Hooria Jazaieri - Compassion Cultivation Training, CCT

05/05/2022

Remember, compassion does not mean that you agree or like the behavior, it is simply the acknowledgement that regardless of the causes and details, all beings suffer.

You may have seen this recent photo of a dog tied to a fire hydrant here in Green Bay, and we understand it evokes a strong emotional response. She’s currently in our care serving her mandatory stray hold and is doing great. As her story gains attention locally and beyond, we wanted to take a moment to address Baby Girl’s previous owner directly:

First and foremost, we are so sorry you had to part with your best friend. It’s evident just how much you loved her and we can see you did your best while struggling with your own medical complications and challenges of life. We see your love in the bag you carefully packed with all of her favorite things. We see your love in the way you secured her leash so she wouldn’t get hit by a car. We see your love in the way you placed her in the middle of a neighborhood where she’d be quickly found. We see your love in how happy and healthy Baby Girl looks. And we see your love in the note you left, pleading for someone to help her when you no longer could.

While we’ll never let fees be a barrier and we welcome anonymous surrenders, we see that you did what you thought was best for your beloved pup and we are grateful for your compassion. Rest assured that she’s safe, she’s getting tons of attention from our team, and she’s on track to find her next loving family very soon. We wish you all the best and hope that if you see this, you can rest a little easier knowing your Baby Girl has a bright future ahead ♥

07/01/2020

Check out Dan Harris' 10% Happier podcast with The Greater Good Science Center's Emiliana Simon-Thomas

Now on the , in this fraught moment in history, we’re talking to Emiliana Simon-Thomas, a leading scientist to help us tackle one of the most pernicious misconceptions that humans have ever fostered; and the pursuit thereof. https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/emiliana-simon-thomas-260

08/19/2019

Check out this FREE 15-week Online Mindful Compassion Leadership Course Beginning the Week of August 19, 2019. Weekly topics include:

Week 1 – Introduction to Stress and Anxiety
Week 2 – Attention Regulation
Week 3 – Emotion Regulation
Week 4 – Self-Compassion and Emotion Regulation
Week 5 – Overcoming the Negative Bias of the Brain and Cultivating Gratitude
Week 6 – Cognitive Regulation/Flexibility
Week 7 – Compassion Cultivation
Week 8 – Active and Empathetic Listening and Non-Violent Communication
Week 9 – Difficult Conversations
Week 11 – Resilience, Reverence, and Vulnerability
Week 12 – Integration of Strengths and Opportunities to Improve
Week 13 – Visioning and Prioritizing the “Dream” Goals
Week 14 – Integration into Daily Life

Access Compassionate Leadership Course Adapted from the version that is offered to doctoral students enrolled in ED 815 (SDSU), this 14-week course, designed, facilitated, and evaluated by Marilee Bresciani Ludvik, will meet for one-hour per week in an online face-to-face environment with one 18-20....

04/26/2019

Does Taking Time for Compassion Make Doctors Better At Their Jobs? Via NPR

In their new book Compassionomics, two doctors review the field of compassion research. Their finding? When physicians take time to connect and express care, both patients and doctors benefit.

08/14/2018

The answer so far seems to be yes, but there is a lot we still don't know about compassion training.

07/14/2018

How to elicit kindness by making problems personal.

07/02/2018

One of the most in-depth meditation studies to date shows that different practices have different benefits.

06/26/2018

Who would've thought a soap company (Mrs. Meyer's) would be getting into the compassion business?! And, a cameo by Stanford's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (Stanford U.)'s Dr. James R. Doty. Flowers + Compassion? I'm a fan of this initiative!

We know the power of gardening. And in a world that needs kindness more than ever, we asked what if compassion was something we could grow? We created The Co...

04/24/2018

Follow these steps to feel more compassionate toward others and toward yourself.

12/06/2017

Just because employees may be silent, doesn't mean suffering is absent in the workplace.

Kelly talks to acclaimed scholars Jane Dutton and Monica Worline who show us the evidence based science that a caring workplace is a more successful workplace. [audio

12/05/2017

Here's what we know right now about meditation—and what we don't.