“We believe that a compassionate world is a peaceful world.
We believe that a compassionate world is possible when every man, woman and child treats others as they wish to be treated--with dignity, equity and respect.
We believe that all human beings are born with the capacity for compassion, and that it must be cultivated for human beings to survive and thrive.”
--The Charter for Compassion
Start Date: Tuesday January 12, 2021 6 to 8 p.m. Eastern Time
End Date: March 16, 2021
Duration: 10 weeks
Registration: Opening Soon!
Registration will be limited to 75 participants
Cost: The full price for Compassionate Integrity Training is $250.00. Life University’s guiding principle of "Lasting Purpose: To Give, To Do, To Love, To Serve – Out of a Sense of Abundance" allows us to offer this course based on what you can afford. If $250 exceeds your financial means, then pay what you can based on the options provided during Registration.
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About the Course
Have you ever wondered how you could cultivate the compassion called for in the Charter or help others cultivate that compassion? Compassionate Integrity Training (CIT) is a great place to start!
CIT is a resiliency-informed program that cultivates human values as skills, so we can thrive as individuals, and a society, within a healthy environment. By learning skills to calm our bodies and mind, becoming more emotionally aware, learning to practice compassion for ourselves and others, as well as engaging with compassion in complex systems, we can build towards compassionate integrity: the ability to live one’s life in accordance with one’s values with a recognition of common humanity, our basic orientation to kindness and reciprocity. It is based on cutting-edge developments in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, trauma-informed care, peace and conflict studies, and contemplative science, and builds off of work done by Daniel Goleman (author of the book Emotional Intelligence) and Peter Senge, initiatives in Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), and other areas.
Facilitated by representatives of Life University’s Center for Compassion, Integrity, and Secular Ethics, Compassionate Integrity Training is an online course hosted through Zoom with additional materials located in Ruzuku (an online learning platform). The course will include large and small group discussions, experiential learning activities, reflective writing activities, mindful dialogues, and contemplative practices. This is an opportunity to be part of a global community of like-minded individuals who want to learn more about self-cultivation, relating to others, and engaging in systems.
CIT has been used to train self-compassion, compassion for others, and building compassionate systems to community leaders, peace builders, individuals who are currently incarcerated, and youth considered at-risk, and in shelters for individuals experiencing homelessness and issues with substance abuse. Compassionate San Antonio and Compassionate Atlanta have been at the forefront of implementing CIT and having their leaders become Level 1 Facilitators. CIT is now spreading to Compassionate Cities throughout North America and Europe.
For more information, click here to watch a video describing CIT.
How Does This Course Work?
Course Outline
CIT utilizes a “three-in-three” educational model that integrates three domains of knowledge and three levels of understanding. The three domains begin with a focus on the self (Self-cultivation), then move to others (Relating to Others), and finally to a systems-perspective, meaning the larger networks in which we exist. Additionally, each module in CIT is intended to allow participants to progress through three levels of understanding: received knowledge, critical insight, and embodied understanding. In CIT, it is important that knowledge not remain at an intellectual level; to be effective, it must lead to realizations and lasting changes in behavior. Knowledge becomes transformative when it moves from head to heart to hand. Therefore, each session has both content and practice learning objectives.
Weekly Topics
Series I – Self Cultivation
Skill 1: Calming Body and Mind
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Skill 2: Ethical Mindfulness
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Skill 3: Emotional Awareness
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Skill 4: Self-Compassion
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Series II – Relating to Others
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Skill 6: Forgiveness and Gratitude
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Skill 7: Empathic Concern
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Skill 8: Compassion
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Series III – Engaging in Systems
Skill 9: Appreciating Interdependence
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Skill 10: Engaging with Discernment
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Questions about the program? Please contact the Center for Compassion, Integrity and Secular Ethics at info@compassionateintegrity.org
The Center for Compassion, Integrity and Secular Ethics is pleased to offer this course in partnership with the Charter for Compassion.
Course Facilitators:
Mohamed Dewji moved to Canada in 1976 from Kenya and graduated from UBC with a B.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1991. He has facilitated various programs over the past 7 years including NeuroPhychology for Learning, Aspire Case Management Training, and Leadership Development. Most recently, Mohamed has been facilitating Compassionate Integrity Training and has made practicing and promoting compassion a goal in life. He is also an avid traveller and enjoys reading - especially Sufi poetry.
Danielle Holtman is a former Life University staff member who was a part of one of the first CIT cohorts at Life University. Upon completion of the course she immediately knew she wanted to spread this knowledge to others and become a Level I CIT Facilitator. Danielle holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in professional counseling and is passionate about helping others balance life’s demands and views health & wellness as multidimensional. She owns and operates Piece by Peace Living, LLC which offers various wellbeing services including individual and corporate wellness program consulting, Whole30 Coaching, and CIT training.
Currently located on the coast of northern Florida, United States, Danielle is the mother of triplet daughters, and enjoys outdoor activities like hiking, boating, and bike riding with her family.