Stephanie Bachmann Mattei is a certified trainer and assessor with the Center for Nonviolent Communication, a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher with the Center for Mindfulness at the University of California, San Diego, and an affiliated teacher with the Right Use of PowerTM Institute. She holds a research degree in philosophy from the Universita’ Degli Studi di Firenze, Italy.

Stephanie is the co-author of The Heart of Nonvioent Communication: 25 Keys from Separation to Connection. She travels the globe to share her understanding of Nonviolent Communication . She weaves mindfulness into all her teachings, and also offers Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction courses as a path to cultivate the natural human capacity for compassionate presence. Stephanie’s organizational trainings in Right Use of PowerTM raise awareness of the power dynamics intrinsic in all relationships and share a heartfelt approach to power.

Stephanie is the mother of three children, both biological and adopted. She loves to stroll on Florida beaches, travel back home to Italy with her family, cook Italian meals with her husband, and pet her cats.