Intro to Compassionate Listening: Healing Our World from the Inside Out, Facilitated by Amalia Phillips

Intro to Compassionate Listening: Healing Our World from the Inside Out

Facilitated by Amalia Phillips

Assisted by Lina Lie

Four Wednesdays, January 21st - February 11th

(January 21, January 28, February 4, and February 11)

9 - 11:30 am Pacific | 12 - 2:30 pm Eastern | 6 pm- 8:30 pm Central European

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NOW OFFERING CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR TEACHERS

See below for Details

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Compassion is not a luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability; it is essential for human survival.

~ Dalai Lama

In these extraordinary times, we are called to show up fully, to listen deeply, engage wholeheartedly, and strengthen our capacity to remain compassionate even in the face of challenge. The world needs each of us to bring our whole selves forward, to cultivate the resilience that allows us to act with both courage and kindness.

Compassionate Listening is a transformative practice that reaches into the heart of discord and disconnection, teaching us to listen in a new way, one that fosters understanding, connection, and healing. When we soften our hearts while strengthening our backs, we open the door to deeper relationships, productive teamwork, and courageous action for change.

In this experiential workshop, we will explore the core practices of The Compassionate Listening Project, which offer practical tools to help us navigate difficult conversations and sustain ourselves in our work for peace and justice:

• Cultivating and Holding Compassion for oneself and others

• Developing the Fair Witness, without judgment or blame

• Maintaining Balance in the Heat of Conflict, with respect for self and others

• Listening with the Heart

• Speaking from the Heart, with language that reflects a healing intention

Together, we will practice the art of deep listening, not just to others, but to ourselves and the world around us. We will strengthen our ability to remain present, even in the face of disagreement, and to transform conflict into opportunities for connection and healing.

This workshop is for anyone who longs to contribute to the healing of our communities, to build bridges where there is division, and to be part of creating the Beloved Community we know is possible.

Come as you are. Leave with tools to sustain you.

Cost

$390 - Standard Ticket (This ticket covers your participation in the Intro to Compassionate Listening and helps sustain our programs.)

$450 - Community Builder Ticket (This ticket includes your participation while also contributing to our scholarship fund and the growth of Compassionate Listening.)

The cost for this workshop series is tiered according to a pay-as-you-are-able structure. This enables us to offer workshops in a financially sustainable way while creating accessibility for those without financial means to attend, as well as opportunities for generosity for those who would like to support others' attendance.

We are committed to accessibility and sincerely wish for all who wish to attend our workshops to be able to do so, regardless of financial means. If the ticket price is not affordable for you, please submit a scholarship request. —we sincerely want everyone who wishes to attend to have the opportunity.

Our scholarship program is made possible by generous contributions from our community. If you have the means, please consider choosing the Community Builder ticket or making an additional donation to support others in attending.

Event Details

This online course will be held on Zoom. It is highly experiential and requires your full presence, participation, and commitment to show up without distraction. We ask that you please attend each session since being together consistently enables us to build trust in one another and each session builds on the previous one.

In order to make the most of your experience and support others' learning and engagement, please:

• Plan to arrive in a quiet distraction-free environment, fully present and available to experience the workshop.

• Do not join the workshop while in transit (walking, driving, on the bus, etc.), or while multitasking (cooking, working, watching television, etc.).

• Connect to the event using a device that has full video and audio capability. Our hope is that everyone will be able to connect to the event using a device that has full video and audio capability because breakout rooms will be used to guide participants through our curriculum in small groups and we will be sharing screens throughout the course.

If you require any accommodations to attend, including physical limitations around viewing screens or having your video on, please contact us before the first session so that we can plan accordingly and/or match you with a workshop that meets your needs.

After registration and payment, you will receive a registration confirmation and welcome email. Please add us (staff@compassionatelistening.org) to your safe senders list to ensure that you receive all course access information.

If you have any questions, please contact us at staff@compassionatelistening.org.

Looking forward to meeting you in the circle!

Continuing Education Units

We are delighted to offer this course for Continuing Education Credits for teachers: 1 quarter credit ($45) or 12 hours ($18) (clock hours, PDUs or CEUs)  This is made possible through The Heritage Institute courses in arrangement for continuing education quarter credits by Antioch University Seattle at the 400 and 500 levels. Call 1-360-341-3020 or log onto www.hol.edu policies page for more information.

To initiate the process to apply for credits or CEUs,  please contact Alanna at staff@compassionatelistening.org.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations made 7 days or more in advance of the event date will receive a 100% refund. 

Facilitator

Amalia Phillips | Annapolis, Maryland

Amalia brings a wealth of experience in the US and around the world as a long-time educator, Conflict Resolution Facilitator (trained by the Alternatives to Violence Project, USA), a mediator (trained by the Anne Arundel Center for mediation), and a Compassionate Listening Facilitator for the Compassionate Listening Project. Amalia artfully shares the principles of Compassionate Listening and nurtures brave conversations with groups of all sizes, including religious organizations, educational institutions, volunteer organizations, and her Listening Room. Amalia holds a Bachelor's of Education and a Master's of Science in Performance and Instructional Technology, and resides in Annapolis, MD. Amalia is happily married to Arthur. Between the two of them, they have 6 children and 12 grandchildren.

Lina Lie | Austin, Texas

Lina is the founder of The Heartful Mama, a business dedicated to supporting parents and caregivers in raising emotionally healthy and resilient children through the lens of compassionate discipline. Having experienced firsthand how healing and transformative Compassionate Listening can be, she is passionate about sharing this practice with the clients and communities she serves. She is a certified parent coach, a certified parent educator in Positive Discipline, and has received professional training in Somatic Trauma Therapy. Her work centers around helping parents grow into peaceful, benevolent leaders within their family systems. Lina believes that the family unit is the most important human organization, and that when we can bring peace and understanding first to our families, we plant the seeds for a more compassionate world. Her facilitation style has been described as warm, personable, and spacious, creating a sense of safety and openness that invites meaningful dialogue and connection.