The Academy for Community Behavioral Health (the Academy) began piloting Nalanda Institute's Compassion-Based Resilience Training (CBRT) with NYC non-profit care providers in 2024 to protect them from stress and trauma impacts and strengthen their capacities to deliver skillful, compassionate care. CBRT is an evidence-based program in stress reduction and healing that integrates mindfulness, compassion, imagery, and breathwork from Indo-Tibetan Buddhism with contemporary science. In this session, participants will: o Experience elements of CBRT, including a brief meditation o Review findings from the Academy's recent case study exploring the feasibility and effectiveness a virtual 8-week CBRT course for NYC non-profit care providers o Relate the instructor's approach to teaching CBRT to guiding features of contemplative education and the Academy's overall learning and capacity building approach o Contribute to a dialogue about how to best support skill gains and practice changes in real-world settings by sharing your insights and questions