Shea has been practicing Nonviolent Communication for 11 years and offering NVC & mindfulness workshops to schools and community groups for 5+ years. He is a youth social worker, a meditation teacher, a long-time Zen practitioner in Thich Nhat Hanh‘s tradition and a Somatic Experiencing (SE) therapist. Shea is also active in the movements for climate and racial justice and sees deep interconnection between personal, interpersonal and global peace. Shea views NVC as an integral part of transitioning Western civilization from a patriarchal, domination culture towards a regenerative, life-sustaining one.