I Don't Know What To Do: Compassion and Contemplation in a time of Crisis


Course Format

Recorded webinar.


We currently live in a time of multiple, simultaneous crises, leaving many with sensations of chaos and helplessness. The traditions of contemplation and compassion have skills to offer, increasing supported by 21st century neurobiology, helping us to find space for both rest and recovery, and for learning and decision-making as we choose how to take action. This half-day experience will accessibly introduce the biological basics of how compassion and contemplation support the health of the body and mind while acknowledging the realities with which we live. Easy activities explicitly linked to some of the dilemmas we currently face will offer real-time experience with contemplative practice. Time will be taken to explore some of the misconceptions of compassion and meditative practices, as well as some of the cautions and considerations necessary for persons both temperamentally and situationally experiencing uncertainty and anxiety. 

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