I speak with sonya shah, founder of the Ahimsa Collective, about restorative justice. We break down what it is, what role a “victim-offender dialogue” can play in one’s healing journey, and the world changing efforts that she and her team are making to radically change the way we address harm as a community.
She also shares about some of the conversations she’s had with those who have caused harm and what they’ve had to say in answer to the question, “Why did you do this?”
https://www.ahimsacollective.net/
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sonya shah initiated the Ahimsa Collective in 2016. She is also an associate professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies. Central to her core values are nurturing community belonging and collective care, healing, compassion, love and transforming harm. She is a Buddhist, a first-generation immigrant from the Northwestern part of India and feels most at home in nature. She has two amazing children who remind her what it means to be in love all of the time, and currently resides in northern California.
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