Compassionate Listening Gathering! October 12-14, 2012
Camp Indianola, Washington
Dear Friends,
The Compassionate Listening Project warmly welcomes you to our Annual Gathering (aka Compassionfest). No prior experience with the Compassionate Listening Project is necessary to attend this event.
The Gathering offers the chance to slow down and connect with ourselves and others in an intimate-sized, open-hearted, compassionate community. This year our facilitators will offer a selection of experiential sessions to deepen our practices. Topics include grounding meditations and practices; transforming victim-rescuer-perpetrator dynamics, CL fundamentals, Listening Across Generations, and Nature Constellations – receiving support, love and strength from earth and our abundant natural world. Several sessions will also be offered in open space, led by you – the gathering attendees. (We have space for about 45 participants.
“I feel deeply reconnected. Thank you all for the wonderful sense of camaraderie, friendship, and open-heartedness that pervaded the whole weekend.”
“The Gathering was a high point of my year. Thank you for providing this wonderful space and for your amazing work in the world.”
When: October 12-14, 2012, beginning Friday at 5:00 pm and ending Sunday at 3:00 pm. Day rates are available for those who cannot attend the whole Gathering or do not need on-site sleeping accommodations.
Indianola dock
Where: Camp Indianola, a beautiful retreat center in the Puget Sound, a short ferry ride from Seattle and just North of Bainbridge Island. (see google map below). Single rooms are available for an additional charge. We offer reduced rates for those in need.
Gathering Schedule
Friday, October 12th:
5:00pm: Arrival and Check-in
5:30 – 6:30: Dinner
7:00-9:00 Opening Circle
Saturday and Sunday:
This year, facilitators and practitioners will offer a variety of Compassionate Listening sessions for attendees to participate in. There will also be two participant-led Open Space sessions on Sunday, where we co-create our own schedule of sessions. In open space, anyone who comes to the Gathering may convene a circle to share their own practices, projects, or areas of expertise, or ask for facilitation for a topic you’d like to explore. Each of us then participates in the sessions that hold heart and meaning for us.
We invite you to join our lively learning community and help build our collective wisdom to create a more compassionate world.
Saturday evening: Enjoy wine, chocolate, music and a time to visit and connect. We will be having a silent auction and everyone who attends the Gathering is asked to bring something from home for the auction: art, jewelry, collectibles, a service; and we auction it off. In past years, we have also had a live auction but have decided to stay with just our silent auction this year, as a way to honor the energy of the weekend.
Cost and Registration:
Cost for the Gathering has not yet been established but will be soon. Stay tuned!
We look forward to celebrating the abundance of life with you!
