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Mike began his teaching career in Southern California before returning home to the Bay Area, where he has taught ever since.
He consciously journeyed the path of nonviolence during his first few years in the classroom, but seeds were planted long before by people in his life who embodied an ethic of unconditional love and diffused conflicts through creative means.
When he is not teaching or doing nonviolence trainings, he enjoys sharing time with his partner and child, rock climbing, hiking, and reading.
Kingian Nonviolence
Mike is formally trained in the philosophy and methodology of Kingian Nonviolence, which follows in the tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement. Mike has studied with and learned directly from elders who lived through the movement, applying lessons of their powerful examples of resistance and resilience to his classroom and beyond. Dr. King's vision of the Beloved Community is at the heart of Mike's teaching philosophy and practice.
Nonviolent Communication
Mike is also formally trained in Nonviolent Communication (NVC), a consciousness practice, dialogic model, and worldview that seeks to enrich life. By practicing empathy, attending to needs, and disrupting harmful systems and life-alienating patterns of behavior, NVC helps us strengthen the quality of connection within ourselves and with each other. Mike’s teaching philosophy and practice are deeply grounded in NVC principles.
Peace symbol by Kazu Haga; photo by Mike Tinoco. Portrait shot by Rachelle Villanueva. Photo of King Monument by Mike Tinoco. CNVC logo used with permission.
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