Empathy & Compassion

TELLURIDE INSTITUTE’S COMPASSION FESTIVAL 2012 BEGINS JULY 18

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Twin events are headed to town to take place at Telluride’s Palm Theater and the historic Sheridan Opera House from July 18 – 22: The Telluride Institute’s Compassion Festival, “No Place like Home” and “The Science of Compassion,” a joint venture between the Institute and Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, (CCARE) Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, (CCARE)

 

This year marks the third time the Telluride Institute and CCARE have partnered up to bring the science and practice of compassion to Telluride.

 

by Elisabeth Gick

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