01/30/2026
Suffering can be more than a state of pain. It is an opportunity for us to be present and caring for ourselves. Being able to see these uses of suffering helps make the pain less painful & awful.
Celia Landman
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Celia Landman, MA (Mindfulness Studies) and certified Nonviolent Communication trainer (CNVC) loves writing, meditating, and contributing to others healing
11/29/2025
so what is NVC (Nonviolent communication) ???
it is a communication approach that focuses on empathy, compassion, and understanding to resolve conflicts.
For anyone interested in learning more about NVC and how to incorporate it into your relationships, ❤️🩹 I am here to help as a mindfulness coach & certified trainer in nonviolent communication.
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11/27/2025
Volunteering this Thanksgiving at Trinity Church Savannah with
11/23/2025
So much happened at the International Intensive Training in Litchfield Connecticut. As one participant said, “You don’t know what you need healed, until it happens.”
Over 100 people came together for 9 days and there was beauty, co-creating, pain, empathy and healing. All of it.
We created a community that remembers we belong together, even with our pain and wounds. We could have conflicts and create support and offer care.
It was magic. It was painful. It was powerful and real.
11/20/2025
The shame compass represents the most common human responses to shame:
1. Attack others
2. Withdrawal
3. Attack self
4. Avoidance
When you feel shame, what do you do? Blame the other guy, hide or distract yourself, or take it in- believing that “I am really awful and bad”, and then shame spiral from there?
If I can see my shame as a call to consider the needs of others and myself as a way to stay safe and belong, then I can see my shame as a protector to keep me safe and loved- to be accepted in community. I can make the leap to see it just like any impermanent emotion, then I have choice about what to do to care for this feeling.
11/14/2025
Loving the transformation that is happening here in Litchfield- Nonviolent Communication helping folx becoming aware of needs they never acknowledged, giving permission to create the world we want to live in.
This training is taking place at Wisdom House with over 100 participants dedicated to peace.
Our amazing team:
11/08/2025
Societal shame comes in many forms. In a system that rewards power, money, beauty, and status, being compared and coming up short is a common cause of shame, especially when we need cultural approval to belong and thrive.
A quote I think about often comes from Marshall Rosenberg who said, “never do anything to avoid shame”. As humans who were raised in a society that uses shame as a powerful manipulation, we miss out on many experiences because we are afraid of what others might think or say about us.
No more. No more experiences will be lost to fear of shame.
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