Education has been a central component of the work at CCARE since its founding in 2008. Over the years, CCARE has continuously improved its training initiatives based on research findings and insights, resulting in programs that have had a profound and transformative impact on participants’ lives. Read more about our programs below or click any of the menus on the left.
Monthly Gatherings
Community gatherings to practice compassion together. Come as you are.
Compassion Community Gathering
Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 12 to 1 pm PT
Have you participated in compassion training at CCARE or elsewhere, or are you hoping to? Join Robert Cusick along with our compassion community to reinforce your knowledge, refresh your skills, and renew your dedication to creating a more compassionate world. This no fee event is open to the global compassion community.
Please register to receive the private Zoom link
Compassion Community Practice Group
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 · 5:30 to 6:30 pm PT
Make time each month to slow down, connect with others, and practice compassion. Join Erika Rosenberg, Ph.D., CCARE’s Director of Community & Belonging, for guided compassion meditation, reflection, and shared conversation. Whether you are new to meditation or have an established practice, you are welcome.
CCT Teachers’ Circle
First session: Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · 11 am to 12 pm PT
Compassion Cultivation Training teachers are spread across the world. Join Erika Rosenberg, Ph.D., co-creator of CCT, for an ongoing hour of shared practice, mutual support, and meaningful connection. All CCT teachers are welcome.
Please register to receive the private Zoom link
8-Week Courses
Online courses offered throughout the year, with a welcoming group to learn alongside.
Compassion Cultivation Training
Deepen your self-awareness and your access to compassion while building emotional intelligence, reflection, meditation, and active listening skills. Contemporary psychology and scientific research meet contemplative practice.
Compassion & Wellbeing in Healthcare
A dedicated space for healthcare workers to explore compassion alongside others who understand clinical work. Reflect on caregiving, burnout, moral stress, teamwork, and staying connected to meaning.
Compassion Cultivation Training for Physicians and Psychologists
A private, supportive space for physicians and psychologists to explore compassion, drawing on psychology, neuroscience, and contemplative practice.
4-Month Program
Our most immersive offering, for those ready to go deeper.
CCARE Compassion Lab
January – May 2027
An immersive program equipping you with evidence-based tools to meet life’s complexity with resilience, clarity, and purpose. You will understand compassion and learn to embody it in your well-being, relationships, and leadership.
Retreats
Experience compassion together, on the Stanford campus.
CCARE Immersion
October 9-11, 2026
Three days at Stanford University bringing together compassion research, experiential practice, and meaningful connection. Built around four pillars: compassion practice, featured speakers, research discovery, and community building.
Workshops & Legacy Programs
Design Empathy Workshops
Design thinking scenarios grounded in sustainability, regeneration, and resiliency. Teams bring out their best, then unite diverse ideas into one successful final project.
Ambassadors of Applied Compassion
From 2020 to 2023, participants designed and delivered capstone projects in hospitals, offices, classrooms, podcasts, and community settings. Explore their work.