This four-week cohort learning journey is designed to support those who desire to lead for social impact by growing their capacities to restore connection, navigate conflict, and lead from a sacred center.
We will gather for four 2-hour online sessions on Thursdays, 7 to 9 pm ET, February 11, 18 & 25, and March 11, 2027.
This course offers tools for inner development and relationship leadership through a holistic introduction to Marshall Rosenberg's Nonviolent Communication, also called Compassionate Communication, and its applications for leading social impact initiatives.
The cost of the cohort is $275. Register by November 30 and receive a $100 super-early bird discount. Use code SAVE100.
We want to make this cohort available to people of varying means. If scholarship funds would help make your participation possible, please email Steve at stevet@everydaypeacemaking.org and ask for what you need.
Click Apply above to learn more, apply, and register.
A special track for Eco-leaders is being offered, and additional scholarship funds are available. Email cohort facilitator Steve Tumolo for more information at stevet@everydaypeacemaking.org
The four sessions:
Week 1: The Power of Empathic Presence
Week 2: The Centrality of Needs
Week 3: Seeing without Condemning
Week 4: Embodying our Heart's Desires: Asking for What We Need
Compassionate Communication is led by Stephen Michael Tumolo and Julene Tegerstrand, partners in life and Everyday Peacemaking. They help leaders and organizations develop their inner capacities for relational leadership and conflict transformation. Julene brings years of experience in higher education, teaching Christian spirituality, intercultural studies, and peacebuilding. She weaves together Nonviolent Communication, spiritual formation, and practical dialogue skills. Julene is writing about Contemplative Peace Leadership at Humans Is A Verb. Steve is a Certified Trainer in Nonviolent Communication and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. He helps leaders navigate conflict, deepen connection, and find healing. He is writing about welcoming life through his Good Morning Substack. Together, they create a welcoming, engaging space for leaders at all levels to develop life-changing skills, cultivate empathy, and live from a sacred center.
Four Live, Interactive Sessions – Blending teaching, reflection, and skill-building so you can apply what you learn immediately.
Between-Session Connections - An opportunity to connect and practice between sessions.
Practical Communication Skills – Learn to observe without judgment, navigate emotions with grace, name needs clearly, make effective requests, and build habits that support connection with others, self, and the teams we serve and lead.
Downloadable Resources – Handouts, reflection prompts, and tools for integrating skills into daily life.
Supportive Community – A cohort of like-minded leaders committed to peacemaking, with opportunities for practice and encouragement.
Leadership Practicum - A self-selected practicum in which participants will focus on and practice the skills learned.
This 4-week journey is an invitation to invest in yourself and your community or organization. With your investment, you can cultivate your capacities to listen deeply, speak honestly, transform conflict, and lead with compassion. This sort of investment can pay remarkable dividends, both personally and professionally.
Registration: ... Includes:
Four live, interactive sessions + access to recordings
Downloadable handouts, practice guides, and exercises
A supportive community of fellow peacemakers
A chance to reflect on your leadership in one context as you cultivate and integrate skills
Our Promise to You
If, after attending the first two sessions, you don’t feel this experience is supporting your personal or professional growth, email us and we’ll refund your investment—no questions asked.
Register by November 30 and receive a $100 super-early bird discount. This trims the $275 cost to $175. If you need more financial assistance than this, please ask.
Complete a brief application below to get started.