The Compassion Project (TCP) was founded to share the wisdom of the Buddhist mind-sciences of Tibet with diverse Buddhist and non-Buddhist audiences here in the West. Founded in 2008 by Ven. Phagyab Rinpoche, a ranking Buddhist lama-scholar from Tibet, together with Marina Illich, Ph.D., TCP teaches techniques for developing mindfulness, stress-reduction, non-violent communication, compassion and mindbody well-being. Classes are offered in an ecumenical format based on the Buddhist traditions of Tibet to audiences in various institutional settings including: schools, prisons, corporations, religious organizations, medical centers and healing centers, as well as to interested private parties. TCP also offers classes and workshops on Tibetan Buddhism for Buddhist and other interested spiritual communities.

Schools: The Compassion Project offers school seminars and privately-hosted workshops to teach students techniques of mindfulness, visualization, analytical reasoning and breathing that: 1) promote self-awareness, emotional regulation, and resilience; 2) enhance attention and concentration levels; and 3) enable students to develop greater compassion and empathy for their peers and communities.

Prisons: TCP offers programs to teach mindfulness, emotional regulation, anger management and tools for developing compassion and empathy to incarcerated individuals. These techniques are taught in an ecumenical fashion to interested inmates. TCP also offers programs for Buddhist prison groups which are facilitated in collaboration with Buddhist or other chaplains at the prison facility.

Corporations: TCP offer seminars in corporations to teach managers and employees essential skills for 1) managing energy, 2) developing mindfulness and 3) sourcing mindbody well-being to promote better job performance, clearer communication, effective collaboration and organizational harmony.

Medical/Integrative Health Centers: TCP offers seminars to promote better understanding of the mindbody connection and to educate the public about recent developments in the field of neuroscience and psycho-immunology which demonstrate the efficacy of Buddhist breathing, mindfulness and visualization techniques in healing body and mind. It also offers experiential modules in which participants are trained how to put these techniques into practice to facilitate their own healing. Some seminars and modules are facilitated in collaboration with medical, mental health and integrative health practitioners including doctors, psychotherapists, somatic psychologists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, and massage therapists.

Private Parties: TCP offers programs upon request to individuals and private parties interested in learning Buddhist techniques of stress-reduction,

Buddhist and Other Spiritual Centers: TCP offers classes and workshops on Tibetan Buddhism for Buddhist and other interested spiritual communities.