Feel the power of compassion |
When we cultivate compassion we also develop our courage, strength, and wisdom. In this meditation from our Founder Rick Hanson, you will get to feel the immensely empowering and freeing sense that can come from identifying with a compassionate mindset and motivation.
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Compassion is a full-bodied experience |
Research has shown that practicing compassion can impact on our minds and physiology in lots of different ways - improving our overall health and wellbeing, and altering our thought patterns. In this blog, Catherine Schweikert tells us about the latest research into the bodily effects of compassion.
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Share a video about your work |
One of the priority missions for the GCC is to create a platform where we can celebrate and champion the work of our members. To help with this, we will be using our launch to
showcase video clips that highlight what you do to spread and embed compassion. Hit the link below to send us a video - perhaps news footage, an intro film, or social media clip - that tells the world about your work.
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To be a shining star, you've got to "stick" to it |
Sport can have the most amazing impact on people's lives. Not only does it bring people together, it can also help to change perceptions about the "role" or abilities of different people in society. That is why this story of an all-woman hockey team in Khamarimunda village in India is so powerful.
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#CompassionNow: A global gathering for compassion
Come together with compassion practitioners, researchers, politicians, and activists including Ruby Wax, Marianne Williamson, Mpho Tutu, and Jack Kornfield as together we celebrate the power of compassion and organize to spread it to every corner of society.
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In the spotlight |
Jaskaran Basran is a member of the GCC Board and Foundation Manager and Research Coordinator at the Compassionate Mind Foundation (UK) and an associate professor at the University of Derby. She is currently completing a PhD on the use of compassion focused therapy for individuals with narcissistic traits.
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