We make space for encounters on a heart level - with others and with yourself

— Petra Johns & Jan Mayer, Institute for Compassion

The Institute for Compassion
- what drives us

Welcome to the Institute for Compassion in Heidelberg. May we introduce ourselves briefly? We are Petra Johns and Jan Mayer, the two founders of the institute. When we founded the Institute for Compassion in the fall of 2020, we had one thing in mind above all else: we wanted to create opportunities for people to be able to meet each other openly and honestly. As a result of this intention, various projects have since emerged.

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The Projects - our Manifestations

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.

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