--- title: "Gregory Rouillard - Center for Nonviolent Communication" description: "Gregory Rouillard" url: "https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/emeritus/gregory-rouillard" date: "2026-09-19T11:48:26+00:00" language: "en-US" --- ![Gregory Rouillard portrait](https://www.cnvc.org/images/portraits/certified-trainers/Gregory-Rouillard.jpeg) # Emeritus (Retired) # Gregory Rouillard Master of Divinity, Naropa University 2013; Authorized Mindfulness Instructor. Create Meaning and Connection Wherever You Are Current Country: Austria Country of Origin: United States English, German Certified Trainer from 2016 to 2025 # Trainer's profile "I view NVC as a vehicle to greater connection and equivalence in our relationships at home, at work and in the community." Gregory Rouillard, M.S., M.Div., grew up in a small town in western Colorado and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for twenty years as an AV-8B Harrier pilot and in numerous other roles. He earned a Master of Science in Operations Research at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 2003 and retired from the Marines in 2008. Near the end of his career as a Marine, Gregory began to study and practice Sociocracy and Nonviolent Communication. After moving back home to Colorado in 2009, Gregory developed the [Way of Community](https://www.wayofcommunity.net/) philosophy and framework and continued to refine his understanding and embodied application of its methods. He is a co-founder of the [One Big Circle](https://onebigcircle.us/) and [Family HEART Camp](https://onebigcircle.us/family-heart-camp), bringing the practice of compassion into the seed of all community, the family. Gregory has accompanied numerous groups around the U.S. and abroad on the journey of meaningful community: - NVC organizations in Washington, D.C., Denver, Colorado, Madison, Wisconsin and Columbus, Ohio. - The Boulder Valley School District in Colorado. - Cohousing communities in Colorado, Utah, Virginia and Oklahoma. - Faith communities in Virginia, Colorado, Utah, California, Washington, Arizona, Texas and Hawaii. - The [Kalikalos Centre for Holistic Education](https://kalikalos.com/) in Greece. Since 2019 Gregory has been living and working in Europe, spending summers in Greece and winters in Austria. > “My passion is helping people who long to experience meaningful community to develop and implement usable and effective systems for connection, equivalence and effectiveness.” Share this page: - [](mailto:?body=Hi%20check%20out%20this%20trainer%21&subject=Check%20out%20this%20Certified%20Trainer%20with%20the%20Center%20for%20Nonviolent%20Communication%21) - [](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnvc.org%2Ftrainers%2Femeritus%2Fgregory-rouillard "Share on Facebook") - [](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnvc.org%2Ftrainers%2Femeritus%2Fgregory-rouillard "Share on Whatsapp") - [](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnvc.org%2Ftrainers%2Femeritus%2Fgregory-rouillard&text= "Share on Twitter") - [](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnvc.org%2Ftrainers%2Femeritus%2Fgregory-rouillard "Share on Linkedin") - [](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnvc.org%2Ftrainers%2Femeritus%2Fgregory-rouillard "share on Pinterest") ### TRAINING FOCUS: - Conflict Resolution - Counseling & Coaching - Facilitation - Intimate Relationships - Mind-Body-Spirit - Parenting & Family [ Trainer's Website ](https://www.wayofcommunity.net/) ![](https://www.cnvc.org/templates/yootheme/assets/images/consent_placeholder_map.svg) ![](https://www.cnvc.org/templates/yootheme/assets/images/consent_icon_openstreetmap.svg)OpenStreetMap service required to load this map. ![](https://www.cnvc.org/templates/yootheme/assets/images/consent_icon_openstreetmap.svg)OpenStreetMap service required to load this map.