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The Art of Compassion

2025-09-20 14:00:00 2025-09-20 15:00:00 America/New_York The Art of Compassion Compassion consultant Laura Banks shares the science and neurobiology of compassion, followed by a conversation and writing exercise designed to cultivate compassion, connection, and shared humanity. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room C

Saturday, September 20
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-09-20 14:00:00 2025-09-20 15:00:00 America/New_York The Art of Compassion Compassion consultant Laura Banks shares the science and neurobiology of compassion, followed by a conversation and writing exercise designed to cultivate compassion, connection, and shared humanity. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room C

Gum Spring Library

Meeting Room C

Compassion consultant Laura Banks shares the science and neurobiology of compassion, followed by a conversation and writing exercise designed to cultivate compassion, connection, and shared humanity.

Explore how compassion and the arts have helped people not only survive but thrive during difficulties across time and cultures.

Laura Banks is a compassion educator and consultant exploring the connection between the science of compassion, the arts, and what it means to be human. She is dual-certified by the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University and Compassion Institute as a Compassion Cultivation Training© (CCT™) Instructor. 

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AGE GROUP: | High School | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Health/Wellness |

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