Last Chance to Register for Introduction to Compassionate Listening

from the charter education institute

Compassion is the radicalism of our time

Dalai Lama

A lighted candle of compassion can easily illuminate the world more than the blinding light of anger, intolerance and violence combined.              

Dodinsky

Now, more than ever, our world desperately needs compassion. And we especially need it in our families and communities.  You are invited to join us for a highly interactive, experiential and inspiring introductory workshop on Compassionate Listening.

Last Chance!

Introduction to Compassionate Listening: Bringing the Light of Compassion to a Conflicted World

In this experiential course, you will gain powerful tools to help transform conflict into opportunities for understanding, intimacy, healthy relationships, productive teamwork, and positive action.

You will begin to imagine the role of compassionate listening in reducing trauma and promoting social justice. In doing so, you will be supported to recognize and honor our profound interconnectedness to each other, our common humanity and the planet we share. In sum, by practicing compassionate listening, you will cultivate the wisdom of the heart as the key to real peace "from the inside out."

This is a Zoom course. This online course is highly experiential and requires your full presence, participation, and commitment to showing up without distraction. The sessions are not recorded, to allow privacy and confidentiality for the discussions.  Much of each session is spent in small break outs. Your presence at each and every session is essential and valued.  Zoom Sessions: Wednesdays:  June 29, July 6, 13, and 20 – 8:00 am to 10:00 pm Pacific time (11 am to 2:00 pm Eastern)

About your facilitator, Kathleen Coyle:

Throughout her life, Kathleen has been inspired by the incredible potential of community when people get to know their neighbours in a deep and openhearted way and commit to learning from and with each other. Turning now to part-time work, Kathleen’s focus has shifted to supporting individuals, families and communities to connect and grow in ways that are respectful of each other, our shared resources and the land we share. 

To strengthen her capacity to do that, she trained with the Compassionate Listening Project (Compassionatelistening.org) and is now a Certified Compassionate Listening Facilitator. Here is what participants have said about taking courses with her:

Her commitment to the material and authentic desire to share it is very apparent. I have immense gratitude for the thoughtful time and energy that she put into this, and for her loving commitment to all of us.

Kathleen provides a powerful example of compassionate listening by using her skills in combination with the deep wisdom of the group members in our conversations.

Starts June 27 Cost: $35

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