Personal Development
Our personal development trainings introduce awareness, self-compassion, and compassion.
Compassion provides meaning, hope, joy, and connection. By cultivating compassion for yourself and others through personal development training, you'll improve your own life and the lives around you.
Options for personal development:
- Compassion It® Advocate Program
- Compassion Cultivation Training®
- 30-Day Compassion It Challenge
- NEW! Compassion Training for Busy People
See below for more information.
Become a Compassion It® Advocate
Cultivate mindfulness, self-compassion, and compassion for others in your day-to-day life.
Join our subscription program to receive your monthly dose of compassion, including Compassion It wristbands and exclusive email lessons and personal development content to help you cultivate compassion.
Compassion Cultivation Training®
We offer this course online through the UCSD Center for Mindfulness
Developed at Stanford University, Compassion Cultivation Training (or CCT) is an 8-week course designed to develop the qualities of compassion, empathy, and kindness for oneself and others. This personal development course combines traditional contemplative practices with contemporary psychology and scientific research on compassion.
30-Day Compassion It® Challenge
Join thousands from around the world for our 30-Day Compassion It® Challenge! Cultivate compassion through Compassion It's step-by-step approach covering topics of Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, Compassion for Friends & Family, and more. Participants have used this personal development challenge to cultivate compassion in their schools, businesses, college campuses, and even in jails and prison yards!
Take the challenge, and inspire others to practice compassion.
Compassion Training for Busy People
Spend an hour each week connecting with others while you learn about and practice compassion and mindfulness.
Once a week, you'll have the chance to dedicate an hour to being fully present. You'll be amazed at how time flies! The hour includes breakout discussions, experiential exercises, and brief lessons by Burrell and Sara.