GRACE – The power of compassionate action

The power of compassionate action;
in contact with yourself and others

Commitment and compassion without burnout. Joan Halifax's GRACE methodology

What you will learn

In this two-day training you will learn to interact with others in a committed and compassionate manner through active contemplation practice. GRACE stands for:

• Gathering Attention,
• Recalling Intention (recognizing our intention),
• Attune to Self and Other,
• Consider what will serve,
• Engage and End (providing help and closing).

The methodology was developed by Joan Halifax, anthropologist, pioneer in the field of palliative care, dharma teacher, Zen priest and founder of the Upaya Institute in Santa Fe, based on research in social and neuropsychology. She wrote the book “Tipping Points” about this.

During the training you increase your ability to interact compassionately with others without losing care for yourself. Because in everyday life our involvement with others often threatens to become too much for ourselves. Whether we are doctors, teachers, social workers, therapists, managers or informal caregivers, or simply in our everyday human contact.

At the end of this two-day:

• Have you become acquainted with the concepts? altruism, empathy, integrity, respect and commitment in relation to compassionate action.
• Have you learned to apply these concepts during your practice?
• Have you gained insight into the “tipping points” that do not always make applying them easy or possible?
• As a participant, have you found your own way to use the GRACE process as a frame of reference in your own life and/or your own professional practice?
• Are you more aware of the possibilities and limitations that are inextricably linked to being human?

The program

This training offers the program of the GRACE methodology. We discuss the background of the concept of compassion and we go through the five steps of the GRACE process. This way you can also learn the qualities and skills that enable you to be involved with others with an open heart without always becoming overwhelmed or burned out.

In addition to theoretical explanations, we practice the skills in an experience-oriented and interactive way. We use meditation and reflection to deepen the experiences. Naturally, we pay attention to how you can practically apply this method in work and daily life.

Whether compassion is deeply rooted in our biology or arises from our conscience, whether it is instinctive, intentional or socially prescribed, we know from scientific research that it increases the well-being of those who receive compassion and is even beneficial for people who merely witness an act of compassion. Compassion is one of those experiences that moves the human heart, whether we give it, receive it or observe it.

For whom

This training is for all people who work with people, and anyone who feels involved with others, but sometimes struggles with the feeling that this takes too much energy.

Some experience with meditation is desirable, for example through the 8-week mindfulness training or in another way.

Date and location

Dates:
Weekend on request

Location:
Eindhoven; former chapel in Health Center Plus, 15 minutes on foot from Central Station

Price: €485,00

Inclusive:
'Tippling points' by Joan Halifax, workbook, audio files, lunch, coffee, tea, water, refreshments during the day (excluding: overnight stay and dinner) If desired, a list of overnight accommodations / hotels will be sent upon registration.

Trainer

Birgitte MJ Beelen
Mindfulness & Compassion Trainer VMBN – Cat. 1
Mental Health Psychologist / Supervisor & Learning Therapist NVRG
EMDR Practitioner Europe Cross Border Mediator EU

You can download the full brochure of this training here to download.