Grow resilience. Deepen connection. Day by day.
Training Compassion is an evidence-based course from Emory University’s Center for Contemplative Science — teachers, community, and daily practice, all in one place.
Not a quick fix. Built for daily consistency and lasting benefits.
This isn't just a course you finish. It's a practice you keep.
The value isn’t a certificate you get when you finish the course. It’s the practices you learn that begin to change how you move through daily life and relate to others. Your membership then keeps going after the course ends for the rest of the year to encourage continued growth through: daily prompts, a living community, and a meditation library that’s there for you long after the course ends.
Move through self-guided lessons
8 modules introduce practices designed to strengthen resilience and compassion, step by step. Learn through interactive and self-guided lessons alongside fictional characters there to support your journey.
Attend live sessions
9 live sessions during the course with fellow learners, guided by a certified teacher. Deepen understanding of each module’s practice, connect with others, and receive guidance from a trained instructor.
Practice daily
Support your daily effort with the meditation library, meditation streak counter, journal, calendar, and community page.
Built for who you are, not just what
you'll learn
Same core practice — Cognitively Based Compassion Training — shaped for the
world you're bringing it back to.
Training Compassion
for the General Public
This CBCT® course doesn’t require a specific background – just a willingness to grow. You’ll move through a carefully sequenced program built to cultivate resilience and compassion, step by step. Leave with real tools you can bring into your daily life for greater wellbeing, and deeper, more meaningful relationships.
Training Compassion
for Healthcare Providers
Taught by clinicians and shaped around the emotional realities of patient care – burnout, empathy fatigue, and impossible days. Learn alongside fellow providers who understand the job from the inside, and leave with practical ways to stay resilient, compassionate, and connected – to patients, colleagues, and yourself.
Training Compassion
for Business and Leadership
Taught by leaders and professionals and built for the realities of modern work – whether you lead a team or are part of one. Learn alongside others from diverse roles and industries, and gain practical tools to strengthen wellbeing, collaborate better, and make a positive impact wherever you work.
by professionals.
Training Compassion
for Educators
Taught by educators and built around the real pressures of school life – packed days, tough conversations, never enough time. Learn alongside fellow teachers and administrators, and walk away with tools to ease stress, strengthen relationships, and grow a culture of compassion in your school.
Every track, led by a certified guide
Industry-specific courses are taught by professionals in the field, who are also certified CBCT teachers.
Michelle Liberman
General Public
Dr. Bill Elley
Healthcare Providers
Wendy Saunders
Business and Leadership
Ryder Delaloye, Ed.D.
Educators
The course is 10 weeks.
The membership is the whole year.
Every course includes 12 months on Compassion U — renewing at $10/month or
$108/year afterward, same account, no extra step.
Do these dates not work for you? See our flexible course options.
Self-guided lessons
Move through interactive self-guided lessons prior to attending the live sessions during the course. Learn the value of the practice, engage in reflective activities and meditations, and be inspired by the moving stories and experiences of others. Revisit the lessons when your course is complete to continue to deepen your practice!
Live sessions with Certified Teacher
Attend 9 live sessions with a certified teacher and fellow learners during the course. Deepen your understanding of each module’s practice and connect with others through group activities, discussion, and a live guided meditation practice. Continue to learn and grow with others when the course ends through Community Practice Sessions, led by certified teachers.
Worldwide community
Connect with members of every course, past and present. Exchange ideas, ask questions, and connect with a global community during the course and throughout the membership.
Meditation library
Return to the meditations daily. Each module has a meditation practice designed to strengthen a specific skill or insight. Come to this library to find the module practice you are on in the course and practice it daily. Upon completion of the course, return to any of the practices to support your continued growth.
Streak counter
Keep track of your meditation practice! Use this counter to stay motivated to continue your practice daily during the course and throughout the membership.
Personal journal
Store your personal reflections. All reflections from journal activities and meditations throughout the course will automatically be stored here. This journal can also be used at any time to reflect throughout the course and beyond.
Course Content
8 modules, an introduction, a conclusion, and live teacher guidance
IntroductionOverview
Begin the compassion training journey. In the Overview, we deepen our understanding of what compassion is, why it is valuable, and CBCT’s approach to training it. We explore the relationship between compassion and resilience and engage in practices to strengthen self-regulation skills.
Overview
Begin the compassion training journey. In the Overview, we deepen our understanding of what compassion is, why it is valuable, and CBCT’s approach to training it. We explore the relationship between compassion and resilience and engage in practices to strengthen self-regulation skills.
- Introduction
- Insight Activity 1: Setting Goals
- Insight Activity 2: Connecting to Compassion
- Storytelling
- Insight Activity 3: What Keeps us in Our Zone of Wellbeing
- Self-assessment & Formal Practice
- Informal Practice
- Wrap-up
Module 1 Connecting to a Moment of Nurturance
Build a strong foundation and strengthen motivation. In Module 1, we connect to nurturing moments to elicit feelings of safety and deepen our appreciation for compassion. This module is considered foundational to CBCT, as it supports both the resilience and the motivation to train compassion.
Connecting to a Moment of Nurturance
Build a strong foundation and strengthen motivation. In Module 1, we connect to nurturing moments to elicit feelings of safety and deepen our appreciation for compassion. This module is considered foundational to CBCT, as it supports both the resilience and the motivation to train compassion.
- Introduction
- Objective
- Insight Activity 1: Connecting to a Moment of Nurturance
- Storytelling
- Insight Activity 2: Making Visible the Value of Kindness
- Self-assessment & Formal Practice
- Informal Practice
- Wrap-up
Module 2 Developing Stable and Clear Attention
Learn practices to improve focus and resilience. In Module 2, we learn to hold our attention where we choose. We train the emotion regulation strategy of attention deployment, as we strengthen the ability to notice when attention is pulled, to redirect it, and to keep it where we want it to be.
Developing Stable and Clear Attention
Learn practices to improve focus and resilience. In Module 2, we learn to hold our attention where we choose. We train the emotion regulation strategy of attention deployment, as we strengthen the ability to notice when attention is pulled, to redirect it, and to keep it where we want it to be.
- Introduction
- Objective
- Insight Activity 1: What’s at Stake?
- Storytelling
- Insight Activity 2: Attention Deployment
- Self-assessment & Formal Practice
- Informal Practice
- Wrap-up
Module 3 Enhancing Self-Awareness
Develop the skill of non-judgmental awareness. In Module 3, we learn to refrain from projecting, cultivate greater insight into our mental and emotional habits and gain greater flexibility in how we respond to them. This emotion regulation strategy is sometimes called self-distancing.
Enhancing Self-Awareness
Develop the skill of non-judgmental awareness. In Module 3, we learn to refrain from projecting, cultivate greater insight into our mental and emotional habits and gain greater flexibility in how we respond to them. This emotion regulation strategy is sometimes called self-distancing.
- Introduction
- Objective
- Insight Activity 1: Catching the Spark
- Storytelling
- Insight Activity 2: Examining Our Emotional Scripts
- Insight Activity 3: Non-judgmental Awareness
- Insight Activity 4: Starting with Sensations
- Self-assessment & Formal Practice
- Informal Practice
- Wrap-up
Module 4 Cultivating Self-Compassion – Part 1
Respond to setbacks and vulnerabilities with understanding and kindness. In Module 4, we employ the emotion regulation strategy of cognitive reappraisal to uproot patterns of excessive self-critism and harsh self-blame and foster greater understanding and kindness toward ourselves.
Cultivating Self-Compassion – Part 1
Respond to setbacks and vulnerabilities with understanding and kindness. In Module 4, we employ the emotion regulation strategy of cognitive reappraisal to uproot patterns of excessive self-critism and harsh self-blame and foster greater understanding and kindness toward ourselves.
- Introduction
- Objective
- Insight Activity 1: Talking to a Friend
- Deeper Dive
- Storytelling
- Insight Activity 2: I’m Not The Only One
- Insight Activity 3: Making Strengths Visible
- Insight Activity 4: What We Can (and Cannot) Control
- Self-assessment & Formal Practice
- Informal Practice
- Wrap-up
Module 5 Cultivating Self-Compassion – Part 2
Strengthen the ability to find meaning in challenges and vulnerabilities. In Module 5, we tap into self-agency by reappraising our setbacks, seeing them as opportunities for growth. In doing so, we offset feelings of helplessness and despair and foster a genuine sense of empowerment.
Cultivating Self-Compassion – Part 2
Strengthen the ability to find meaning in challenges and vulnerabilities. In Module 5, we tap into self-agency by reappraising our setbacks, seeing them as opportunities for growth. In doing so, we offset feelings of helplessness and despair and foster a genuine sense of empowerment.
- Introduction
- Objective
- Insight Activity 1: Opportunity for Growth
- Storytelling
- Insight Activity 2: Connecting to Our Values
- Insight Activity 3: Adversity as a Gateway to Empathy and Compassion
- Insight Activity 4: Making Self-agency Visible
- Self-assessment & Formal Practice
- Informal Practice
- Wrap-up
Module 6 Expanding Our Circle of Concern
Extend a sense of connection to a widening group of people. In Module 6, we use cognitive reappraisal to identify with others and soften the hard line between ingroup and outgroup. We turn our attention from self to other to foster healthier relationships and more meaningful connections.
Expanding Our Circle of Concern
Extend a sense of connection to a widening group of people. In Module 6, we use cognitive reappraisal to identify with others and soften the hard line between ingroup and outgroup. We turn our attention from self to other to foster healthier relationships and more meaningful connections.
- Introduction
- Objective
- Insight Activity 1: Step In, Step Out
- Storytelling
- Insight Activity 2: Connecting Through Our Shared Human Condition
- Insight Activity 3: Distinguishing the Act From the Actor
- Insight Activity 4: Appreciating Diversity
- Self-assessment & Formal Practice
- Informal Practice
- Wrap-up
Module 7 Deepening Gratitude and Tenderness
Expand warm-heartedness to include a widening circle of people. In Module 7, we deepen awareness of our interdependence with others to dramatically expand feelings of gratitude and tenderness. Reflecting on the benefits of other-oriented attitudes strengthens our capacity for genuine connection.
Deepening Gratitude and Tenderness
Expand warm-heartedness to include a widening circle of people. In Module 7, we deepen awareness of our interdependence with others to dramatically expand feelings of gratitude and tenderness. Reflecting on the benefits of other-oriented attitudes strengthens our capacity for genuine connection.
- Introduction
- Objective
- Insight Activity 1: Connecting to Feelings of Gratitude and Tenderness
- Storytelling
- Insight Activity 2: Seeing That We Depend on Others
- Insight Activity 3: The Web of Interdependence
- Insight Activity 4: Reducing Narrow Self-focus
- Self-assessment & Formal Practice
- Informal Practice
- Wrap-up
Module 8 Harnessing the Power of Compassion
Expand warm-heartedness to include a widening circle of people. In Module 7, we deepen awareness of our interdependence with others to dramatically expand feelings of gratitude and tenderness. Reflecting on the benefits of other-oriented attitudes strengthens our capacity for genuine connection.
Harnessing the Power of Compassion
Expand warm-heartedness to include a widening circle of people. In Module 7, we deepen awareness of our interdependence with others to dramatically expand feelings of gratitude and tenderness. Reflecting on the benefits of other-oriented attitudes strengthens our capacity for genuine connection.
- Introduction
- Objective
- Insight Activity 1: The Two Keys to Compassion
- Storytelling
- Insight Activity 2: What Are They Up Against
- Insight Activity 3: The Most Pressing Concern in You Community, Society or World
- Insight Activity 4: Creating a Ripple Effect
- Self-assessment & Formal Practice
- Informal Practice
- Wrap-up
Module 9 What’s Next
Continue the journey. In What’s Next, we review the progress we have made, reflect on the CBCT skills, perspectives, and practices that we have found helpful, and set the intention to carry them forward. We chart our own path to bring compassion into being and an uncover our best next steps.
What’s Next
Continue the journey. In What’s Next, we review the progress we have made, reflect on the CBCT skills, perspectives, and practices that we have found helpful, and set the intention to carry them forward. We chart our own path to bring compassion into being and an uncover our best next steps.
- Introduction
- Objective
- Review
- Insight Activity: Setting Intentions
- Self-assessment & Formal Practice
- Wrap-up
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Training Compassion
for the General Public
This CBCT® course doesn’t require a specific background – just a willingness to grow. You’ll move through a carefully sequenced program built to cultivate resilience and compassion, step by step. Leave with real tools you can bring into your daily life for greater wellbeing, and deeper, more meaningful relationships.
Training Compassion
for Healthcare Providers
Taught by clinicians and shaped around the emotional realities of patient care – burnout, empathy fatigue, and impossible days. Learn alongside fellow providers who understand the job from the inside, and leave with practical ways to stay resilient, compassionate, and connected – to patients, colleagues, and yourself.
Training Compassion
for Business and Leadership
Taught by leaders and professionals and built for the realities of modern work – whether you lead a team or are part of one. Learn alongside others from diverse roles and industries, and gain practical tools to strengthen wellbeing, collaborate better, and make a positive impact wherever you work.
by professionals.
Training Compassion
for Educators
Taught by educators and built around the real pressures of school life – packed days, tough conversations, never enough time. Learn alongside fellow teachers and administrators, and walk away with tools to ease stress, strengthen relationships, and grow a culture of compassion in your school.
