Living Compassion Immersion – Europe
Living Compassion is my continual, embodied mindfulness practice – because the longing in my being is to live and feel the fullness every moment of my life. The continual sense of intimacy with the life in me, is a way of living.
~ Robert Gonzales
My Invitation to you,
Your essence, innate to you, is a quality of loving joyful presence. Living Compassion is a process of meeting life in all its unfolding from this place. As you do so, you both anchor your identity with essence while also reintegrating lost or fragmented parts of yourself. Living Compassion is a way of living into your wholeness. Wholeness, all of who you are available to life, is a foundation of living fully the gift of your being in this world. I consider this a profound way to honour life and bring my gratitude for life into my way of being. I invite you to explore living into your wholeness and the gift that you are together in community for these 6 months!
This embodied immersion program means to carry the legacy of Robert Gonzales, founder of Living Compassion, an approach to the spirituality of Nonviolent Communication. This 6 month journey builds steadily capacities of consciousness to meet life fully, and supports a group holding to meet life in connection together.
Program Elements
A group journey with selected participants for 6 months
2 week-long retreats
Retreat 1: May 9-16, 2027
Retreat 2: October 24-31, 2027
Weekly practices with different partners from the group
Monthly practices in small groups
3 live online group calls
Training handbook and resources
The Curriculum
Living Compassion fundamentally invites us into a paradigm shift from the duality of the comparing and projecting mind to the non-dual experience of direct contact with life as a unique happening through the body and soul. We approach this shift from three directions:
From | Toward | In essence | |
1 | Lack | Wholeness | Your sense of what you are missing is a guide to what is precious in you. |
2 | Problem solving | Attending | Life is calling for our attention and that presence creates conditions for life’s organic harmony. |
3 | Blame and victimhood | Empowerment | When I fully own my whole experience, I am able to respond to life from my deepest values. |
Core topics
- Somatic Awareness – Listening to the signals of the body
- Inner and Outer Tracking – Following the life movements within you and others
- The Felt-Sense – Dwelling in the source of meaning within you before it is translated by the mind or heart
- The Beauty of Needs – Every need is a fullness of your soul
- Self-Compassion – Meeting your own experience with unconditional love.
- Self-Responsibility – Establishing sovereignty over your whole being and all your experiences
- Authenticity – Showing up in the world in innocence
- Core Beliefs – Bringing gratitude to the beliefs that have carried us to this point as you release them
- Titration – Meeting Gently creating the meeting point between the centered self, the adaptive self and the wounded self
- Grief – Honouring what is lost in the stillness of acceptance.
- Wholeness – Being available to embrace all qualities of life with trust and intimacy
- Intuition – Following the inner sensing to trust the knowing from within
- Empathic presence – Accompanying another person in their inner world
Venue: Finca es Moli d’Adalt, Mallorca, Spain
The venue will be a beautiful rustic farm on Mallorca, Spain. The workshops will be held in a large living room of one of the many houses, while accommodation and dining will be in different locations across the farm. It is nestled in woodland, and there is a natural pool. Sheep, goats and chickens are among the residents. There will be walks of up to 15min between the locations.
Transport
We will arrange pick-up from the nearby town Arta. We can also coordinate transport and possible car rentals from Palma de Mallorca. This will also help for an afternoon trip to the sea.
Contribution
Tuition:
| Super Early Bird – December 31, 2026 | Early Bird – February 15, 2027 | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| €1410 | €1550 | €1690 |
Boarding and Lodging:
Room prices for each retreat including the stay for 7 nights, and all three meals and refreshments:
Single – €780/week Double – €580/week
Details
Start Date:
May 9, 2027
End Date:
October 31, 2027
Cost:
€1,410 - 1,690
Organizer
Organizer:
Gloria Salo