennsylvania by European-American and Mayan-Belizean parents.
Since 2012 I have lived and worked internationally, with posts in Manila, Sao Paulo, and New York before landing in Geneva in 2015 with my Swiss husband.  
As part of Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) since childhood, I was immersed in values of peace, justice, truth-telling and deep listening.  In exploring ways to engage in anti-racism work, I found Nonviolent Communication. From the moment I first learned about NVC in 2018, I felt a profound resonance with my spiritual practice and wish to contribute to the world. I was also drawn to David Weinstock’s work in choosing to attend the Spain 2019 IIT.
I include non-human animals in my peace efforts, and have practiced veganism since 2019.  I am committed to systems change through community-building as a way of responding to the crisis of violence among humans and the threat of collapse of the global ecosystem.

Jen Franklin

Jen Franklin hails from Canada, and loves connecting with people all over the world through zoom and NVC. Jen grew up on a farm on the Alberta Prairies – a childhood full of adventure and mucking around creating whatever she could dream up. She began her NVC journey in 2019. She has immersed herself in NVC including training with Sarah Peyton, Aya Caspi, David Weinstock, Rodger Sorrow and Jim & Jori Manske.   For 10 years, Jen volunteered and facilitated groups as a licensed Leader in chronic pain self-management through the Self-Management Resource Center, originally developed & administered by Stanford University.

Jen’s lived experience with NVC supported healing and growth to find meaning, purpose, and empowerment. Jen is inspired to create spaces to support others to feel feelings, name needs, and mourn loss to find healing and peace.

Nuttarote Wangwinyoo

Associate Trainer

Nutt works extensively in engaging people to reflect and gain self-awareness, so as to enrich spiritual development into a modern context. He works with people in various social sectors, from Indigenous groups in Northern Thailand to public health systems, educational professionals, and business organizations, in finding personal transformation and creating a meaningful living. His organization, Kwanpandin Institute for Contemplative Learning is based in Chiangrai and Bangkok, Thailand.

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