Learn to Facilitate an Empathy Circle and
build the Empathy Movement!
build the Empathy Movement!
Join Us for a Free,
Online Empathy Circle Facilitation Training
Session 1: April 12th, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM PST
Session 2: April 19th, 10:00 AM- 12:30 PM PST
Session 3: April 26th, 10:00 AM- 12:30 PM PST
Session 4: May 3rd, 10:00 AM- 12:30 PM PST
The online training takes place in Zoom
https://zoom.us/j/3521266686
Is There a Cost?: The circles and trainings are free and open to all and donations are welcomed. The only prerequisite is to attend at least two Empathy Circles prior to attending a training.
Time Commitment: In addition to attending 4 sessions of 2.5 hours each, there are weekly assignments to complete that may take 1-2 hours. We will also pair you weekly with an empathy buddy to practice empathy.
Certificates of Completion: We give Certificates of Completion to everyone that attends all required training sessions.
Email Bill Filler at paddlinman@yahoo.com with any questions.
This is an Open Source Empathy Training. This means we invite anyone to use this training curriculum and resources to hold their own trainings. You can use, study, change, distribute and build on it. Just give credit and link back to this training website. We invite you to also help co-host, co-design, co-develop and co-promote the training for the mutual benefit and well-being of humanity and the planet.
Want to have a short Empathy Circle Experience?
Check out our free Weekly Empathy Cafes
We have drop-in Empathy Cafes on
Wednesdays at 5:30 PM Pacific Time, U.S. (8:30 PM EST) in zoom room: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82025704305?pwd=aLnosQqfyIcsqOhHPlaXaos7ZK74sS.1
and on
Thursdays at 6 PM Pacific Time, (9 PM Eastern Time) in zoom room https://zoom.us/j/3521266686
Check here to find the time conversion for your area. World Clock
See the article in Scientific American that addresses empathy and how the listening and reflecting in a shared Empathy Circle gives people a collective empathic experience.
Other Empathy Cafes
Can't make the Thursday or Wednesday Empathy Circle Cafe? You can search our Events Calendar. Here you will find drop-in Introductory Empathy Circles held on various days and in different time zones. Click for the calendar - (time conversions)
The Empathy Center Schedule of Events for 2025
Access the Empathy Center Schedule of Events, which include a schedule of our trainings and Empathy Summits in 2025
The Empathy Circle and Facilitator Training fit into a larger vision of a Culture of Empathy: A vision and dream of building a culture based on mutual empathy among all people around the world. The Empathy Circle is a wonderful first step to practice, develop, and increase your deep listening and empathy skills.
Building a Supportive Community
For a brief introduction, watch this 9-minute video. Being in an Empathy Circle will provide you with the full essence of this practice. A description does not equal the experience of sharing an Empathy Circle in community with those you know and those you have yet to meet. We are building an empathic community and support network. We offer Empathy Buddy calls and a Social Media Community. We seek and receive opportunities to assist in facilitating circles. We share in the many ways empathy is spreading around the world.
Want to Donate?
We offer the training free of charge and by donation. All Empathy Circle Facilitators presenting the training are volunteering their time. If you want to contribute to a Culture of Empathy and spread the Empathy Circle practice around the world, you can donate to The Empathy Center. General donations to The Empathy Center nonprofit are tax deductible. If you donate specifically for the training, it is not tax deductible.
Our Vision
Our vison is a global culture of empathy that is based on the foundational values of mutual empathy, openness and care. We believe a global culture based on empathy would contribute to the wellbeing of humanity and the planet.
Our Mission
Our mission is to raise the level of empathy on the planet by training all 8 billion people to be able to take part in and facilitate Empathy Circles and promote other empathy buildings initiatives.
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If you have an organization, business, or community group and would like to offer the training, we can facilitate a training for you. Contact EdwinRutsch@gmail.com