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

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.