Teaching caregivers
skills rooted in
mindfulness and compassion

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Caregivers

We train family, professional, and clinical caregivers to develop and apply mindfulness for engaged care.

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Volunteers

We offer an opportunity to cultivate awareness and compassion by caring for those with chronic and terminal illness.

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Partnerships

We pursue better caregiving through partnering with networks of inspired people and organizations.

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Our Offerings

We teach mindfulness and compassion to improve well-being and care.

Our work, drawing from over 30 years of experience in hospice and end of life care, is grounded in the expression
of the universal values of compassion and service. We teach caregivers to use mindfulness-based tools to improve
well-being, and through conversation, we inspire each other to live fully in the face of the universal experience of loss.

Mindful Caregiving Education

Our courses improve care by helping caregivers build emotional resilience and work skillfully with stress and loss.

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Volunteer Caregiving Program

We train volunteers in skills grounded in mindfulness and compassion to serve people who are chronically ill or dying.

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Exploring Loss

We create and participate in workshops, events and conferences to bring the topics of loss and death into the open.

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Library of Resources

Check out our library of free videos and caregiver listings

Over the last few years, we have compiled many resource lists, recordings, tips, and stories that have helped those who recently found themselves in a caregiving role to a full-time caregiver.

We have videos on topics such as Self Compassion, Working with Grief, Building Resilience, and Managing Difficult Emotions. There are also blogs about our work and lists of palliative and hospice organizations as well as other caregiving support sites.

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News from the Field

On Caregiving

Testimonials

What People Are Saying

We want to improve the care experience for everyone. Our greatest reward is knowing that our training improves the well being of those we serve.

I feel more connected to the person I am caring for because of this class, and I feel more connected to myself.

Course participant

Mindful Family Caregiving Course Participant (Online)

Volunteering at Zen Hospice Project has had a profound influence on my life. It brings joy to my life and I always receive much more than I give.

Laurent de Bord

Volunteer Caregiver at Laguna Honda Hospital

Your workshop was a highlight of the weekend. It felt incredibly gratifying.

Mindy Relyea

Everpresence Symposium Founder, and Director

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Your generosity helps us serve and support caregivers in need,
and those they care for.

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Partners

We believe that better caregiving happens through networks of
inspired people and organizations working together.

We work with a range of different partners to share our mindfulness-based approach to caregiving.

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Teaching caregivers skills rooted in mindfulness and compassion

We teach mindfulness and compassion to improve well-being and care.

SUPPORT US WITH ZCP MERCH

Library of Resources

On Caregiving

Fully present, in the moment

Caring for Dad

Family Caregiver Burnout

A day in the life of a family caregiver

Boundaries.

When a ZCP Staff Member Finds Herself in the Role of Family Caregiver

What People Are Saying

We believe that better caregiving happens through networks ofinspired people and organizations working together.

Teaching caregivers
skills rooted in
mindfulness and compassion

We believe that better caregiving happens through networks of
inspired people and organizations working together.