Our Ethical Pledge

Principles

1. Start within: we pledge to ground our work in the field of empathy-assisted meditation with work on ourselves, and to treat personal growth as a lifelong process.

2. Study the traditions: we pledge to grow our knowledge of the history of empathy-assisted meditation and their many traditions of use, in a good-faith effort to appreciate both the potential and the conflict and complexity surrounding them.

3. Build trust: we pledge to invest in building trust in our relationships across the meditation-assisted field, and repair trust where possible.

4. Consider the gravity: we pledge to consider the implications of the choices that we make, understanding the potential consequences of unethical behavior to individuals, communities, and the meditation field at large.

5. Focus on process: we pledge to make the process as important as the outcome, letting the future we hope to see guide the approach we take in getting there.

6. Create equality and justice: we pledge to actively take steps to make the world more equitable and just

7. Pay it forward: we pledge to support the flourishing of the meditation-assisted field and the communities in which I work, and to give back should my work lead to personal gain.