Lama Chonyi is ordained in the Ngakpang tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and is a social work professor at the University of Wisconsin. She is a nationally recognized gerontology researcher, scholar, and educator and as a Fellow of The Center of Contemplative Mind in Society she developed curriculum highlighting the importance of mindfulness for compassionate and ethically based social action, therapeutic intervention, and professional self care. Chonyi has been a student of Domo Geshe Rinpoche, the Spiritual Director of White Conch, since 2003 and is the midwest facilitator for Rinpoche’s Conscious End of Life Program with Grand Transitions Institute and Hospice. In This Episode: * Lama Chonyi talks about how she has incorporated mindfulness practices in her classroom and the results she’s seen. * We discuss the impact of mindfulness on those in the social work professions. * A link between mindfulness and compassion is explored and we learn the distinctions between empathy and compassion, two important elements to social work. Episode Links: * White Conch Teachers * Joyful Path YouTube * UW School of Social Work How to Subscribe to The Podcast To subscribe to The Wisdom of Compassion podcast you’ll need an app to listen to the show. * For iTunes users, simply open the iTunes store and search for “Wisdom of Compassion”. From there, all you need to do is click the “Subscribe” button. * For those using Stitcher Radio on your mobile device, just search for “Wisdom of Compassion” and subscribe from there. * If you have a “podcatcher” that you prefer, the feed that you’ll need to add is: http://www.white-conch.org/feed/podcast/ * You can always listen to episodes on the show notes page for each episode by using the audio player at the top of this page. Thanks for listening!