Compassion Meditation

Compassion meditation is an ancient, much studied practice of cultivating care for all beings, including ourselves. This course introduces the various dimensions of compassion and mindfulness meditation, emphasizing experiential learning of practices to increase awareness, shift negative thought patterns, increase self-compassion, relate more skillfully with difficult others, and connect to common humanity. Students will explore the rigorous current research on compassion and discuss how compassion translates to action.