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Compassion in Practice: Foundations of Contemplative Psychology with Melissa Moore (In-Person)
March 8 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm MST
$50.00 – $108.00
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Location: Unitarian Universalist Church, 1036 Solana Drive, Solana Beach, CA
Time: Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm PST
Audience: All Are Welcome
Karuna Training offers a cohort learning environment built on the principles of Contemplative Psychology. This course introduces the principles of contemplative psychology, which help create safe and compassionate communities. This one-day program will provide a mini-example of a cohort learning environment. We learn to settle ourselves through meditation and apply compassionate exchange toward others in a community.
All are invited to attend this in-person program in San Diego. The course is free-standing, and you will be introduced to the principles of contemplative psychology. You will also be provided an introduction to the Karuna Training certificate program if you are curious about Contemplative psychology or are already a Karuna graduate. Come one, come all!
What to expect:
- Community work and introducing yourself in a small group
- Meditation instruction, with an embodiment focus
- Interactive, experiential work in dyads or small groups
- Individual meditation interviews
What you will learn:
- What is Contemplative Psychology
- The Role that compassion plays in all our relationships
- A contemplative way of working with emotions
On Karuna Training
In Karuna Training, we find strength in the intrinsic openness, wisdom, and compassion available to us as human beings. In this introduction to Contemplative Psychology program, we will have time to reflect and discuss how we can draw on our innate wisdom as a resource in an ongoing way. The program is open to everyone and will include guided meditation, an experience of the Karuna teachings, and a discussion of upcoming Karuna Training offerings.
The word Karuna means compassion in Sanskrit. Karuna Training brings together a community of people who trust the world’s wisdom to awaken our compassionate hearts. We can learn to resource ourselves and integrate our experiences to live a more empowered life. The world needs all of our compassion, health, and wisdom.
For 28 years, Karuna Training has offered time-tested mindfulness and compassion-based programs in Europe and North America.
A cohort is forming for the next Karuna Training program starting in 2025. Learn more about the Basic Training Program here.
Instructor
Melissa J. Moore, Ph. D., has been a Lead faculty member and Karuna Training North America Executive Director since 2014. She co-founded Karuna Training in Germany in 1996. She has a Master's in Contemplative Psychotherapy from Naropa University and a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Integral Studies in Psychological Anthropology. Melissa has trained and certified students in Contemplative Psychology for over thirty-five years in nine Countries. She has been a Buddhist practitioner for over 40 years.