— Petra Johns & Jan Mayer, Institute for Compassion
The most important journey of
our lives is only 30 cm long:
From the head to the heart.
The most important journey of
our lives is only 30 cm long:
From the head to the heart.
Welcome to the Institute for Compassion in Heidelberg. We are a non-profit organization with the aim of encouraging people to get to know themselves better again - to achieve physiological, psychological and spiritual balance. As balanced and self-responsible people, we are then able to build harmonious and deep relationships with other people and the environment.
A wide variety of projects have now emerged from our ideas on how this can be achieved.
The projects initiated by us all have one thing in common at their core: people are invited and encouraged to get to know themselves better and, as a result, to encounter their environment in a new way.
The guide "Encounters at the Heart Level" published by the Institute for Compassion, which was developed for use in daycare centers, is finding its way to northern Germany.
Amongst the business of our lives, many of us have lost the connection to our hearts. Yet the heart is the most powerful organ we have, going well beyond the anatomical functions. The heart is the home of all life-enhancing qualities, but we need to work hard to restore our hearts to its natural, pure state.
Qi Gong has been practiced in individual groups at the daycare centres in Walldorf and St. Leon-Rot for several months now. The children and teachers are gaining more and more experience with the method. A publication on implementation instructions* was published in 2024 and is available from the Institute for Compassion.
Listen to our new podcast on the topic: "What compassion can achieve in journalism"
Have you ever heard the saying “what is your head telling you”, or “listen to your heart”? How about “trust your gut”? These familiar sayings subtly imply that each organ might hold a unique decision for you...
