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Reflections on Compassion: Compassion Cultivation Training at Angola Prison

Lisel Joseph | June 12, 2018
Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is the largest maximum-security prison…
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Words on a Wall: A Poem and Reflection on CCT

Barbara Piper-Roelofs | March 21, 2018
Barbara Piper-Roelofs is a life coach, poet, and alumna of…
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CCT for Social Advocates

Dent Gitchel | January 26, 2018
Arkansas-based Certified CCT Teacher Dent Gitchel received a Compassion Corps…
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Compassion Corps: Bringing CCT Into Communities of Color

Lisel Joseph | December 8, 2017
Among this year’s Compassion Corps grantees is Lakiba Pittman, a…
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Compassion in Corrections

Lara Naughton | September 7, 2017
The Compassion Institute, in partnership with the Louisiana State Penitentiary…
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First Compassion Corps class complete!

Lisel Joseph | August 28, 2017
Adam Burn (center) and the participants in his CCT class…
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Human Connection in Virtual Space: Trying CCT Online

Lisel Joseph | August 25, 2017
For this year’s CCT Teacher Training program, we were thrilled to receive…
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A message from Thupten Jinpa

Thupten Jinpa, PhD | June 16, 2017
During my recent visit to the Stanford area connected with…
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Learn about Compassion Corps – a new concept from Senior Teacher Margaret Cullen

Lisel Joseph | February 3, 2017
Welcome to the blog of the Compassion Institute! We hope…
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