Compassion Cultivation Training

COMPASSION CULTIVATION TRAINING

Thursdays
SEPTEMBER 23-NOVEMBER 11, 2021
6:00-8:00pm

Compassion Cultivation Training^TM (CCT) is an eight-week evidence-based program developed by Thupten Jinpa and colleagues at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University and overseen by the Compassion Institute.

CCT utilizes insights and techniques from psychology, neuroscience, and contemplative practice.  The course integrates evidence-based meditation techniques, interactive discussions, and lectures as well as real-world exercises to put learning into practice.  This is a real-time course, and will be taught via the Zoom platform, and classes will not be recorded.

Participants will receive:

A CCT workbook/journal (.pdf)
A website with guided meditations and other class resources
Over 20 hours of guided meditations (streamable and downloadable .mp3 formats). The meditations were done by Thupten Jinpa and Kelly McGonigal of CCARE, and Dr. Gitchel.

More information about CCT can be found via the Compassion Institute website and at CCARE.

Dr. Gitchel is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Licensed Associate Counselor, and is a faculty member at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.  He is the author of Pursuing Purpose:  A Guide to Finding Meaning Through Meditation.  He was one of the first persons certified as a teacher of Compassion Cultivation Training^TM (CCT) through the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University, In December 2013, and has been teaching the curriculum steadily since then.

He has been selected three times as a Senior Investigator for the Mind and Life Summer Research Institute.  He has presented talks and workshops on Mindfulness and Compassion at a wide variety of local, regional and national organizations.  He is a member of the Dawn Mountain community and is also a student of Geshe Thupten Dorjee, and a member of the Episcopal Church.

Fee:  $375 Standard Rate (includes non-Members and Dawn Mountain Associate Members)*
         $300 Dawn Mountain Full Member Rate*

Dawn Mountain strives to include curious people everywhere.  No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.  For alternative tuition or payment arrangments, please contact Jerri at info@dawnmountain.org to discuss options.

Dawn Mountain is a 501[c]3 not-for-profit organization relying upon broad and substantial philanthropic support to balance our budget.  Please support us here.

* Full Membership - annual fee $480 or more
  Associate Membership - annual fee $479 or less

**In the event of cancellation, all registration fees collected will be refunded.