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