Summer 2021 Eight Week Online Compassion Cultivation Training™ (CCT) with Dr. Dent Gitchel 

Two Times Available: Thursdays at 6:00 pm CST beginning May 12th

Wednesdays at Noon CST beginning May 13th

For the first time in Arkansas, Compassion Cultivation Training™ (CCT) is being offered online. There ate two options: Thursdays 6:00 - 8:00 CST beginning May 12th and ending June 30th and Wednesdays 12:00 - 1:30 pm CST beginning May 13th and ending July 1st.

The class will meet via the Zoom platform. Detailed instructions will be emailed to each participant upon registration.

There is a special discounted rate of $100 for First Responders, Frontline Healthcare Workers and K-12 Educators. Persons who enroll in this rate will be asked to verify their status via email. There is in early bird rate of $150 through May 1st. The standard rate is $200. The Platinum rate of $250 includes a signed copy of Dr. Gitchel's book Pursuing Purpose and 15 minute one-on-one Zoom check-in session to be scheduled during the course.

Note that the going rate for this course and similar courses (i.e. MBSR, MSC, CCT) in most locations is typically $300-$500.

Classes will consist of content delivery, guided meditations, and small and large group discussions. Class participants will be provided with a website containing streamable and downloadable guided meditations, class handouts and other resources.

More information and tickets for the Wednesday 6:00 pm class may be found here.

More information and tickets for the Thursday noon class may be found here.

 Upcoming Events:

Free 4-Part Mindfulness and its Applications webinars with Q & A Monday evenings in May (6:00 pm - 7:30pm CST):

May 3: Introduction to Miondfulness

May 10: Values and Lovingkindness

May 17: Emotional Balance

May 24: Compassion

These are free but registration is required. Registration will begin Monday April 26th. Please check back then to register or sign up for the newsletter to be informed of this and all future offerings.

 PAST EVENTS:

Join me for online meditations this US election Day November 2, 2020. These meditations will be mindfulness based, infused with compassion and lovingkindness. The three earlier meditations will be thirty minutes. The culminating meditation, COMPASSION FOR AMERICA, will occur for an hour. The schedule is listed below. All sessions are free and conducted via Zoom. Registration is required. You must register by 8:00 am November 3rd to attend the first session. I will email a ZOOM link to those who have registered at 9:00 am CST on November 3rd. It is good for all 4 sessions. I will check through the day for additional registrations, and will email the link out one hour before the sessions for new enrollees. There is one registration link for all 4 sessions.

10:00 - 10:30 am CST mindfulness/kindness/compassion

1:00 - 1:30 pm CST mindfulness/kindness/compassion

4:00 - 4:30 pm CST mindfulness/kindness/compassion

10:00 - 11:00 pm CST COMPASSION FOR AMERICA

REGISTER HERE

Learn Meditation from the ground up. I will be offering free meditation workshops on Mondays from 7:00 - 8:30 pm CST. These are free but registration is required. Give yourself some kindness and support during these stressful times. These are intended to provide a solid foundation for a meditation practice. The foundation will be “basic” mindfulness practice, along with some of its applications, drawing from my book Pursuing Purpose, as well as from traditional sources. The topics with include:

November 9: Foundations of Mindfulness, register here

November 16: Foundations of Mindfulness, registration link available soon

November 23: Values and Intentions, registration link available soon

November 30: Innate Goodness, registration link available soon

December 7: Working with the Emotional Mind, registration link available soon

December 14: Working with the Emotion Mind, registration link available soon

December 21: Contextual Awareness / Innate Goodness Revisted, registration link available soon

Summer 2020 Online Compassion Cultivation Class (CCT) benefiting the Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas

Eight Week Online Compassion Cultivation Training™ (CCT) with Dr. Dent Gitchel 

For the first time in Arkansas, Compassion Cultivation Training™ (CCT) is being offered online. The class will meet on Thursdays 6:00 - 8:00 CST beginning June 11th and ending August 6th (No class July 22nd). 50% of proceeds will be donated to the Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas (TCIA). TCIA continues to preserve Tibetan Heritage and Culture in Arkansas, and beyond. Since 2006, TCIA has been dedicated to education and cultural exchange with success in supporting Tibetans in exile around the world and the creation of an active local community in Arkansas. For more information about this organization please visit https://artibet.org.

The class will meet via the Zoom platform. Detailed instructions will be emailed to each participant upon registration. This course is being offered well below the market rate, on a sliding scale basis ($100-$225). Classes will consist of content delivery, guided meditations, and small and large group discussions. Class participants will be provided with a website containing streamable and downloadable guided meditations, class handouts and other resources. More information and tickets may be found here.

 Summer 2020 Online Compassion Cultivation Class (CCT) benefiting DecARcerate

Eight Week Online Compassion Cultivation Training™ (CCT) with Dr. Dent Gitchel 

For the first time in Arkansas, Compassion Cultivation Training™ (CCT) is being offered online. The class will meet on Wednesdays 6:00-8:00 CST beginning June 10th and ending August 5th (No class July 22nd.) 50% of proceeds will be donated to DecARcerate, a local nonprofit organization working to affirm human dignity by confronting unjust systems. DecARcerate envisions a world where equity, healing, and reconciliation replace systems of punishment and oppression. For more information about this organization please visit https://www.decarceratear.org.

The class will meet via the Zoom platform. Detailed instructions will be emailed to each participant upon registration. This course is being offered well below the market rate, on a sliding scale basis ($100-$225). Classes will consist of content delivery, guided meditations, and small and large group discussions. Class participants will be provided with a website containing streamable and downloadable guided meditations, class handouts and other resources. More information and tickets may be found here.