Compassionate Listening Project
A non-profit organization dedicated to empowering individuals and communities to transform conflict and strengthen cultures of peace
ABOUT US
Gene Knudsen Hoffman, international peacemaker and Quaker, developed the concept of Compassionate Listening. She was influenced by her teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, who she worked with in the 1970s. We created the curriculum and teach world-wide.
GET INVOLVED
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Take a workshop
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Start a practice group in your home or community
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Become a facilitator
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Choose one of our facilitators for coaching or mentoring
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Read our books
JOURNEYS
Join us for profound immersions: Journey to the Heart of Israel and Palestine, Stay tuned for post-Covid dates!
stay tuned for post-coved dates!.
"Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening. You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty his heart...
Because you know that listening like that, you give that person a chance to suffer less. If you want to help him to correct his perception, you wait for another time...You just listen with compassion and help him to suffer less. One hour like that can bring transformation and healing."
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-Thich Nhat Hanh
Upcoming Events
Wed, Aug 04Online 5-Session Workshop SeriesAug 04, 11:00 AM PDT – Sep 01, 1:30 PM PDTOnline 5-Session Workshop SeriesHumanity is waking up to our interconnectedness as never before - to one another and to the Earth. We believe that learning to listen with compassion to ourselves and others is a key to this awakening, and that our evolutionary capacity is directly linked to our ability to navigate conflict.
-SOLD OUT- Cultivating Compassion for Ourselves and Our Planet: 4-Day Nature Retreat at Lake UmbagogTue, Aug 24Umbagog Lake, New Hampshire- Sun, Sep 12Online 5-Session Workshop SeriesSep 12, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM PDTOnline 5-Session Workshop SeriesHumanity is waking up to our interconnectedness as never before - to one another and to the Earth. We believe that learning to listen with compassion to ourselves and others is a key to this awakening, and that our evolutionary capacity is directly linked to our ability to navigate conflict.
Sat, Sep 25Online Workshop SeriesSep 25, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM PDTOnline Workshop SeriesThis 6-week online series will co-create a learning space for exploring our racial conditioning in the framework of Compassionate Listening, a heart-centered practice of deep listening and speaking from the heart. We hope that our inner healing will ripple out into the world through our actions.
Tue, Sep 288-Session Online Workshop Series
Thu, Oct 07Online 4-Session Workshop Series- Sat, Oct 09Online 4-Session Workshop SeriesOct 09, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDTOnline 4-Session Workshop SeriesHumanity is waking up to our interconnectedness as never before - to one another and to the Earth. We believe that learning to listen with compassion to ourselves and others is a key to this awakening, and that our evolutionary capacity is directly linked to our ability to navigate conflict.
Sun, Oct 24Online 4-Session Workshop Series- Mon, Nov 01Online 4-Session Workshop SeriesNov 01, 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM PDTOnline 4-Session Workshop SeriesHumanity is waking up to our interconnectedness as never before - to one another and to the Earth. We believe that learning to listen with compassion to ourselves and others is a key to this awakening, and that our evolutionary capacity is directly linked to our ability to navigate conflict.
Tue, Nov 02Location is TBD
