Classes and Meditation
“When you make the present moment the focal point of your life, instead of your past and future, your ability to enjoy what you do—-and with it, the quality of your life increases dramatically” ~ Eckhart Tolle
“The idea behind compassion training is the suggestion that if we pay conscious attention to that part of who we are and tap into it, we can learn to make compassion a more conscious part of who we are and then find ways to relate to situations and the world around us, including ourselves, from a more proactive compassionate standpoint.”
Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., CEO and President, Compassion Institute
For more about CCT, see here for weekly class content.
🍂 COMING IN SEPTEMBER 🍂
Starting September 10, 2024 ~ Tuesdays, 6:15-8:15 pm, for 8 weeks
ZOOM: Required Stable Internet w/video
Compassion Cultivation Training
Cultivating mindfulness, loving-kindness, and mindfulness from the inside out.💞
Are you overwhelmed by the situations in the world and don't know what to do?
Do you wish to find more peace and acceptance in your life?
Do you find that you take care of everyone else, but struggle to care for yourself?
Do you wonder what will truly make you happy?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then join our growing community of folks who want to live their life mindfully with a compassionate and kind heart for themselves and others.
🪷 Learn mindfulness, loving-kindness, and compassion practices.
🪷 Learn formal and informal daily practices with intention setting. Each week a guided meditation will be provided. These meditations will be available for use post-class.
🌟 Compassion Cultivation Training intends to provide a structured and systematic way to develop compassion for one’s self and others. Cultivating compassion has the potential to improve communication, increase resilience to stress, and compassion fatigue, as well as enhance feelings of well-being. In-class activities include lectures, guided compassion cultivation exercises, and dyadic and group exercises. As the class is cumulative, as each week builds on the previous sessions, it is important to attend as many of the 8 weeks as possible. If you know you will miss more than 2 sessions, please do not sign up for the course at this time. Participants are expected to commit 15-30 minutes a day to a compassion meditation practice at home. Readings, research, and guided compassion meditations are provided for each week.
Taught by Meika Hamisch, LMFT ~ Senior CCT™ Teacher
COST: $350 ~ PAST STUDENT DISCOUNT: $250
💫 As part of this class, you have the additional opportunity to participate in an independent research study. The study is being conducted by Dr. Clifford Saron and his colleagues at the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis. They are investigating the effects of compassion-based training on reactions to social and emotional scenes and situations and on interpersonal experiences in daily life.
If you choose to participate, you will be asked to complete 3 assessments and will be compensated up to $230 for your time. The 3 assessments would be completed from your own home and would take place the week before your course begins, the week after your course ends, and 8 weeks after your course ends. Participation in this research is entirely optional and is not part of the training you will receive in your class. If you are interested in learning more about the study, please follow this link to see if you are eligible to participate.
IMPORTANT: To participate in this research study, you must fully enroll in your class at least four days before the official class start date.
Thank you for your interest and consideration!
https://ucdavis.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9oybhZlVu6ZIpym
🌟 REGISTER HERE DEADLINE TO REGISTER: 9/3/24
🪷 If you have questions about this course, please email Meika.
16 CEs available for Psychologists, LCSW, MFT, and RN ~ Additional $80 fee ~ INFOMATION
If you have to miss more than 2 classes, please discuss this with Meika before registration.
More Information About CCT™:
Stanford CCARE compassion videos
HERE'S WHAT SOME LOCALS ARE SAYING ABOUT COMPASSION CULTIVATION TRAINING!
"With Meika’s gentle guidance, CCT™ gave me a life anchor: tools to be present, manage emotions, develop self-awareness, and experience shared humanity through authenticity. This is a course that does not stop giving. " ~LS
"Meika is a welcoming guide to Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT™). Within a couple of weeks of daily meditation practice, I felt an increased calm. I became more able to detach from my judgmental, “doing” energy. I sensed that my working memory improved as I learned to set aside distractions." ~ Janko
Cultivating compassion for myself and others has changed my life. ~ AN
“Enough. These few words are enough.
If not these words, this breath.
If not this breath, this sitting here.
This opening to life
we have refused
again and again
until now.
Until now.”
Enough - David Whyte