--- title: "Shantigarbha Warren - Center for Nonviolent Communication" description: "Shantigarbha Warren" url: "https://www.cnvc.org/trainers/shantigarbha-warren" date: "2026-09-19T11:53:50+00:00" language: "en-US" --- ![Shantigarbha Warren portrait](https://www.cnvc.org/images/portraits/certified-trainers/Shantigarbha-Warren.jpeg) # Shantigarbha Warren # Certified Trainer since 2004 M.A. in Classics, Oxford University | Ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order, 1996 Life-changing communication skills Speaks English Current Country: United Kingdom Country of Origin: United Kingdom "Communication can change the world. I want to connect with people, to create a safe learning environment, to have fun, to mourn and celebrate!" **Shantigarbha** is an international Nonviolent Communication (NVC) trainer, certified with the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC). He has taught on two International Intensive Trainings (IITs) and coordinated the New Future Process’s Social Change and Peacemaking working group. In 1996, he was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order. He was given the name Shantigarbha, which means “seed of peace,” hence the name of his organization, Seed of Peace. He currently serves on the Triratna International Council and as secretary of the Triratna Trust (the Order charity), and coordinates the Triratna Restorative Pilot Project. Shantigarbha has led NVC workshops and retreats in the U.K., the Middle East, the U.S., India, and Sri Lanka, and offers coaching and counseling for individuals and couples. In 2011, he ran a reconciliation retreat for one hundred Israelis and Palestinians near the Dead Sea. He is the author of *I’ll Meet You There: A Practical Guide to Empathy, Mindfulness and Communication*, and *The Burning House: A Buddhist Response to the Climate and Ecological Emergency*. ### Related - [ **Hereford: NVC Year Training 25-26 ‘Knowing, Living and Sharing NVC’** (Trainer Event 10-01-2026) ](https://www.cnvc.org/learn/events/hereford-nvc-year-training-25-26-knowing-living-and-sharing-nvc-2026-10-01-16-00-00) 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%2Fshantigarbha-warren "Share on Facebook") - [](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnvc.org%2Ftrainers%2Fshantigarbha-warren "Share on Whatsapp") - [](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnvc.org%2Ftrainers%2Fshantigarbha-warren&text= "Share on Twitter") - [](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnvc.org%2Ftrainers%2Fshantigarbha-warren "Share on Linkedin") - [](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnvc.org%2Ftrainers%2Fshantigarbha-warren "share on Pinterest") ### TRAINING FOCUS: - Business - Conflict Resolution - Counseling & Coaching - Mind-Body-Spirit - Parenting & Family - Social Change [ Trainer's Website ](https://seedofpeace.org/) Supporting you to communicate more compassionately with your loved ones, friends, and work colleagues. Offering empathy, compassion, communication, training, social change, spirituality, equity, Year Training, Restorative Circles, couples counseling. [ LINKEDIN PROFILE ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shantigarbha-warren-b1928031/) “Looking forward to hearing from you!” # Contact Shantigarbha Warren First name \* Last name \* Email Address \* Country \* United States Your Message \* Turnstile \* ![](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.