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CCARE Guest Teacher: Sarah Deane

May 14, 2026 by Kyla O'Neil

Sarah Deane is a researcher, teacher, and founder advancing the science of human energy and performance. As CEO of MEvolution, she has spent nearly a decade developing an evidence-based framework for understanding human energy as a measurable asset that directly shapes our capacity to execute. Her work has been applied across enterprise, leadership, youth, and healthcare settings, including a recent partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association BC to support caregivers and healthcare workers. Sarah teaches highly rated courses at Stanford Continuing Studies, has guest lectured at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and School of Medicine, and has presented at SXSW, Gartner, and The World Leaders in Data & AI Forum. She holds a Master of Engineering in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, previously led HP’s Worldwide Workplace Experience Program, authored The Wellness Formula, and has been featured in outlets including Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, and Thrive Global.

CCARE Guest Teacher: Diana Adams, EdD

May 14, 2026 by Kyla O'Neil

Dr. Diana O. Adams, EdD is a psychologist specializing in the management of chronic pain and medical conditions that affect mood and functioning. Her career has focused on hospital- and clinic-based care, with extensive experience working alongside physicians and other health care professionals.

Since joining Stanford in 1995, Dr. Adams has held numerous medical staff leadership roles. In a role uncommon for a psychologist, she was elected by the Community Medical Staff in Psychiatry to serve as Deputy Chief for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences for five consecutive two-year terms. She also served for ten years as a voting member of Stanford’s Medical Executive Committee and contributed to several committees focused on medical staff conduct, physician well-being, and psychologist wellness.

Dr. Adams brings a distinctive perspective to health care leadership, informed by decades of clinical work and a deep understanding of the challenges faced by health care professionals.

CCARE Guest Teacher: Kris Evans, PhD(c)

May 14, 2026 by Kyla O'Neil

Kris Evans, PhD(c) is a social health psychologist at Stanford’s Mind & Body Lab, where he studies how mindsets shape health, well-being, and performance. His research focuses on how people recognize, work with, and regulate their mindsets, with publications in journals including Experimental Psychology, Education, JMIR, and Mindfulness. Blending scientific rigor with practical wisdom, Kris draws on his extensive experience in yoga and mindfulness to support individuals across athletic, educational, and organizational settings. He is driven by a commitment to helping people build healthier, more meaningful, and more fulfilling lives.

Compassion Showcase

The CCARE Immersion offers several ways to engage, share your work, and connect with others. Each format is designed to foster learning, reflection, and meaningful connection within a supportive community.

The Compassion Showcase takes place on Sunday morning and will be an opportunity for registered participants to share their compassion work with the community in an open exhibition format. The showcase is a unique opportunity to highlight your compassion initiatives, spark conversation, and connect with others who have shared interests.

Poster Presentations

All registered participants may apply to present in this category

Poster presentations are reserved for research-focused work, including completed studies, ongoing projects, or evidence-informed initiatives related to compassion, well-being, or aligned fields. This format emphasizes informal, interactive discussion rather than formal presentation. You can expect one-on-one and small group conversations where participants explore your methods, findings, and implications together. This is an opportunity to receive thoughtful feedback, exchange ideas, and contribute to a shared understanding of the science and practice of compassion.

CCARE Showcase Tables

CCARE alumni who are registered participants may apply to present in this category

CCARE Showcase Tables provide CCARE alumni with space to share their current work, programs, or initiatives and connect with others in the community. The focus is on relationship-building and dialogue rather than promotion. Participants can expect meaningful conversations, opportunities to exchange ideas, and the potential to spark collaborations grounded in shared interests.

Featured Talks

ACT graduates who are registered participants may apply to present in this category

These talks offer ACT graduates the opportunity to share insights, experiences, or applications of compassion-based work with the broader group. Presentations are concise and focused, with an emphasis on clear takeaways and real-world relevance. The environment is supportive and reflective, encouraging authenticity and shared learning rather than performance.

Across all formats, the emphasis is on connection, curiosity, and collective learning. You are encouraged to participate in ways that feel aligned with your interests and goals for the Immersion.

Spaces for the Compassion Showcase are limited and subject to review. Full application details will be provided after registration.

Experience

The CCARE Immersion is built around four interconnected pillars, each shaped by what our compassion community has most requested. Together, they create an experience that moves beyond the typical conference format: one where you don’t just learn about compassion, but practice it, explore the science behind it, and build relationships that sustain it. Whether you’re a clinician, educator, researcher, or practitioner, each pillar offers a unique pathway into this essential work and the foundation to carry it forward.

1 | Compassion Practice

At the heart of the Immersion is the understanding that compassion is not just an idea—it is a trainable, embodied capacity. Through guided practices, real-time exercises, and meaningful group discussions, participants will move beyond insight into direct experience, strengthening the inner conditions that allow compassionate action to arise naturally in daily life.

2 | Featured CCARE Speakers

The Immersion brings together leading voices from within CCARE to offer diverse perspectives on compassion. Our featured CCARE speakers come from the fields of science, healthcare, compassion, and contemplative practice, and are actively applying compassion in high-impact, real-world contexts. Together, they reflect the extraordinary depth of talent within the CCARE community. Learn more about our speakers by clicking on the photos below:

3 | Compassion Research Discovery

The Immersion is grounded in a commitment to integrating compassion practice with cutting-edge research and lived application.

Participants will engage with emerging insights from neuroscience, psychology, and compassion science—exploring what actually supports (and inhibits) compassionate responding. By making research accessible and relevant, we aim to deepen understanding, strengthen credibility, and empower participants to apply evidence-based approaches in their personal and professional lives.

4 | Community Building & Connection

Compassion is not cultivated in isolation—it is strengthened in relationships. The Immersion is intentionally designed to foster a deep sense of connection across sectors, backgrounds, and lived experiences. Through structured exercises, shared practice, and intentional gatherings, participants will have the opportunity to build relationships rooted in authenticity and shared aspiration. The vision is more than an opportunity for connection over these three days—it’s also about fostering an ongoing CCARE Community of Compassion that continues to support and inspire well beyond the Immersion.

Registration

General Information

The CCARE Immersion is a 3-day in-person event taking place October 9-11, 2026 at Stanford University.

Early registration is open!

2026 Immersion Fees

Stanford faculty and staff: CCARE programs are STAP eligible upon approval

Scholarships: A limited number of partial scholarships are available to support access for participants who would otherwise be unable to attend. We expect and welcome people from different financial realities. Learn more about and apply for a scholarship here.

Accommodations

The CCARE Immersion takes place in-person at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. If you’ll be traveling to the event and will need overnight accommodations, CCARE has secured room blocks at the following locations:

Accommodation costs are not included in the registration fee. Participants are responsible for arranging and paying for their own accommodations.

More information about booking accommodations will be provided after you register. Please wait to book your room until you have completed your registration. A unique reservation code will be provided to take advantage of CCARE’s special rates.

Event Policies

Review the CCARE Immersion Event Policies here. You will be asked to acknowledge these policies during the registration process.

Questions?

First, please review the FAQs page.
If you still have questions, reach out to compassioneducation@stanford.edu.

CCARE Immersion

3-Day Compassion Immersion

In-Person at Stanford University: October 9-11, 2026

The CCARE Immersion is a 3-day in-person event at Stanford University, October 9–11, 2026 that brings together compassion research, experiential practice, and meaningful connection. It’s designed around four interconnected pillars — compassion practice, featured speakers, compassion research discovery and community building and connection.

A personal invitation from Neelama…

Key Event Dates

Event Details

Registration

Early registration is open

Schedule

View the event schedule.

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Experience

What is the Immersion?

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Speakers

Get to know our CCARE speakers.

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Compassion Showcase

The Compassion Showcase takes place on Sunday morning as part of an open exhibition format. We invite registered participants to apply to share their compassion projects with the Stanford CCARE community. Spaces are limited and subject to a review process — full application details will be provided during registration.

These opportunities are available to registered participants only

Open to all

Poster Presentation

Submit a scientific abstract or practice-based project related to compassion for display during the open exhibition. Open to any registered participant.

⏱ Limited spaces available

CCARE alumni only

CCARE Showcase Table

Host a table in the center of the exhibition to share a compassion-based initiative with the broader community. Reserved for CCARE alumni.

⏱ Limited spaces available

ACT graduates only

Featured Talk

Deliver a 10-minute talk related to a compassion initiative or project you developed at CCARE. Reserved for Applied Compassion Training (ACT) graduates.

⏱ 8 slots available

Learn more about the Compassion Showcase ›

Questions?

View FAQs

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Innovation and Partnerships

Where the Science of Compassion Meets Practice

CCARE partners with organizations to apply the science of compassion in real-world contexts. We translate research into measurable approaches that strengthen collaboration, decision-making, and wellbeing within complex systems.

What this offers you

Research-grounded methods that can be tested in real environments
An independent academic partnership that strengthens credibility and learning
Structured collaboration to pilot, evaluate, and refine applied work

Why it matters

Lasting change requires more than good intentions. Evidence-informed innovation enables organizations to move from insight to measurable, ethical, and sustainable action, with clear return on investment.

Who is it for

Institutions and leaders seeking science-based approaches to strengthen human systems at scale, across health care, education, technology, industry, sport, and public service.

Support this work

Philanthropic support makes applied research and real-world testing possible. Contributions help bring the science of compassion into practice where it can create lasting impact.

Support CCARE’s Research

Fellowships and Grants

Investing in the Next Generation of the Science of Compassion

CCARE supports researchers at pivotal career moments with funding, mentorship, and access to an interdisciplinary research community.

What this offers you

Time and support to cultivate creative, interdisciplinary ideas into fundable research.
Access to interdisciplinary expertise across neuroscience, healthcare, education, and leadership.
Opportunities to test and translate research into real-world settings, interventions, and systems.
Academic affiliation and access to a global network of collaborators.

Why it matters

Advancing the science of compassion requires early, flexible support that traditional funding rarely provides. These fellowships and seed grants accelerate rigorous research and applied experimentation, enabling promising ideas to mature into measurable, real-world impact.

Who it is for

Students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, industry and practice experts, and collaborators seeking to build high-impact research in the science of compassion.

Support this work

We welcome philanthropic support to sustain and grow these fellowships and grants. Donations directly enable emerging researchers, collaborative projects, and the long-term advancement of the science of compassion.

Support CCARE’s Research

Welcome, Dr. Stephanie Balters, CCARE’s New Director of Research

January 27, 2026 by CCARE

Written By CCARE

January 27, 2026 | CCARE People, Research, Uncategorized

We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Stephanie Balters as CCARE’s new Director of Research. She brings exceptional scientific vision, multidisciplinary depth, and a rare combination of clarity, integrity, and deep human presence. These qualities make her the ideal leader to guide CCARE’s research mission forward.

Dr. Balters bridges neuroscience, engineering, and lived human experience, opening new pathways for discovery and real-world impact. Through her innovative work in single-brain and dual-brain neuroscience, she studies compassion as a dynamic process that unfolds between people in real interactions. This approach allows CCARE to better understand how compassion works in the brain, why it supports resilience and healing, and when it can be strengthened through intentional practice.

Under her leadership, CCARE will deepen the scientific foundation of its educational programs and compassion-based practices, linking lived experience with measurable brain science. Learn more about Dr. Balters’ from her CCARE Profile.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Balters to the CCARE community. We invite you to connect, share ideas, and explore opportunities for collaboration.

8-Week Compassion Course (Spring)

January 27, 2026 by

When

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Pacific Time
April 7, 2026 – May 26, 2026

We are sorry but registration for this event is now closed.

Cultivate a Compassionate Heart – Live/Online

Class Details

DAY | TUESDAYS, April 7 – May 26, 2026
TIME | 4 pm – 6 pm PDT | 7 pm – 9 pm EDT (check your time zone)
INSTRUCTOR | Britta Eskey
REGISTRATION FEE | $425
CE CREDITS | $175 (see below)

Cultivate a Compassionate Heart – Live/Online (CCH) is an eight-week journey to strengthen the essential qualities of the heart—compassion, kindness, gratitude, and presence—toward yourself and others. This course will help you develop or deepen your self awareness and your access to compassion, as well enhance the skills of emotional intelligence, self-reflection, meditation, compassionate listening and much more: skills that are anchored in evidence-based practices.

The course highlights the profound link between compassion and personal well-being. Research suggests that as we become more aware of being with ourselves in a compassionate way, we gradually begin to recognize and experience a more fully integrated sense of connection with our deeper core values and intentions. To directly embody and experience the benefits of cultivating and anchoring attention in our body and heart, however, necessitates learning to train and incline the mind towards a more compassionate, resilient, and authentic life. This requires a rebalancing of our over-developed habit of doing with one of being.

Participants in this 8-week course work with contemplative practices and guided exercises in each session. By actively engaging in the practices to cultivate greater awareness and hone new skills for emotional self-regulation, we learn how to connect to ourselves first and drop from our head into our heart. As an entry point, CCH integrates the “Alphabet of the Heart,” a mnemonic created by CCARE Founder Dr. James Doty.

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

Apply basic mindfulness skills and utilize mindfulness meditation to stay present and heartful to yourself and others
Apply learned compassion skills as a response to everyday needs and demands in personal and professional settings
Utilize compassion practice with oneself and others for emotional regulation in the face of distress
Utilize cognitive re-framing with oneself and others from the compassionate stance of common humanity
Describe the difference between compassion and empathetic distress, and how empathic distress leads to burnout
Utilize evidence-based self-compassion meditation practices in the context of personal and professional relationships
List three sources of resistance to the development of self-compassion
Explain three ways to recognize resistance to compassion for and from others
Describe physiological substrates of concentration and how this helps manage stress and anxiety
Describe current research studies on the effects and effectiveness of compassion practices

Continuing Education Credits (CECs) for Health Professionals

You may be eligible to earn 14 CE credits for successfully completing this course. Please read the information below and confirm with your state licensing board before enrolling if directed to. The processing fee for CE Credits is $175.

CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.

LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.

SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the course concludes.

For questions about your certificate or the content, logistics, or other support issues regarding this course, please contact compassioneducation@stanford.edu. For questions about whether APA CE is valid for you, contact your licensing board directly. For general questions about APA CE or to report a grievance, contact SCA at ce@spiritualcompetencyacademy.com.

Once enrolled, it is the sole responsibility of the participant to arrive within 15 minutes of the start of each class, to participate with their video (camera) on, and to submit a separate course evaluation form after the final class. No partial CE credit is available if more than one class is missed.

Testimonials

Hear from CCARE graduates about the impacts of compassion training on their personal and professional lives

Click on the menu icon in the top right of the video to view all videos or click the button below to go to YouTube.

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Questions?

First, please review the FAQs page.
If you still have questions, reach out to ccarecompassionlab@stanford.edu.

CCARE Graduates Share about Personal Transformation through Compassion Training

November 11, 2025 by Kyla O'Neil

CCARE Graduate Stories: Transformation Through Compassion Training

Hear directly from Stanford CCARE graduates about how compassion training transformed their personal and professional lives.

In this testimonial series, discover the real-world impact of evidence-based compassion education – from healthcare professionals overcoming burnout to leaders creating compassionate organizational cultures, from educators finding resilience to executives calling it “the single best development experience” of their lives.

What Graduates Share:
✓ Professional breakthroughs and career advancement
✓ Personal transformation and renewed passion
✓ Enhanced leadership and communication skills
✓ Tools for navigating burnout and stress
✓ Ripple effects that benefit teams and organizations
✓ Practical applications across all life areas

Whether you’re a healthcare professional, educator, leader, therapist, coach, or anyone seeking to develop compassion skills for yourself and others – these stories offer a glimpse into what’s possible.

Explore CCARE’s compassion education programs

More Graduate Stories

CCARE Graduates Share about Personal Transformation through Compassion Training

November 11, 2025 by Kyla O'Neil

CCARE Graduate Stories: Transformation Through Compassion Training

Hear directly from Stanford CCARE graduates about how compassion training transformed their personal and professional lives.

Explore CCARE’s compassion education programs

More Graduate Stories

CCARE Graduates Share about Professional Growth through Compassion Training

November 11, 2025 by Kyla O'Neil

CCARE Graduate Stories: Transformation Through Compassion Training

Hear directly from Stanford CCARE graduates about how compassion training transformed their personal and professional lives.

Explore CCARE’s compassion education programs

More Graduate Stories

CCARE Graduate Testimonial – Kathy Kaenzig

November 11, 2025 by Kyla O'Neil

CCARE Graduate Stories: Transformation Through Compassion Training

Hear directly from Stanford CCARE graduates about how compassion training transformed their personal and professional lives.

Explore CCARE’s compassion education programs

More Graduate Stories

CCARE Graduate Testimonial – Jeff Jacobs

November 11, 2025 by Kyla O'Neil

CCARE Graduate Stories: Transformation Through Compassion Training

Hear directly from Stanford CCARE graduates about how compassion training transformed their personal and professional lives.

Explore CCARE’s compassion education programs

More Graduate Stories

CCARE Graduate Testimonial – Pinuccia Contino

November 11, 2025 by Kyla O'Neil

CCARE Graduate Stories: Transformation Through Compassion Training

Hear directly from Stanford CCARE graduates about how compassion training transformed their personal and professional lives.

Explore CCARE’s compassion education programs

More Graduate Stories

CCARE Graduate Testimonial – Will Schneider

November 11, 2025 by Kyla O'Neil

CCARE Graduate Stories: Transformation Through Compassion Training

Hear directly from Stanford CCARE graduates about how compassion training transformed their personal and professional lives.

Explore CCARE’s compassion education programs

More Graduate Stories

CCARE Graduate Testimonial – Aimee Donoho

November 11, 2025 by Kyla O'Neil

CCARE Graduate Stories: Transformation Through Compassion Training

Hear directly from Stanford CCARE graduates about how compassion training transformed their personal and professional lives.

Explore CCARE’s compassion education programs

More Graduate Stories

CCARE Graduate Testimonial – Cate Schweikert

November 11, 2025 by Kyla O'Neil

CCARE Graduate Stories: Transformation Through Compassion Training

Hear directly from Stanford CCARE graduates about how compassion training transformed their personal and professional lives.

Explore CCARE’s compassion education programs

More Graduate Stories

CCARE Graduate Testimonial – Dikla Hertzog-Twig

November 11, 2025 by Kyla O'Neil

CCARE Graduate Stories: Transformation Through Compassion Training

Hear directly from Stanford CCARE graduates about how compassion training transformed their personal and professional lives.

Explore CCARE’s compassion education programs

More Graduate Stories

8-Week Compassion Course (Winter)

October 24, 2025 by

When

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Pacific Time
January 8, 2026 – February 26, 2026

We are sorry but registration for this event is now closed.

Cultivate a Compassionate Heart – Live/Online

Class Details

DAY | THURSDAYS, January 8 – February 26, 2026
TIME | 4 pm – 6 pm PST | 7 pm – 9 pm EST (check your time zone)
INSTRUCTOR | Neelama Eyres
REGISTRATION FEE | $425
CE CREDITS | $175 (see below)

Cultivate a Compassionate Heart – Live/Online (CCH) is an eight-week journey to strengthen the essential qualities of the heart—compassion, kindness, gratitude, and presence—toward yourself and others. This course will help you develop or deepen your self awareness and your access to compassion, as well enhance the skills of emotional intelligence, self-reflection, meditation, compassionate listening and much more: skills that are anchored in evidence-based practices.

The course highlights the profound link between compassion and personal well-being. Research suggests that as we become more aware of being with ourselves in a compassionate way, we gradually begin to recognize and experience a more fully integrated sense of connection with our deeper core values and intentions. To directly embody and experience the benefits of cultivating and anchoring attention in our body and heart, however, necessitates learning to train and incline the mind towards a more compassionate, resilient, and authentic life. This requires a rebalancing of our over-developed habit of doing with one of being.

Participants in this 8-week course work with contemplative practices and guided exercises in each session. By actively engaging in the practices to cultivate greater awareness and hone new skills for emotional self-regulation, we learn how to connect to ourselves first and drop from our head into our heart. As an entry point, CCH integrates the “Alphabet of the Heart,” a mnemonic created by CCARE Founder Dr. James Doty.

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

Apply basic mindfulness skills and utilize mindfulness meditation to stay present and heartful to yourself and others
Apply learned compassion skills as a response to everyday needs and demands in personal and professional settings
Utilize compassion practice with oneself and others for emotional regulation in the face of distress
Utilize cognitive re-framing with oneself and others from the compassionate stance of common humanity
Describe the difference between compassion and empathetic distress, and how empathic distress leads to burnout
Utilize evidence-based self-compassion meditation practices in the context of personal and professional relationships
List three sources of resistance to the development of self-compassion
Explain three ways to recognize resistance to compassion for and from others
Describe physiological substrates of concentration and how this helps manage stress and anxiety
Describe current research studies on the effects and effectiveness of compassion practices

Continuing Education Credits (CECs) for Health Professionals

You may be eligible to earn 14 CE credits for successfully completing this course. Please read the information below and confirm with your state licensing board before enrolling if directed to. The processing fee for CE Credits is $175.

CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Academy (SCA) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Academy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Spiritual Competency Academy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.

LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.

SCA is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California. RNs must retain their certificate of attendance for 4 years after the course concludes.

For questions about your certificate or the content, logistics, or other support issues regarding this course, please contact compassioneducation@stanford.edu. For questions about whether APA CE is valid for you, contact your licensing board directly. For general questions about APA CE or to report a grievance, contact SCA at ce@spiritualcompetencyacademy.com.

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Neelama Eyres

Director of Program Development

Neelama Eyres is the Director of Program Development at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University. She is the Co-Founder of the Applied Compassion Training (ACT) that was formerly offered at CCARE Stanford from 2020-2023.

For the past 25 years, Neelama has developed and facilitated experiential programs for individuals, groups, and leaders worldwide. She’s trained participants to enact and apply compassion within their organizations, institutions, and communities around the globe. She is the co-author of a personal memoir which details her journey through a Compassionate Divorce.

Throughout her career, Neelama has provided training, consulting, and executive coaching for organizations including Google, Slack, MetLife, the Alzheimer’s Association, and many more. In addition, she has trained and developed facilitators within corporations, non-profits, and healthcare organizations.

She is also Co-Founder and Lead Facilitator for The Inner Journey Institute, an educational organization that has offered transformational programs across the United States, Canada, and Europe since 1999. For IJI, she has designed and facilitated highly immersive workshops and facilitator trainings geared towards helping participants embody higher levels of compassion, mindfulness, forgiveness, and personal transformation for themselves, their organizations, and their communities.

Neelama’s mastery is creating interactive, immersive, and experiential learning environments that allow participants to have a direct and embodied experience of spirituality and compassion. Neelama’s contemplative practice combined with her extensive travels throughout Southeast Asia and India have given her an extraordinary depth of spiritual experience and knowledge of Eastern traditions which, like her studies of Western spirituality, is reflected in all her work.

To learn more about Neelama visit her website.
Robert Cusick

Director of Compassion Education

Robert Cusick is the Director of Compassion Education at CCARE Stanford University and a Co-Founder of the Applied Compassion Training (ACT) that was formerly offered at CCARE Stanford from 2020-2023. He is a Stanford Lecturer and Sr. Certified CCARE instructor and teaches at Stanford University, UCSF, Kaiser Permanente Medical Centers, and in multiple other venues.

As a long-time meditator and former monastic, Robert ordained in Myanmar (Burma) under the renowned meditation master, Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw, and studied with him from 2003 – 2012. He has studied in numerous contemplative traditions including Soto Zen while in residence at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, in the Ridhwan School’s Diamond approach with A. H. Almaas (Hameed Ali), and for 27 years in the Insight Meditation tradition with Gil Fronsdal, PhD and a host of others. He provides grief counseling and bereavement support for adults and children at Kara in Palo Alto, where he co-leads men’s grief groups and facilitates retreats for fathers grieving the death of a child.

Robert sits on the Board of Directors of the Sati Center for Buddhist Studies.

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Poster Presentations

All registered participants may apply to present in this category

CCARE Showcase Tables

CCARE alumni who are registered participants may apply to present in this category

Featured Talks

ACT graduates who are registered participants may apply to present in this category

Across all formats, the emphasis is on connection, curiosity, and collective learning. You are encouraged to participate in ways that feel aligned with your interests and goals for the Immersion.

Spaces for the Compassion Showcase are limited and subject to review. Full application details will be provided after registration.

1 | Compassion Practice

2 | Featured CCARE Speakers

3 | Compassion Research Discovery

4 | Community Building & Connection

General Information

The CCARE Immersion is a 3-day in-person event taking place October 9-11, 2026 at Stanford University.

Early registration is open!

2026 Immersion Fees

Stanford faculty and staff: CCARE programs are STAP eligible upon approval

Scholarships: A limited number of partial scholarships are available to support access for participants who would otherwise be unable to attend. We expect and welcome people from different financial realities. Learn more about and apply for a scholarship here.

Accommodations

More information about booking accommodations will be provided after you register. Please wait to book your room until you have completed your registration. A unique reservation code will be provided to take advantage of CCARE’s special rates.

Event Policies

Questions?

3-Day Compassion Immersion

In-Person at Stanford University: October 9-11, 2026

A personal invitation from Neelama…

Key Event Dates

Event Details

Registration

Schedule

Experience

Speakers

Compassion Showcase

Questions?

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Why it matters

Who is it for

Support this work

Investing in the Next Generation of the Science of Compassion

What this offers you

Why it matters

Who it is for

Support this work

When

Cultivate a Compassionate Heart – Live/Online

Class Details

DAY | TUESDAYS, April 7 – May 26, 2026

TIME | 4 pm – 6 pm PDT | 7 pm – 9 pm EDT (check your time zone)

INSTRUCTOR | Britta Eskey

REGISTRATION FEE | $425

CE CREDITS | $175 (see below)

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

Continuing Education Credits (CECs) for Health Professionals

You may be eligible to earn 14 CE credits for successfully completing this course. Please read the information below and confirm with your state licensing board before enrolling if directed to. The processing fee for CE Credits is $175.

Hear from CCARE graduates about the impacts of compassion training on their personal and professional lives

Questions?

When

Cultivate a Compassionate Heart – Live/Online

Class Details

DAY | THURSDAYS, January 8 – February 26, 2026

TIME | 4 pm – 6 pm PST | 7 pm – 9 pm EST (check your time zone)

INSTRUCTOR | Neelama Eyres

REGISTRATION FEE | $425

CE CREDITS | $175 (see below)

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

Continuing Education Credits (CECs) for Health Professionals

You may be eligible to earn 14 CE credits for successfully completing this course. Please read the information below and confirm with your state licensing board before enrolling if directed to. The processing fee for CE Credits is $175.

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