Drepung Gomang Center For Engaging Compassion upcoming events

Compassion Cultivation Training (09 Jul 2026)

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:00:00 GMT

with Anne Walter

8 Thursdays, 3:00 - 5:00pm Eastern Time, July 9 - August 27, 2026, via Zoom

Transformative. Rewired. Renewed joy in life and relationships. Skills for well-being.

CCT is a unique and compelling 8-week process that helps you develop your qualities of compassion, empathy, and loving-kindness. Learn skills for expanding your care for others while building resilience, increasing self-compassion, as well as developing your strength to be with life’s suffering and taking compassionate action.

Each 2-hour session explores training your mind and developing skills for relating to yourself and others by intentionally choosing compassionate thoughts and actions. Enjoy input, in-class exercises, and daily meditation practices to develop these skills, as well as “real-world home practices”.

Find out how CCT’s tools support your own health, happiness, and well-being. CCT was developed by Thupten Jinpa, the principal English translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, at Stanford University with a team of contemplative scholars, clinical psychologists, and researchers. Over 400 Louisville CCTers, and thousands around the world attest to its transformative qualities.

What recent students are saying:
"Learning compassion is not just for others. This course teaches you the value of self-compassion. It rivals most traditional Western therapy in its value and usefulness!"

"I find that I am more tolerant and less judging of others' actions."

“The enhanced viewpoint taught in CCT results in a deepening of contentment within. The petty frustrations that easily arise out of judgment and blame can just as quickly be released when using the mental reframing tools taught in CCT.”

PLEASE NOTE: CCT involves a recommended daily guided meditation. A commitment to practicing between classes and attending all 8 sessions is strongly recommended to gain the full benefits of the process.

Priced according to your ability: $150, $275, $395. Those able to pay more help make assistance available to others. Register: Here, 502-614-5616 or at DrepungGomangUSA.org. Some partial scholarships are available: drepunggomangcompassion@gmail.com.

Anne Walter, an interfaith-focused minister, has sought to be a bridge-builder between cultures, religious traditions and communities for 40 years. She was director of a spiritual center for Native American people in Chicago, was co-founder of CrossRoads Ministry Retreat Center in Louisville, is co-founder and manager of Holy Hills Hermitage in Lebanon, is the co-founder of Nonviolent Louisville, and has worked in various Christian, Buddhist, and interfaith communities to generate peacemakers and justice-making. Anne was Chair of Engaging Compassion and the visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Louisville in 2013. She is a certified trainer of Compassion Cultivation Training© (CCT) of the Compassion InstituteTM, is an Engaging Nonviolence trainer for Pace e Bene, and serves as Director of DGCEC.

Meditation Essentials for Modern Life with Jenny Bell (14 Jul 2026)

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 6:00 - 8:00pm, In-Person

In times like these, meditation is not so much about isolated mountain tops, but is more about carving out a pocket of stillness amid relentless schedules, fast paced information systems and screen time.

Join Jenny for this instructive and illuminating session on the essentials for modern meditation practice. Learn how to intentionally curate mindful moments of quiet and stillness to counter digital fatigue, chronic stress, and an overwhelming to do list. Explore how to ground your nervous system and develop mental resilience, and how to create refuge for yourself and build a sustainable routine. Receive resources to design a realistic daily meditation practice that can support you in our modern times. Trauma sensitive mindfulness and mindful self compassion components are interwoven throughout this offering.

This one-time session is great for beginners or seasoned practitioners.

Cost on a sliding scale – please pay what you are able: $25, $35 or $45. Some partial scholarships available: DrepungGomangCompassion@gmail.com. Register HERE or call 502-614-5616.

Jenny Bell is a poet, aspiring heart healer and earth artist. She is a Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness instructor offering classes and retreats throughout our community. Her offerings are born where spirituality + creativity intersect. She is a compassionist by heart ~ a stone mason by trade. Most days you will find her in the wilderness creating nature mandalas.

Forgive for Your Own Goodness Sake - Forgiveness Workshop (28 Jul 2026)

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:00:00 GMT

with Jenny Bell

Tuesday, July 28, 6:00 – 8:00pm, In-Person at DGCEC

Join Jenny for this compelling workshop on the Science of Forgiveness. Learn how to become a forgiving person through practical and proven methods.

Based on the forgiveness techniques for healing found in the groundbreaking research of the Stanford Forgiveness Project, learn and discuss what forgiveness is – and what it is not. Explore grievances, rules, wishes, hopes, letting go of hurts, and how to stop feeling like a victim.

Forgive for Your Own Goodness Sake is framed with mindful self compassion and trauma sensitive mindfulness. Together we will delve into the book and work of Dr. Fred Luskin and Forgive for Good. Come learn this proven prescription for health and happiness ~ and forgive for good!

Cost on a sliding scale – please pay what you are able: $25, $35 or $45. Register HERE or call 502-614-5616. Some partial scholarships available: DrepungGomangCompassion@gmail.com.