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Teaching caregivers
skills rooted in
mindfulness and compassion

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Caregivers

Caregivers

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

Volunteers

We offer an opportunity to cultivate awareness and compassion by caring for those with chronic and terminal illness.
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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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SUPPORT US WITH ZCP MERCH

Help us raise awareness

There are many ways to raise awareness but nothing gets other people curious or asking about us than to wear or carry an item with a Zen Caregiving Project logo. ClozTalk helps many nonprofit organizations raise awareness. Please take a look at what they are creating for us.

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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

Heidi Hartsough

Heidi Hartsough’s journey from the Peace Corps to ZCP Volunteer

Learn more about our volunteer caregiver, Heidi Hartsough.
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Collaboration in Action: ZCP Volunteers and Curry Senior Center

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A Volunteer Caregiver at the Cadillac Hotel Finds Meaning in the Tenderloin

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MINDFULNESS & MEDITATION

Mindfulness and meditation don’t have to be complicated. Here are some resources to support you on your journey.
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CAREGIVING RESOURCES

A list of organizations and networks aimed to help caregivers with planning to finding the right palliative care.
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Town Hall Gathering, May 2023

The staff and board members of Zen Caregiving Project held a virtual town hall gathering to share what we've been up to and where we are headed.
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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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San Francisco In-Home Support Services logo
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