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Compassion Cultivation with Arun

An 8 week program to cultivate compassion drawing on insights and techniques from psychology, neuroscience, and contemplative practice.

Compassion Cultivation Training

An 8 week program to cultivate compassion drawing on insights and techniques from psychology, neuroscience, and contemplative practice.

Weekly 2 hour class

including lecture, discussion, and in-class exercises

Course Details

The 8-Week CCT Journey

Week 1    Settling and focusing the mind

Week 2    Loving-kindness & compassion for a loved one

Week 3    Compassion for oneself

Week 4    Loving-kindness for oneself

Week 5    Embracing shared common humanity and developing appreciation for others

Week 6    Cultivating compassion for others

Week 7    Active compassion practice

Week 8    Integrated daily compassion cultivation practice

Coming soon! Dates for the next course : TBD Registration required here: https://efficacious-adasaurus-2d4.notion.site/208c0bef767082c69e2d01d492445f41?pvs=105

For questions: lovingkindnesscircle@gmail.com

What effects can I expect?

While everyone will have their own unique experience, research has shown CCT can lead to:

  • Support for your health, happiness, and well-­­being
  • Reduction of stress, depression, and anxiety
  • Improvements in relating to others and the world

About the Instructor

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Arun Manickam is a certified compassion cultivation training (CCT) teacher. He is an engineer by profession. Arun found healing for his own suffering through gratitude journaling, loving kindness and compassion meditations. His intention is to bring well being at workplace through gratitude and compassion. At work, Arun has been running a gratitude journaling group for more than 2 years and leading a weekly loving kindness meditation for more than 3 years.