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Enhancing the experience
of caregiving by teaching
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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Partners

Partners

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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Support Our Work

Support our Holiday Appeal


“It is the heart that does the giving; the fingers only let go.” —Nigerian proverb

We rely on donations to continue the work that we do. Your gift will have a real impact on the lives of family caregivers and healthcare providers that have been overwhelmed and overstretched. Your generosity helps us serve and support their needs, and those they care for.

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Grief and the Holidays

The holiday season can be particularly challenging for those experiencing grief, and can bring up strong emotions connected to those we are losing or have lost.

In recognition of this experience, we are running Grief and the Holidays, a session in which we offer a safe and supportive space for those experiencing grief and share tools to support you through this difficult time.

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News from the Field

On Caregiving

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Companionship and Compassion: The benefits of ZCP Volunteers on a palliative care ward

Hear about the value our volunteers bring from a charge nurse.
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Bethany Becker

Welcoming Bethany, our new board member

Learn more about our most recent member of the Board of Directors, Bethany Becker.
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Imerson Angels

Working with Imerman Angels

ZCP delivered a four-part training on self-compassion and grief to Immerman Angels.
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Growing our Instructor Team

As demand for our courses and classes increases, we grew our instructor team.
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Advanced Mindful Caregiving

The second wave of our Family Caregiver Study is running

ZCP is holding a second wave of the Family Caregiver Study.
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Sutter Health

Working with Sutter Health to support family caregivers

ZCP partnered with Palo Alto Medical Foundation to introduce support sessions for family caregivers within Sutter Health.
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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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