The Art of Compassion Practice – 11/14/26 – 11/15/26
English
Compassion Institute warmly invites you to The Art of Compassion Practice. This course will be happening in-person at the Gyuto Foundation (6401 Bernhard Ave, Richmond, CA 94805).
Hosted in the serene setting of the Gyuto Foundation in Richmond, California, this two-day immersive experience will offer a rare opportunity to study compassion cultivation directly with Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., principal author of Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT), and Erika Rosenberg, Ph.D., Founding Faculty of Compassion Institute and co-developer of CCT.
This weekend is designed to be far more than an introduction to compassion.
It is intended to be a catalyst for changemakers to form a community of practice. Alongside contemplative practitioners, community activists, social enterprise entrepreneurs, and people interested in social change, we invite you to take part in this convening among kindred spirits.
A Proven Program with Global Reach
A program for the general public, Compassion Cultivation Training© (CCT™) draws on insights and techniques from psychology, neuroscience, and contemplative practice.
The course integrates evidence-based meditation techniques, interactive discussions, and lectures as well as real-world exercises to put learning into practice. CCT™ is taught worldwide and offers practical skills, tools, and knowledge. As a graduate, you establish the habit of relating to yourself, others, and the world around you from a place of greater understanding, joy, and purpose.
Compassion Cultivation Training is an 8-week training course developed at Stanford University Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) by principal author and Compassion Institute Co-Founder Thupten Jinpa Ph.D with contributions from CI’s Founding Faculty.
The evidence is compelling. While compassion is an inherent quality we all possess as human beings, research from neuroscience, contemplative science, and psychology show that it is an orientation and skill that can be cultivated and strengthened to increase the well-being of individuals, communities and society.
The intensive agenda will be released closer to the date.
Costs and registration
The retreat capacity is 200 people. We are proud to center equity in all of our work, including at this weekend intensive. As such, we have four ticket options:
- Early Bird Pricing ($500) – Register by September 30, 2026, or until Early Bird spaces are filled.
- Standard Pricing ($575)
- Community Access ($200) – There are a very limited number of community access registrations to individuals who meet the following criteria:
- Local to the Bay Area
- Work or volunteer in health justice or social justice
- Can demonstrate a commitment to serving local communities
- To apply for a community access registration discount code, please email the following to [email protected]: name, email, location, and a 250 word (maximum) paragraph about the work you do to promote health equity or social justice in your local community/communities.
- Supporter ($695) – For those with the capacity to contribute more, the Supporter Rate helps make reduced-price Community Access registrations available to educators, healthcare and community professionals, nonprofit workers, and others serving in high-impact, resource-constrained settings. Your participation helps CI extend the tools of compassion to people and communities where they can make a meaningful difference.
Included in registration
All registrations include access to the weekend intensive, our online classroom with practice tools and research materials, and other learning materials to support participation in the retreat. Vegetarian lunches are included each day, along with refreshments throughout the day.
Transportation, accommodations, and any additional costs of attending the intensive are the responsibility of each attendee.
No refunds will be issued unless the course does not fill a minimum number of registrants by 1 week prior to the course start date.
Thupten Jinpa
Erika Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Erika Rosenberg, PhD. Founding Faculty and Director of Research at the Compassion Institute, is senior teacher of CCT At Stanford, a co-author of the CCT program with Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., and Faculty at Nyingma Institute of Tibetan Studies, in Berkeley, CA. Dr. Rosenberg is a Scientist and Author who brings decades of experience writing and teaching about emotions, meditation, and compassion in mainstream settings including Universities, corporations, health care, and diverse public forums throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D. is the Founder and Chairman of Compassion Institute, and the principal author of Compassion Cultivation Training™ (CCT©), the Institute’s flagship compassion education offering, developed while Jinpa was at Stanford University.
Jinpa trained as a monk at the Shartse College of Ganden Monastic University, South India, where he received the Geshe Lharam degree. Jinpa also holds a B.A. in philosophy and a Ph.D. in religious studies, both from Cambridge University.
Jinpa has been the principal English translator to H.H. the Dalai Lama since 1985, and has translated and collaborated on numerous books by the Dalai Lama including the New York Times Bestsellers Ethics for the New Millennium and The Art of Happiness, as well as Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World. His own publications include A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives and translations of major Tibetan works featured in The Library of Tibetan Classics series.
A frequent speaker at various international conferences on mindfulness, compassion, and contemplative practice, Jinpa also serves as an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University, Montreal and is the founder and president of the Institute of Tibetan Classics. He has been a core member of the Mind and Life Institute and its Chairman of the Board since January 2012.