Teaching Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness

The SENTE Program has been developed in Porto Alegre, Brazil since 2007 in schools covered by the Santa Cecilia UBS. Inspired by working with Zen Peacemakers International, the program established a partnership with the State School of Elementary Education Ivo Corseuil, located in the neighborhood Petrópolis/POA. In 2011, the SENTE Program became part of the […]
The Whole Language – The Power of Extravagant Tenderness

Fr. Gregory Boyle will share what he has learned in three decades working with marginalized populations at Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, California—that love is the answer, community is the context, and tenderness is the connective tissue. Tenderness reflects the foundational notion that there is no us and them, only us. Homeboy seeks to be […]
Walking the Path of Healing with Midwives Around the World

Please join Jennifer Dohrn as she shares her journey of “Walking the Path of Healing with Midwives Around the World” Jennifer will talk about her lifelong journey as a midwife and Zen practitioner, from working with women and families of color in the South Bronx, New York City to being on the frontlines in South […]
Healing Dharma Inside Prisons

Since the 1980s, the US has been the leader in mass incarceration making up approximately 25% of the world’s prison population though its population is only 4-5% of the world. Harsh long sentences from our criminal justice system have kept more than 2 million bodies inside the prisons costing taxpayers more than $80 billion per […]
Listening from the Heart – Where Compassion Begins

Join Jared Seide for a conversation about Center for Council and its work building council-based programs that foster compassion in prisons, community-based organizations, hospitals, schools, and police agencies. Jared will talk about the evolution of the organization’s work and what has led to the publication of his new book: Where Compassion Begins: Foundational Practices to […]
Contemplative Medicine

Over the past decade and a half of engagement in healthcare environments and intimate relationships, Koshin Paley Ellison and Chodo Robert Campbell have witnessed an acute need for an approach to care that extends to include caretakers (whoever self-identifies as such) themselves. Too often, those in a care-taking role experience burn-out, a sense of isolation, […]
Dukkha from the Inside & Outside of Prison Walls

Since the 1980s, the US has been the leader in mass incarceration making up approximately 25% of the world’s prison population though its population is only 4-5% of the world. Harsh long sentences from our criminal justice system have kept more than 2 million bodies inside the prisons costing taxpayers more than $80 billion per […]
Faith in the Night

For 57 years, since 1964, the San Francisco Night Ministry has quietly walked the streets of the city in the very late-night hours, offering a ministry of presence, loving attention, and hope to anyone we meet. Please join Rev. Trent Thornley, the Executive Director of the San Francisco Night Ministry, as he shares the mission […]
Your World is Not The World

T. Marie King will share a condensed version of her training session. How do you connect with communities that you’re not a part of, by learning how to identify, address and eliminate your biases. Participates will reflect on man made disparities, the importance of self reflection, the necessity of listening and trust and why you’re […]
ZPI SHORT Your World is Not The World

T. Marie King will share a condensed version of her training session. How do you connect with communities that you’re not a part of, by learning how to identify, address and eliminate your biases. Participates will reflect on man made disparities, the importance of self reflection, the necessity of listening and trust and why you’re […]