he non-profit Center for Mindful Self-Compassion is devoted solely to disseminating self-compassion Self-compassion can be defined as learning to treat yourself the way you would treat a good friend when they suffer, fall short or fail in some way. Founded in 2012 by Kristin Neff, PhD and Christopher K. Germer, PhD, the center is a place where people can learn about self-compassion, find out where to train in MSC, continue to practice MSC skills, and explore how to teach MSC to others. We invite you to explore the site and find out how self-compassion may help you or those you care about.
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Christine Braehler, Mila De Koning
September 23 - September 23, 2018
京都市左京区一乗寺竹ノ内町23,Japan
Chris Germer, Sanae Kishimoto
November 9 - November 14, 2018
55000 Highway 1,CA,United States
Kristin Neff, Chris Germer
December 9 - December 14, 2018
Arve Thürmann, Christine Braehler
December 10 - December 15, 2018
Coral Gables (Miami),United States
Kristin Neff, Chris Germer
October 12 - October 13, 2018
Rhinebeck,United States
Karen Bluth, Kristin Neff, Lorraine Hobbs, Michelle Becker, Steve Hickman, Chris Germer
October 26 - October 28, 2018
West Hartford,United States
Steve Hickman, Beth Mulligan
November 9 - November 14, 2018
Idyllwild,United States
Chris Germer, Michelle Becker
January 11 - January 13, 2019
CMSC BLOGOur China-based Certified MSC Teacher and Teacher Trainer, Hailan Guo was selected as one of China’s Top 50 Influential Figures in the Mental Health Sector by YiXinli, China’s largest mental health education and consultation platform with over 17 million subscribers.
After an evening of soaking in Pink Floyd's iconoclastic sound, I came away convinced that their legendary rock music is the perfect metaphor for the processes of transformation at work in the human psyche on a meditation retreat. If you are considering making an extended retreat part of your practice, consider the following and then, as my first zen teacher used to say “believe nothing I tell you; go, and find out for yourself”.
What could possibly be the role of self-compassion in a prison? And how could such a concept ever be of use to hardened lifers in one of the toughest prisons in the United States?