Compassion Practice, developed by Frank Rogers, Jr., of the Center for Engaged Compassion, is a mindfulness-based practice and a radical pathway to transformation. Compassion Practice is an integrated spiritual discipline that literally EMBODIES the "how to" of cultivating genuine compassion for oneself and for others . . . AND . . . the "how to" of discerning effective and sustainable compassionate action to ease someone's pain and to promote their flourishing.
This 3-week online course will introduce you to Compassion Practice through the lens of Jesus' life and teachings. It includes teachings to cultivate more compassion, guided contemplative practice sessions, small group dialogue, and homework to incorporate compassion into your daily life. This course is designed to teach us how to cultivate compassion and to take compassionate action in the world. It is best to attend the live session, but it will be recorded and available within a few days of the session.
The entire Cultivating Compassion series has three levels and includes 13 sessions. While there is value in completing only the three sessions of CC-Level 1, consider moving to CC-Level 2: Self Compassion (4 sessions), and CC-Level 3: Compassion for Others (6 sessions). The dates for CC-Level 2 & CC-Level 3 will be determined during the CC-Level 1 series.
Compassion Practice doesn’t teach compassion as an idea, a feeling, or even a commandment. Compassion Practice embodies compassion as a practice and a way of life. It’s a spiritual pilgrimage to recalibrate one’s reactive PULSE to the steady heartbeat of the Sacred Source of compassion. Essential to the Compassion Practice is the affirmation of the belovedness of all people, including oneself, incorporating a “U-turn” to address personal fears, longings, woundedness and obstructed gifts. Compassion Practice asserts that compassion is not complete until it is expressed in concrete action intended to ease the suffering and promote the flourishing of oneself and of others, drawing both into right relationship with appropriate accountability.
Participants in the Compassion Practice will:
reclaim their own belovedness
learn to sit in and savor Sacred Presence
welcome, befriend, learn from, and heal inner reactivities
discern effective compassionate action to ease their own pain and promote their own flourishing
rediscover the belovedness of others, even difficult others
learn to set aside internal reactivities to behold others as they really are
understand empathically the inner reactivities of others
discern effective compassionate action to ease the pain and promote the flourishing of others.
Dates: Jan. 12, 19, 26, 2026
Time: 3-5 pm (CT); 4-6 (ET); 2-4 (MT); 1-3 (PT)
Fee: $75 (includes facilitator fee, technology fee)
Facilitator: Kim Voyle
Registration deadline: Jan. 2
Kim Voyle, PhD. has a Master of Science degree in Human Resource Leadership and has her Ph.D. in Vocational Psychology. Kim completed a certificate in spiritual direction from the San Francisco Theological Seminary. She is certified as a Boundless Compassion Facilitator. In 2024, Kim became a certified Beloved Compassion Practice Facilitator through the Beloved Compassion Network. Her call is to live the path of compassion; that is tender, courageous, and wise utilizing the great paths of love provided by many spiritual traditions, especially Buddhist and Christian.
T0 learn more the Beloved Compassion Network visit their website: https://belovedcompassionnetwork.org/
Scholarship funds are available. Please inquire at registration.