ur desire is support the development of community, which celebrates the dawn of a greener world.

We offer classes, workshops and events that aid in building our skills to have sustainable relationships while living a sustainable life. We try to think globally while acting locally.

Here's what we currently offer:

• Nonviolent Communication (also known as Compassionate Communication)

• Contemporary Environmental Concerns, with a renewed emphasis on global warming

• Health and Wellness, with an emphasis on conscious aging and rejuvenation

• Social Consciousness, with a current emphasis on fair elections and electronic voting concerns

• Inspired Nature Hikes
in Marin and around the Bay Area

• Hale Akua Garden Farm, in Maui, which offers an emphasis on organic, sustainable farming methods

Global Warming Update

Lori Grace and Scott Catamas are presenters trained with Al Gore at the Climate Project Training Program. Click Here for a preview of the presentation. Please contact us if you wish to have a presentation for your organization or group at 415-924-7824, or info@sunrise-center.org

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Communicating with your child using Compassionate Communication - to see article: Click Here

A Testimonial from one of Sunrise Center's Compassionate Communication parents:

"Learning Compassionate Communication through Sunrise Center has helped me to shift the way I am being; from upset to understanding, from blame and victim language to ownership and expression of my feelings and needs.† Learning to make these shifts with greater ease and speed has brought me great rewards. Compassionate Communication gives me the tools I need to re-bond deeply with my son after 6 years of being the non-custodial parent. My relationship with my ex-husband grows stronger as we communicate through the challenges that arise, being committed to finding win-win solutions for our whole family. I am grateful for this education and the difference it has made in my life." -Katrina & Jadon, SF Bay Area

ince 1976, Sunrise Center has been offering evening and day-long programs, classes and events dedicated to inspiring greater compassion and love among people, greater caring for planet Earth, and an expanded connection to all of Life. We also offer for rental a lovely 600 square foot comfortable space for your own meetings, classes, seminars and events.

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Our primary areas
of focus are:

Teaching Compassionate Communication, based upon our understanding of Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's extraordinary model, Nonviolent Communication™, a language of peace and compassion.

Presentations and discussions about environmental consciousness and planetary concerns, with a current emphasis on global warming.



Lori Grace and Scott Catamas, two of our Core Team Teachers, trained with Al Gore at the Climate Project in Nashville. Sunrise Center is dedicated to helping people understand global warming, its implications for us all, what we can do to slow it down, and how to have fun and save money doing so.

Leading nature hikes on select Bay Area trails with a focus on deepening our spiritual connection with nature and our sense of community with one another.

Lectures and classes focusing on healthy aging and rejuvenation, using nutraceuticals, bioidentical hormones, and healthy lifestyle strategies.

Presentations and discussions in select areas of social consciousness with a focus at this time on election integrity and voting machine concerns.

Providing lovely, affordable, meeting space — daytime, evenings, and weekends, for your own meetings, classes, workshops, and lectures.