02: Spiritual Wellness - the Science of Compassion with Carol Beck

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Compassion is one of the most fundamental parts of being human, but not all of us practice it. While it’s a natural behavior, not everyone utilizes it in their day to day life. Today’s guest, Carol Beck is the Associate Director of The Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics.

The Compassion Center focusing on teaching students and other individuals how to practice compassion and kindness in every area of life. It teaches how to cultivate compassion, systems thinking, as well as attention training, trauma informed curriculum and so much more. Tune into this episode to learn more about The Compassion Centers mission to globalize a culture of compassion and the benefits the practice of compassion can have in your life.

Show Highlights:

• What is the compassion center and what they do
• How Compassion is structured and programs they offer
• Practical teachings integrating into courses
• Why you have to have strength and put yourself first to practice compassion
• What makes empathy a building block for compassion
• Recognizing our common humanity and inner-dependence
• What is empathy fatigue
• The importance of scaling our expectations to reality and recognizing limitations
• The Fight, Flight, Freeze mode
• Helping people recognize their own need for compassion
• How faith traditions come into play with compassion
• The 21 Day Compassion Challenge
• The benefits you see in your daily life from practicing compassion

Links:

Visit Wellness Within Your Walls -https://wellnesswithinyourwalls.com/10-step-approach/

Compassion Shift - https://compassionshift.emory.edu

Compassion Based Ethics at Emory University - http://www.dalailama.emory.edu/

Sponsors:

We'd like to thank today's sponsor, The Bill Lowe Gallery, for their support of this show. Click here to visit their website.