Light on Peacemaking: A Guide to Appropriate Dispute Resolution and Mediating Family Conflict - Paperback

by Thomas Digrazia (Author)

Many books have been written about the practice of peacemaking, and few, if any, contribute to the non-violent, spiritual side of this ancient science, discipline, practice and art form. This book speaks to that lack and explores the spiritual, non-violent element in peacemaking as it applies to appropriate dispute resolution and mediating family law disputes. This book is intended for the professional peacemaker, mediator, lawyer, law student, conciliator, and dispute neutral. People wishing to improve their own communication skills and strengthen their primary relationships will profit greatly from this book. Those in the family law field, will find much benefit from the peacemaking processes, family counseling psychology, Eastern philosophy and Yoga, collected wisdom, experience and practice pointers presented in Light on Peacemaking.

Author Biography

Tom DiGrazia received a JD from the University of Notre Dame Law School, a certificate in English and American law from the University of London, and his MA in political science from Rutgers University. He has practiced law in South Dakota, Indiana, Alaska and Hawaii. Early in his career he was a RKF Fellow working with the Lakota in South Dakota; and he practiced public interest law with Native Americans all over the US. He is a peacemaker, lawyer and director of the Mediation Center-Windward Oahu. He is an adjunct professor at Hawaii Pacific University, teaching graduate classes in Mediation and Conflict. His concurrent profession is as a senior teacher, co-founder and co-director of the Yoga School of Kailua and Hawaii Yoga Prison Project. He is author of Peacemaker: A Sicilian American Memoir.