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.

Our Values

"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

Fall Facilitator Certification Program Payment
Wed, Aug 21
Zoom
Aug 21, 2024, 11:00 AM – Dec 31, 2024, 11:00 AM
Zoom
Aug 21, 2024, 11:00 AM – Dec 31, 2024, 11:00 AM
Zoom
(Accepted Trainees Only)
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Become A Facilitator-Informational Event
Thu, Dec 05
Zoom
Dec 05, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST
Zoom
Dec 05, 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST
Zoom
Free Zoom Event
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Heart-to-Heart Talks: The Art of Reflective Listening
Sat, Jan 11
Online One-Session Workshop
Jan 11, 2025, 10:00 AM PST
Online One-Session Workshop
Jan 11, 2025, 10:00 AM PST
Online One-Session Workshop
A Family-Focused Compassionate Listening workshop
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Heart-to-Heart Talks Bundle
Sat, Jan 11
Online One-Session Workshop
Jan 11, 2025, 10:00 AM PST
Online One-Session Workshop
Jan 11, 2025, 10:00 AM PST
Online One-Session Workshop
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Self Compassion: The Jewel at the Center of Being
Thu, Jan 16
Online 2-Session Workshop Series
Jan 16, 2025, 11:00 AM PST
Online 2-Session Workshop Series
Jan 16, 2025, 11:00 AM PST
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.
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Heart-to-Heart Talks: Navigating Tough Conversations by Speaking from the Heart
Sat, Jan 18
Online One-Session Workshop
Jan 18, 2025, 10:00 AM PST
Online One-Session Workshop
Jan 18, 2025, 10:00 AM PST
Online One-Session Workshop
A Family Focused Compassionate Listening Workshop
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Heart to Heart Talks: Transforming the Drama Triangle
Sat, Jan 25
Online One-Session Workshop
Jan 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Online One-Session Workshop
Jan 25, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Online One-Session Workshop
A Family Focused Compassionate Listening Workshop
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Breathe, You Are Alive!
Mon, Jan 27
Online 6- session workshop
Jan 27, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Online 6- session workshop
Jan 27, 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Online 6- session workshop
Embodied CL Practice with the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh
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Heart-to-Heart Talks: Cultivating a Forgiving Heart
Sat, Feb 01
Online One-Session Workshop
Feb 01, 2025, 10:00 AM PST
Online One-Session Workshop
Feb 01, 2025, 10:00 AM PST
Online One-Session Workshop
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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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