Full Circle Peace was founded on September 21, 2012, on the International Day of Peace to support personal healing, growth, and positive social change with conscious communication practices.
Located at Mud Gallery 123 N Columbus St. Lancaster, Ohio.
“Our survival as a species depends on our ability to recognize that our well-being and the well-being of others are, in fact, one and the same. The problem is that we are taught behaviors that disconnect us from this natural awareness. It’s not that we have to learn how to be compassionate; we have to unlearn what we’ve been taught and get back to compassion.”
— Marshall B. Rosenberg, founder of the Center for Nonviolent Communication
“Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with ourselves.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh
Hello, I am Teresa Speakman, a mother, lifelong learner, potter, and backyard gardener. I first heard of Compassionate Communication (NVC) while exploring philosophies of compassion and the pursuit of personal healing. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Specialized Studies focused on Art, Psychology, Social Work, & Women’s Studies, and a Master’s Degree in Organizational Communication with a special focus on Compassionate Communication in the Workplace. I offer art, mindfulness, and conscious communication playshops with the vision of bringing about personal healing, growth, and positive social change.
Gratitude from Participants
Compassionate Communication
Working with Teresa weekly on how I communicate and see the world has been worth every penny. She can tell when I am in pain or struggling and my empathy sessions with her have been very healing. I look forward to my time with her and have found myself feeling more hopeful, mindful, and grounded throughout my week. Seeing NVC in action through her has made a huge difference for me in being able to in turn practice it better in my day-to-day life. I am so grateful for her perspective in helping me live more compassionately. -Caydee, Ohio
I am deeply changed in the way I am thinking about my relationships after doing the compassion towards others meditation. I never thought about things that way, and I want to thank you for opening my eyes to a new way of thinking ~ compassionate communication practice group participant. Columbus, OH
Feeling supercharged with love, gratitude, and understanding. Thank you, Jeff Brown and Teresa Speakman for a full day of teachings on speaking peace. I honor the great work you both are doing. ~Anna Ferguson, World Peace Yoga Cincinnati, OH
Mindfulness
Self-care allows us to be compassionate to others. I know this but appreciated hearing it again. I will never eat a clementine or an orange in the same way.
Mindfulness and the clementines. Surprise (gratitude) ~ Participants from a Mindfulness Meditation & Cultivating Compassion session, Columbus, OH
Thank you so much for sharing your gift of Mindfulness at our Collaborative Conference. You helped make it a great success. ~ Amanda Cushing, Columbus, OH
Laughter Yoga
I enjoyed laughter yoga and found that it is possible to laugh for no reason. It was fun and made me feel happier. I learned that simply just looking at someone and laughing with them creates a connection.~ LY participant, Lancaster, OH
I absolutely loved Laughter Yoga. It was definitely an experience I would like to repeat. ~ LY participant, Lancaster, OH
Laughter Yoga was fun! It was nice to be able to act like a kid again with everyone else. I learned that you can laugh even when nothing is funny, laughing cleans out your lungs, and that laughing makes you feel better. ~ LY participant, Lancaster, OH