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
COMPASSION CULTIVATION TRAINING
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
STARTING: January 30, 2025 ~ Thursdays, 6:15-8:15 pm, PST for 8 weeks
ZOOM: Required Stable Internet w/video
Cultivating mindfulness, loving-kindness, and mindfulness from the inside out.💞
Are you overwhelmed by the world's situation 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 (CCT) offers a structured and systematic approach to developing compassion for oneself and others. This practice has the potential to enhance communication, build resilience to stress and compassion fatigue and improve overall well-being. The course includes a combination of lectures, guided compassion cultivation exercises, and interactive dyadic and group activities.
As the program is cumulative, with each week building on the previous sessions, it is essential to attend as many of the 8 weeks as possible. If you anticipate missing more than two sessions, I kindly ask that you wait to enroll until a future offering.
Participants are encouraged to dedicate 15-30 minutes daily to a compassion meditation practice at home. Weekly materials, including readings, research, and guided meditations, will be provided to support your learning and practice.
For more information about CCT and weekly class topic, click here
Taught by Meika Hamisch, LMFT ~ Senior CCT™ Teacher
COST: $350 ~ PAST STUDENT DISCOUNT: $200
💫 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 $260 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: 1/22/25
🪷 If you have questions about this course, please email Meika.
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