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. Our 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.
"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)
Upcoming Events
Wed, Aug 21ZoomAug 21, 2024, 11:00 AM – Dec 31, 2024, 11:00 AMZoom
Thu, Oct 10Serie de talleres en línea de 5 sesionesOct 10, 2024, 6:00 PM PDTSerie de talleres en línea de 5 sesiones
Sat, Oct 19Online One-Session WorkshopOct 19, 2024, 10:00 AM PDTOnline One-Session Workshop
Tue, Oct 22Online 2-Session Workshop SeriesOct 22, 2024, 11:00 AM PDTOnline 2-Session Workshop Series
Mon, Oct 28Online 6-Session Workshop SeriesOct 28, 2024, 4:00 PM PDTOnline 6-Session Workshop SeriesOct 28, 2024, 4:00 PM PDTOnline 6-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
Tue, Nov 12Online 5-Session Workshop SeriesNov 12, 2024, 11:00 AM PSTOnline 5-Session Workshop SeriesNov 12, 2024, 11:00 AM PSTOnline 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
Sat, Jan 11Online One-Session WorkshopJan 11, 2025, 10:00 AM PSTOnline One-Session Workshop
Sat, Jan 11Online One-Session WorkshopJan 11, 2025, 10:00 AM PSTOnline One-Session Workshop
Sat, Jan 18Online One-Session WorkshopJan 18, 2025, 10:00 AM PSTOnline One-Session Workshop
Sat, Jan 25Online One-Session WorkshopJan 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PMOnline One-Session Workshop- Sat, Feb 01Online One-Session WorkshopFeb 01, 2025, 10:00 AM PSTOnline One-Session Workshop
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An enemy is one whose
story we have not heard.
- Gene Knudsen Hoffman
Compassionate Listening pioneer