30 Days of Nonviolence
Often, violent choices are influenced by prior trauma.
Nonviolence is an effective way to heal trauma, while being violent in any way will only make it worse.
1. Go deeper: Listen to or read this interview with Kazu Haga from Nonviolence Radio.
2. Practice: What shifts for you when you deeply realize that people are not acting violently because of who they inherently are, but because they are trying to cope with the pain of trauma? Apply this thinking to a person in your life (even yourself). What happens—or what actions does this realization inspire you to take next?