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Compassionate Listening Project

The Compassionate Listening Project empowers individuals and communities to transform conflict and create cultures of peace and healing. We accomplish this through workshops, facilitator training, listening journeys and partnerships with humanitarian, social justice and peace-building groups. These offerings cultivate practices that hold courageous and generative space to bring people together across differences.

 

Guided by our commitment to listen and speak from the heart, we cultivate a living culture that grounds our vision, principles, practices, and values. This culture embraces human dignity, equity, and inclusivity, as we aspire to expand our ability to authentically see each other as human beings. We humbly believe that this journey is a continual process of learning and unlearning.

News Flash: Our 35th Journey to Israel and Palestine, 
November 4-15, 2023, is now confirmed. We still have space for you - learn more here

Upcoming Events

  • Intro to Compassionate Listening Facilitated by Amalia Phillips and Elizabeth Spitzer
    Intro to Compassionate Listening Facilitated by Amalia Phillips and Elizabeth Spitzer
    Tue, Oct 17
    Online 4-Session Workshop Series
    Oct 17, 3:00 PM EDT
    Online 4-Session Workshop Series
    Oct 17, 3:00 PM EDT
    Online 4-Session Workshop Series
    "Humanity is waking up to our interconnectedness—to one another and to Earth. I believe that listening 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." ~ Leah Green, Founder, TCLP
  • Heart-to-Heart Talks: Navigating Tough Conversations by Speaking from the Heart
    Heart-to-Heart Talks: Navigating Tough Conversations by Speaking from the Heart
    Sat, Oct 21
    Online One-Session Workshop
    Oct 21, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
    Online One-Session Workshop
    Oct 21, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM PDT
    Online One-Session Workshop
    A Family Focused Compassionate Listening Workshop
  • Self Compassion: The Jewel at the Center of Being
    Self Compassion: The Jewel at the Center of Being
    Thu, Nov 02
    Online 2-Session Workshop Series
    Nov 02, 11:00 AM PDT
    Online 2-Session Workshop Series
    Nov 02, 11:00 AM PDT
    Online 2-Session Workshop Series
    A 2-session workshop with Susan Partnow featuring powerful practices to enhance our capacity for self-compassion and self-care.
  • Journey to Israel & Palestine
    Journey to Israel & Palestine
    Sat, Nov 04
    Israel & Palestine
    Nov 04, 6:00 PM GMT+2 – Nov 15, 4:00 PM GMT+2
    Israel & Palestine
    Nov 04, 6:00 PM GMT+2 – Nov 15, 4:00 PM GMT+2
    Israel & Palestine
    Join us for the journey of a lifetime—our annual training delegation where participants live the practice of Compassionate Listening.
  • Heart-to-Heart Talks: Cultivating a Forgiving Heart
    Heart-to-Heart Talks: Cultivating a Forgiving Heart
    Sat, Nov 18
    Online One-Session Workshop
    Nov 18, 10:00 AM PST
    Online One-Session Workshop
    Nov 18, 10:00 AM PST
    Online One-Session Workshop
  • Listening With the Heart in Alabama: A Compassionate Listening Journey
    Listening With the Heart in Alabama: A Compassionate Listening Journey
    Mon, Jan 08
    Montgomery, AL, USA
    Jan 08, 2024, 5:00 PM PST – Jan 16, 2024, 5:00 PM PST
    Montgomery, AL, USA
    Jan 08, 2024, 5:00 PM PST – Jan 16, 2024, 5:00 PM PST
    Montgomery, AL, USA
    Journey to the heart of Alabama to engage in deep self-reflection, learn, and bring the healing gift of Compassionate Listening
  • Intro to Compassionate Listening: Healing Our World from the Inside Out, Facilitated by Susan Partnow
    Intro to Compassionate Listening: Healing Our World from the Inside Out, Facilitated by Susan Partnow
    Thu, Jan 11
    Online 5-Session Workshop Series
    Jan 11, 2024, 11:00 AM PST
    Online 5-Session Workshop Series
    Jan 11, 2024, 11:00 AM PST
    Online 5-Session Workshop Series
    "Humanity is waking up to our interconnectedness—to one another and to Earth. I believe that listening 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." ~ Leah Green, Founder, TCLP

"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."

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

(originator of Compassionate Listening as a practice for healing and reconciliation)

ABOUT US

Gene Knudsen Hoffman, international peacemaker and Quaker, developed the concept of Compassionate Listening, influenced by her teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh. Leah Green founded the Compassionate Listening Project; we created the curriculum and teach world-wide. 

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