2026 Compassion Cultivation Training
An 8-week program for the general public, Compassion Cultivation Training© (CCT™) draws on insights and techniques from psychology, neuroscience, and contemplative practice.
Overview of the Course
Zoom Link and Schedule
CCT meditation audios and Spotify access
Student Handbook
Gratitude and Generosity
W1 slides
W1 recording
Article: The Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) Program
Article: Compassion as a Skill: A Comparison of Contemplative and Evolution‑Based Approaches
Article: A wandering mind is a less caring mind: Daily experience sampling during compassion meditation training
W2 slides
W2 recording
Open Hearts Build Lives
Enactive Compassion
A heuristic model of enactive compassion
Compassion and the true meaning of empathy
Functional neural plasticity and associated changes in positive affect after compassion training
Attachment Theory In Psychology
W3 Recommended Formal and Informal Practice
W3 slides
W3 recording
Seligman’s PERMA+ Model Explained: A Theory of Wellbeing
Your Brain’s 3 Emotion Regulation Systems
The Impact of Compassion-Focused Therapy on Positive and Negative Mental Health Outcomes
Kristin Neff's web page: self-compassion.org
Kristin D. Neff - Self-Compassion: Theory,Method, Research, and Intervention
Self-compassion and reactions to unpleasant self-relevant events: The implications of treating oneself kindly
Psychologist Mark Leary on self-compassion
W4 Recommended Formal and Informal Practice
W4 slides
Session Recording
Fredrickson's Study
A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Eudaimonia
Optimal Self-esteem is Contingent: Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic and Upward Versus Downward Contingencies
Love 2.0: Creating Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection
W5 Recommended Formal and Informal Practice
Session Recording
W5 slides
The Neural Basis of Empathy
From Dehumanization and Objectification to Rehumanization
A Model of (Often Mixed) Stereotype Content: Competence and Warmth Respectively Follow From Perceived Status and Competition
Compassion fatigue: A meta-narrative review of the healthcare literature
Sympathy, empathy, and compassion: A grounded theory study of palliative care patients’ understandings, experiences, and preferences