THE COMPASSION PRACTICE

The Compassion Practice, developed by Frank Rogers, Jr., of the Center for Engaged Compassion, is a mindfulness-based practice and a radical pathway to transformation. Incorporating mindful attention to our internal experience, the Compassion Practice nurtures authentic compassion for others AND ourselves.

The Compassion Practice is not an education program. It doesn’t teach compassion as an idea, a feeling, or even a commandment. The 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. The 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.

BELOVED Compassion Network (BCN) provides immersive experiences of the Compassion Practice to individuals, leadership teams, congregations and communities.  Our 25-hour curriculum teaches the theology, psychology, and neuro-physiology of the Compassion Practice and facilitates the spiritual/contemplative practices that embody engaged compassion.  The Compassion Practice experience is offered in multiple formats including online an in-person gatherings facilitated in multi-week series, 3 day-long retreats, or 2 multi-day retreats.  (On-site retreats and “retreat-in-place” options are available.)   BCN offers one-day introductory experiences as well.  For those interested in becoming a Certified Facilitator of the Compassion Practice, BCN offers a 75-hour training program to qualified candidates.