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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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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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* NEW OPPORTUNITY *

Become a volunteer caregiver to the underserved

Would you like to be a volunteer caregiver for a nonprofit organization in the Tenderloin? We have an exciting opportunity for anyone who wants to be a part of ZCP’s mission to provide compassionate, contemplative caregiving to the underserved. Join us in becoming one of our volunteers.

The Cadillac Hotel in San Francisco is a very special place with its own legacy to provide permanent housing and rehabilitation to the city’s homeless population. Read more about the Cadillac Hotel and how you can become a volunteer.

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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

Community Forward

Webinar on The Gift of Self-Compassion for Family Caregivers

ZCP presented a talk on the gift of self-compassion to the Family Caregiver Alliance.
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Webinar on What If I Say the Wrong Thing?

A recording on ways of offering compassionate support to someone in grief.
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Webinar on Emotional First-Aid for Caregivers

A recording on ways to provide better and more attentive care to your patient or loved one.
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Webinar on Connecting Authentically Via Phone or Zoom

A recording on ways to bring more ease and connection to all our online communications.
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Webinar on Self-Compassion: Addressing Professional Burnout

A recording of short, practical self-compassion exercises that healthcare workers can integrate into each day.
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Webinar on Mindfulness for Healthcare Workers: Coping with COVID-19

A recording of easy, mindfulness practices to help healthcare workers reset and renew in the midst of these unprecedented times.
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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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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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