Nonviolence Journal and Workbook: 108 Prompts for Peace
How Do You Teach Peace When You Are Burned Out?
If you are a parent, a teacher, or someone who simply wants to show up as a calmer, steadier presence in the world — this question has probably come up.
You care deeply about nonviolence. You believe in it. But some days, the weight of what you have personally been through makes it hard to access that belief. Grief. Old wounds. The daily grind of a world that feels louder and more fractured than ever. In 2026, with conflict dominating headlines and burnout running high, even the most committed peacemakers can feel like they are running on empty.
Here is what I have learned in over 40 years of being around the yoga world: peace is not a destination. It is a practice. And like all practices, it starts with showing up — not perfectly, but honestly.
What Does That Actually Look Like?
It looks like sitting with a blank page and asking yourself a question you have never allowed yourself to fully answer.
It looks like tracing the places in your life where you absorbed violence — in language, in relationships, in systems — and beginning to understand how that shows up in you today.
It looks like designing, slowly and deliberately, the kind of person you want to become.
The Nonviolence Journal and Workbook: 108 Prompts for Peace was built for exactly this kind of work. Whether you use it alone at your kitchen table, in a classroom with students, or as part of a community support group, these 108 prompts will walk you from self-reflection all the way through to purposeful, community-level action.
You will examine your thoughts, your habits, your relationships. You will explore what nonviolence means in your home, your school, your neighborhood — and on a broader, planetary scale. For those who are overcoming personal trauma, there are prompts designed to help you transform your pain into compassion, and your compassion into change.
Peace Is Not Just a Personal Project
One of the things I believe most deeply is that healing ripples outward. When you do this inner work — when you get honest about where you have been and intentional about where you are going — something shifts. Your kids feel it. Your students feel it. Your neighbors and colleagues feel it.
That is how peace spreads. Not through grand gestures, but through the quiet, consistent choices of people who have decided to do the work.
If that sounds like you, this journal was made with you in mind.
Ready to Begin?
The Nonviolence Journal and Workbook: 108 Prompts for Peace is a digital download — available right now, wherever you are. Pair it with the companion eBook, Nonviolence in this Moment, only available at LifespanYoga.com in the shop. It is a solid framework to guide your practice.
Start with one prompt. See what opens.