Compassion Cultivation Training, Fall 2019

 
From: "Ravi Chandra, M.D., Psychiatrist and Writer" <hello@PROTECTED>
Date: July 30th 2019

Hello all,

First off, I'm offering a Compassion Cultivation Training course September-October.

Compassion Cultivation Training
with Dr. Ravi Chandra
8 consecutive Mondays 6:30-830 pm in the Union Bank Hospitality Room
Beginning September 9th, 2019
Sliding scale $0-$395 depending on need
Write to sflovedojo@PROTECTED for details and sliding scale, and see website for more information.

This 8 week compassion training course was initially developed at Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE). By cultivating mindfulness, self-compassion and compassion towards others, we can develop better relationships with our own mind and even the difficult people in our lives, and give space and warmth to our difficult emotions and experiences. This helps us to heal, and also grow. We’re beset with numerous cultural challenges now, and the problems of unjust power are even more visible than before. By cultivating compassion in community, we can make the internal shifts needed in our culture today. Compassion for others requires resilience and experiential development. It is not simply a cognitive decision. Thus CCT is a process that helps us transform, working with our human vulnerability and reactivity, and generating new brain states and traits that help us cope with stress, anxiety, and suffering, in ourselves and others.

Here's some recent work from my Psychology Today Blog

Narcissism, Needs for Certainty and Closure, and Relatedness 
Narcissism exists, but we are not as polarized as the media and leaders proclaim. Here are antidotes to narcissistic relational problems and our needs for closure and certainty.

Cyberbullying and Breaking Out of Hate Spirals
A Buddhist psychiatrist's view of cyberbullying, social media toxicity, and rejecting hate spirals.

6 Problems of “Instagram Therapy”
A recent article showcased "Instagram therapy." What are the problems and potential dangers of this new medium?

Events around town:

NIHONMACHI STREET FAIR
Japantown, August 3-4

THEN THEY CAME FOR ME
Presidio exhibit on Japanese American Incarceration, through September 1, 2019

HUNGRY GHOSTS
Exploring the intersections between chronic heartache and resilience
August 10-Sept 15, see website for details about artist talks and panels
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art. 500 Palm Dr, Novato, CA 94949

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