Kristin Neff
Dr. Kristin Neff is a pioneer in self-compassion research. Dr. Neff received her bachelor’s from the University of Los Angeles in communication studies and her doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley in moral development, followed by two years of postdoctoral study at the University of Denver researching self-concept development. During her last year […]
A Fearless Heart
A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to Be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives by Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., the highly acclaimed thought leader and English translator of the Dalai Lama, shows how compassion works as a powerful inner resource yielding surprising benefits—not just for others, but for ourselves. Based on the revolutionary Compassion Cultivation Training course […]
Compassion Institute
Compassion Institute recognizes that compassion isn’t heroic but human and rooted in science, as an innate quality offering the possibility of responding to suffering with understanding, patience, and kindness rather than fear, anger, and repulsion. While compassion is inherent in all, psychology, neuroscience, and clinical medicine show it is an orientation and skill that can […]