Chris and Kristin News
Chris Germer: Past, Present and Future: A Biographical Interview
"I think we're at the beginning of a great wave of compassion." - Chris Germer ...
Children, Teens, and Families
Being Your Own Cheerleader
In my profession, I have a bird's-eye view of the intense daily life struggles experienced by many teens who are overwhelmed by academic standards, social pressures, and familial stresses. This is a story about a courageous young woman, Malavika, and...
Clinical Applications
The Body as Friend, Companion, and Guide: Restoring Connection Through Self-Compassion
When your body does not behave, look, or feel the way you want it to, you may feel that wish to pull away, blame, and shame it. It is exactly in these challenging moments that self-compassion is there to remind you that your precious body never meant...
CMSC News
CMSC Welcomes Aly Waibel as Associate Executive Director for Professional Training and Operations
We at CMSC are thrilled to have Aly on board! Her amazing work at the Compassion Institute prepared her well for her role here, and having a fresh perspective from outside the CMSC organization will be invaluable....
Food for Thought
10 Self-Compassion Practices for COVID-19
By Chris Germer & Kristin Neff Co-Developers of the Mindful Self-Compassion Program Many people have asked us how self-compassion practice might help them get through this challenging time. Everyone has […]...
Good Works
Planting Seeds of Compassion in Israel
In my home country of Israel, as we watched the COVID virus touch so many families and friends, a group of women friends and I created a new compassion program to help our community cultivate inner peace. We called it "Planting Seeds of Compassion" a...
Inclusion and Diversity
My first Experience as a Person of Color in MSC — “Is it Really Me?”
I can remember my very first MSC training experience from several years ago like it was yesterday. There was definitely a surge of internal experiences that I observed as I […]...
Inspiration
Planting Seeds of Compassion in Israel
In my home country of Israel, as we watched the COVID virus touch so many families and friends, a group of women friends and I created a new compassion program to help our community cultivate inner peace. We called it "Planting Seeds of Compassion" a...
