
Aya Caspi
Based in Northern California, Aya Caspi brings her unique blend of vision, practical clarity, and deep commitment to the transformative power of Nonviolent Communication to settings as varied as schools, parenting, couples counseling, mediation, nonprofit organizations, social change communities, and media.
Aya has served as an educational consultant on several preschool series, creating original curricula and advising on show development and scripting. Her client list includes Warner Bros., Discovery Media, 9 Story Media Group, Cartoon Saloon, Field Day Entertainment, the Cartoon Network, and Max. Watch an episode from one of the shows below ↓, "Lu & The Bally Bunch."
Aya has been sharing the work of NVC internationally via online classes and in-person retreats. She continually grapples with the joys and challenges of being raised in Israel and finds deep open hope in applying NVC to the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
* Watch Aya being interviewed by KTVU-TV (Oakland, California) in the video, "Solutions for parents dealing with pandemic fatigue."
* Read the article that she co-authored with Paige Hector, "From Protection to Collaboration: What to Do and Say to Empower Ourselves When Hearing a Difficult Message - Caring for the Ages."
* Check out the Youtube Playlist, "The Spirituality of NVC: In Conversation with Aya Caspi."
TESTIMONIALS
Mediation
“What Aya has to offer is powerful medicine for all relationships: intimate, family, work, community, and global. Communication is the highest form of education and she is paving the way to a better way of relating. I have received one-on-one coaching with Aya, taken her workshops, and also used her for mediation with my siblings when settling my father’s estate. Our family is close, but we didn’t learn how to easily express our feelings with each other, especially when there is conflict. Aya showed us a new way of communicating — something far better than using a legal mediator. Aya helps get to the heart of the matter. The heart that heals, loves, and opens ourselves and others up to connection and understanding. I feel that connection creates a much more ‘juicy’ way to live, much better than being walled off or shut down, and Aya’s deep knowledge of NVC has helped me to live a life of greater connection.” – Anna-Thea
Working with Couples
“Though there was a lot of pain and distrust between us, somehow through her, through our trust in her, we restored our trust in each other. I can say without a doubt that if it were not for her, I would not be with my husband today, nor would I have had such compassion and understanding as a guiding force.” – Rachel Gamolsky
Parenting
“Life-changing work happens when Aya applies her unique gifts for seeing truth and innocence in situations that feel stuck, unsolvable, and helpless. As a parent, I am certain beyond a doubt that my flourishing connection with my 10-year-old child, my capacity for handling challenges that arise daily and the promise of a future in which he and I trust each other and stay bonded, are all a result of the work I’ve done with Aya. Her vision and her teaching empower you by showing a way to nonjudgement and non-reactivity, while not denying my own needs as a mother, as a person. I have continued to study with her for over seven years because of the tangible improvements I’ve seen in my relationships, my increased enjoyment of parenting, and my ability to co-create with a community of other parents who are choosing NVC as the path to walk in their own journeys.” – Celest
Personal Coaching and Healing Work
“My communication, my ability to empathize, my ability and willingness to consider other people’s feelings and needs, my willingness to be open and vulnerable, etc., have already changed my life in a number of ways. I have signed multiple new contracts for my company and begun to heal multiple damaged relationships, and all of my interactions from a rental car person to a bus driver or a customer-support person on the phone are now not only friendlier but actually rich and enjoyable. My overall happiness and excitement about life and my journey in this life are forever enhanced.” – Mike Jenkins
Workshops and Retreats
“Aya truly embodies the essence of NVC consciousness, seamlessly tending to the many needs of the group, and doing so with care and compassion. This course addressed many relevant topics, especially in today’s climate, including power and privilege, and strategies from an NVC lens on how to dismantle some of the challenges that arise within this context. She doesn’t shy away from harder topics, and in fact courageously walks toward them with the faith that the tools she has learned through the many years of training that supports her in navigating these difficult situations.” – Lynda Vu
Educational Consultant to Media
“I have worked closely with Aya on several preschool shows for HBO Max and Cartoonito. Aya develops specific curricula for our shows, and reviews scripts at every stage. She has made a huge impact on our children’s programming by integrating NVC philosophy into several of our shows. Writers are not only inspired by how she deepens their narratives, but how in doing so, she’s actually changing their own lives.” – Kimberly Howitt, Senior Creative Executive, Kids and Family, Warner Bros., HBO Max, and Cartoonito
In the Workplace
“I really experienced a paradigm shift internally relative to business management. I realized that: 1) People were by far the most valuable asset a company can have, and that 2) You cannot, nor would you want to, make others do anything they did not choose to, of their own will. I understood that only by truly empowering everyone to do whatever they deeply want to and feel capable of doing, that their loyalty, commitment, and engagement can be won. Aya showed a talent of hearing people’s inner, unspoken voices, behind their spoken words. As a result of this two-year process, work atmosphere in the offices was dramatically more harmonious and cheerful, communication much improved, number of sick days was down, and the company achieved profitability for the first time in its history. I personally felt fortunate to have met her and have found ways to use the same communication skills I learned in my relationship to all other people in my life. She helped me become a better person.” – Gideon Beinstock
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TRAINING FOCUS:
- Conflict Transformation
- Counseling and Therapy
- Education (including schools and youth programs)
- Family and Interpersonal Relationships
- Leadership (including organizational culture and executive coaching)
- Peace and Civil Discourse
- Social Change
- Spirituality and Inner Work