About Margaret:
Margaret Cullen is a licensed psychotherapist and a pioneer in bringing contemplative practices into mainstream settings. She was one of the first ten people to be certified as an MBSR instructor and has taught around the world. She has led research studies on the impact of contemplative programs for a wide variety of populations across the US and co-developed the Compassion Cultivation Training with Thupten Jinpa at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Mindfulness-Based Attention Training for military spouses with Amishi Jha at University of Miami. She is the founder of Compassion Corps, a program which brings compassion programs to underserved populations around the world. She also developed Mindfulness-Based Emotional Balance and co-authored a book about it with Gonzalo Brito Pons. She is a Senior Teacher and Curriculum Developer for Humanize, which is a contemplative-based dyad program founded by German neuroscientist Tania Singer. Margaret is a Mind and Life Fellow, on the advisory board of the Global Compassion Coalition and has been a meditation practitioner for over 40 years.
About Compassion Corps:
Compassion Corps was founded in 2016 and offers grants to certified teachers of compassion-based programs programs to offer classes free of charge to under-resourced communities around the world.
Compassion Corps grants are only offered to certified teachers of evidence-based programs and teachers apply for grants based on their personal connection to the communities involved. Grants will be reviewed by a panel of highly experienced teacher trainers including Margaret Cullen, Gonzalo Brito Pons, Steve Hickman and Maria Paula Jimenez. Please note that priority will be given to first time applicants.
If you are interested in applying for a grant or interested in funding this initiative, we will have a Q&A session with Margaret Cullen at the end of the event.