Compassion Based Living Course (CBLC) 2026

Compassion Based Living Course (CBLC) 2026

Mindfulness Hrvatska is pleased to host the Compassion Based Living Course. The Compassion Based Living Course (CBLC)  is an online mindfulness course, a companion course to the Mindfulness-Based Living Course (MBLC).

CBLC consists of 10 sessions, each two hours long. The course builds upon the themes of the MBLC and draws on insights and practices from several sources including neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and Buddhism.

The aims of the course are to develop an in-depth personal understanding and experience of compassion, to develop your personal mindfulness practice, and to enable you to apply compassion throughout your life. Throughout the course we will:

• integrate compassion and self-compassion into mindfulness practice
• through compassionate imagery and mindful self-compassion, cultivate positive emotions as a way of building up an inner resource, from which we can approach challenges and difficulties
• cultivate an inner voice that is kind and supportive, to live life from this place, rather than from a place of destructive self-criticism.

In the course of the journey we move from self-compassion towards compassion for others, exploring practices which help us find balance and perspective beyond our narrow preferences, generating love and friendliness to our inner and outer worlds, responding appropriately to pain and suffering while also appreciating the good things in our lives, integrating compassion into all that we do. 

Each live online session includes
– a tutor-led talk and discussion
– reflection and sharing
– practicing together compassion-based mindfulness practices.

You will receive a copy of the course book ‘Compassion Based Living Course’ by Choden and Heather Regan-Addis (2024, Mantra Books). You will also receive a course certificate when you complete the course. You must attend all the course sessions to receive the course completion certificate. Viewing recordings is possible for a small number of sessions which you may be unable to attend live online. We request that you participate online in a settled and appropriate space.

As there is a strong emphasis on experiencing through practice, there are home practices between the sessions including daily-life exercises. You will have access to downloadable audios of tutor-led compassion-based mindfulness practices (in English).

The session themes and dates are (all Wednesdays, 19:00-21:00):

Introductory Session – Why practice compassion? 28.01.2026

Session 1 – The Compassionate Mess 04.02.2026

Session 2 – It is not our fault: an evolutionary perspective 11.02.2026

Session 3 – Creating Conditions of Safeness 18.02.2026

Session 4 – Compassionate Being 25.02.2026

Session 5 – The Mandala of Compassion 04.03.2026

Session 6 – Befriending the Self-Critic 11.03.2026

Session 7 – The Four Immeasurable Qualities 18.03.2026

Session 8 – Compassion for others – Tonglen 25.03.2026 

Follow Up Session – 08.04.2026 

If you wish to particate in the CBLC but some or all of these dates or times are not suitable for you, please register anyway and write a note about this on the registration form. We will then try to find a time that is suitable for all.

The course is taught in English and is led by David McMurtry.  The course fee, payable in up to three instalments, is €210. This fee includes live teaching for all 10 online sessions (20 hours), a paperback copy of the course book, compassion practice audio files for streaming or downloading, and tutor support. The group size will be a minimum of 5 and maximum of 15 participants.

If you have completed the MBLC or our ‘Being Present’ Level 1 course, you can register now for the CBLC. If you have done another mindfulness course, you may register now and join CBLC after completing our online ‘compassion-based mindfulness’ bridging seminar (1.5 hours, with a small additional fee, date to be confirmed). 

To register for CBLC, please complete online our registration form 

If you have any questions or need more information, please email [email protected]

We hope you will join us on our CBLC and be part of this learning and practicing community!