Aly Waibel, PhD is a Senior Certified Teacher of the Compassion Cultivation Training course developed at Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education. She has taught mindfulness and compassion workshops and courses since 2012 and completed her PhD at the University of Arizona College of Education with a focus on lifelong learning and contemplative education. Aly founded Compassion Education in 2013 and formed the nonprofit Compassion Education Alliance in 2021 to share compassion-based programs locally and online. Aly is currently the Associate Executive Director of Professional Training and Operations at the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.