Ike K. Lasater
Mediator, trainer and author
Ike Lasater is a mediator, trainer and author. A former trial attorney, he now teaches Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and conflict resolution.
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About Ike K. Lasater
Ike Lasater spent 20 years as a civil trial attorney in California, where he co-founded a law firm. He also holds a Masters in City Planning from the University of California, Berkeley, and co-founded Yoga Journal in 1975. He trained for over a decade with psychologist Marshall B. Rosenberg, who founded Nonviolent Communication (NVC), and then shifted his work from law to training. With John Kinyon, he co-developed the Mediate Your Life training program, which is now offered in five countries. His book What We Say Matters appeared in 2009. In early 2002, Lasater and Kinyon traveled to Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan to teach conflict resolution skills to elder leaders. In 2016 he also worked with Syrian opposition leaders in Istanbul.