Is this you?

You would like to participate in a community space that has at its center the intention to maintain a quality of connecting and relating that naturally supports a sacred connection to life.

You are dedicated to learning, cultivating, and practicing the consciousness and skills that create healthy relationships and community.

You value meeting others with empathy and compassion.

What is it all about?

Tea and empathy is a community space devoted to connection and transformation. Wise Heart volunteers facilitate this space.

Empathy is the second relationship competency in Mindful Compassionate Dialogue (MCD). Empathy means listening to someone’s experience with warm curiosity. It might be offered in silence or with guesses about thoughts, feelings, and needs. Empathy is a form of attunement and acknowledgment of our shared humanity. It is a heart-based response to a heart-based expression. 

At Tea and Empathy, we envision founding a community space to connect, practice, and support each other in living the change we long to see in the world.

We will begin with an opening circle and a few minutes of guided mindfulness meditation to become grounded in our intention and settle into the space together.

Then there will be an opportunity to choose to participate in one of the empathy practice exercises offered or pour a cup of tea and socialize at the tea table.

Near the end of the two hours we will come together for a closing circle of celebrations, feedback, and requests. We hope to co-create this space as a community and see it evolve and respond to the needs present and become a space we can rely on for on-going connection, support, and inspiration.

No pre-registration required. Please come as you can and help us build community that creates a more compassionate world.

Details

• Facilitators: Rebecca Britt and the MCD Guides

• When: 6:00-8:00pm Tuesdays, Oct 22 / Nov 5 & 19 / Dec 3 & 17

• Where: 1100 SE Division St #120, Portland, OR 97202

  • The entrance to the building is on 11th Street. Walking south on the east side of 11th Avenue, look for the bright red Pine State Biscuits sign. Next to that is Nurture Realty, which is where we meet. There is ample parking at that time of the day, on 11th or on the west side of 11th on Division.

• Contribution: By donation (we suggest betwen $10-$20). You can read more about how we hold Gratitude Economy.

• Enormous thanks to Nurture Realty for donating our meeting space. Please check out their services and recommend them to others.