Miki Kashtan is a co-founder of Bay Area Nonviolent Communication (BayNVC). She is the author of Reweaving Our Human Fabric: Working together to Create a Nonviolent Future, Spinning Threads of Radical Aliveness: Transcending the Legacy of Separation in Our Individual Lives and The Little Book of Courageous Living. She is inspired by the role of visionary leadership in shaping a livable future, and works toward that vision by sharing the principles and practices of Nonviolent Communication through consulting, retreats, and training for organizations. Miki blogs at The Fearless Heart (separately from “Latest Posts” on this site, linked to below) and her articles have appeared in the New York Times (Want Teamwork? Encourage Free Speech), Tikkun magazine, Waging Nonviolence, Shareable, Peace and Conflict, and elsewhere. Find a full list of her published articles here. She offers teleseminars herself and through the NVC Academy. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from UC Berkeley.