Our Mission:
To be a vibrant center for the learning, teaching and practice of self-compassion through:
- Offering MSC and adaptations in an effective, accessible, flexible and affordable manner to the widest range of participants
- Providing resources and opportunities to the public for learning and practicing self-compassion
- Developing innovative approaches to MSC teacher training
- Providing quality continuing education, personal development opportunities, and general resources for MSC teachers
- Maintaining high standards for MSC teachers
- Fostering a professional community of teachers supporting teachers
- Supporting scientific research to enhance our understanding of MSC and self-compassion more generally
- Fostering an online community to encompass those new to self-compassion practice, graduates of MSC programs and teachers of MSC
Our Values:
- We believe that mindfulness and self-compassion are basic human capacities that can be cultivated to support well-being and reduce suffering
- CMSC is committed to maintaining the quality of MSC itself and to the training of competent MSC teachers
- We believe that the foundation for effective teaching of MSC is the teacher’s regular personal practice of mindfulness and self-compassion in daily life
- CMSC is committed to grounding itself in current scientific understandings of mindfulness and self-compassion
- CMSC is committed to promoting mindfulness and self-compassion to cultivate an inclusive, caring and multi-cultural community that allows individuals to thrive