Core Skills Participant Page

Course dates

Wednesdays and Thursdays
April 13, 14, 20 and 21, 2022

 

4 – 7 pm Pacific Time
6 – 9 pm Central Time
7 – 10 pm Eastern Time
11 pm – 2 am UTC
7 – 10 am AWST on April 14, 15, 21, 22
8 – 11 am JST (Japan) on April 14, 15, 21, 22
8:30 – 11:30 am ACST (Adelaide, Australia) on April 14, 15, 21, 22
11 am – 2 pm NZST (New Zealand ) on April 14, 15, 21, 22

 
For a few pre-set time conversions, please see: Pre-set Workshop Time Conversions
 
If you miss a session or part of a session due to the time changes, you will be able view the session recordings. The 4 sessions will be recorded, edited and be posted on this Participant Support Page within 48 – 72 hours of each session.
 
 

Zoom Link for Main Sessions: Join Here
Meeting ID:  854 3970 1226
Passcode:   4uR*2Q

Zoom Guidelines: CMSC utilizes the Zoom platform for this training.  If you are unfamiliar with Zoom, please first review Zoom’s helpful audio, video, and Quick Start guides.  You can also log in 30 minutes before the first session to troubleshoot your connection.

Additional Support and practice opportunities (see further down this page for details):

  • Self-Compassion Mentoring: Engage with highly trained and experienced mentors for on-the-spot learning and application of Self-Compassion skills and teachings. Each Self-Compassion Mentor is a highly trained MSC teacher. Optimize learning by attending additional interactive mentor groups.
  • Affinity Group: A group of Core Skills training participants who self-identify with a particular social-cultural identity (i.e. race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, social class, etc.). With this shared identity they come together in a safe space to explore the intersection of their diverse experiences in relation to learning and practicing Mindful-Self-Compassion. Participants from underrepresented populations have an opportunity to create community and discuss the course experiences and learning with others who share the same social-cultural identity.

Program Materials:

5 Myths of Self-Compassion

MSC Core Skills Workshop Agenda

Handouts

Links from the session:

https://centerformsc.org/msc-teens/

https://centerformsc.org/embracing-your-life/

https://failbettertraining.com/services-training/

https://www.compassionforcouples.com

https://failbettertraining.com

https://centerformsc.org/schc/

 

All Self-Compassion Mentoring Groups and Affinity Groups: Join here

Regardless of your comfort with the Zoom platform, we ask that all participants try to log in at least 5-10 minutes before the sessions begin so that you can be settled and ready to begin.

Program Contacts:
For Zoom Technical Issues:
Chris Routh: [email protected]

For CMSC Program and Continuing Education Related Questions:
Laura Stein: [email protected]

For Registration or Payment Questions:
Gail Stein: [email protected]

For Self-Compassion Mentoring & Affinity Group Questions:
Cassondra Graff: [email protected]
Ben Weinstein: [email protected]
Laila Narsi: [email protected]
James Rosser: [email protected]

Chris Germer’s website: https://chrisgermer.com/

Kristin Neff’s website: https://self-compassion.org/

Program Calendar
All Times in Pacific Time
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
April 13:
Main Session: 4 - 7 pm
Mentor Session - Cassondra: 8 pm
(Main Workshop Session Day)

 April 14:
Main Session: 4 -7 pm
Mentor Session - Ben: 8 pm
(Main Workshop Session Day)
 April 16:
Mentor Session - Ben: 5 pm
April 19:
Affinity Group
LGBTQIA+ (no allies please): 4 pm

Affinity Group BIPOC: 6 pm		 April 20:
Main Session: 4 - 7 pm
Mentor Session - Cassondra: 8 pm
(Main Workshop Session Day)
 April 21:
Main Session: 4 - 7 pm
Mentor Session - Cassondra: 8 pm
(Main Workshop Session Day)

 April 23:
Mentor Session - Cassondra: 4 pm
April 26:
Affinity Group
LGBTQIA+ (no allies please): 4 pm

Affinity Group BIPOC: 6 pm
 April 27:
Mentor Session - Ben: 4 pm
 April 28:
Affinity Group BIPOC: 3 pm
Affinity Group
LGBTQIA+ (no allies please):
6 pm
 April 30:
Mentor Session - Cassondra: 4 pm
May 4:
Mentor Session - Ben: 4 pm

Self-Compassion Mentoring

A unique aspect of this Core Skills training is the opportunity to engage in virtual Mentor Groups while going through the Core Skills program. Most trainings do not include this kind of opportunity. These extra Mentor Groups are designed to help you maximize learning and get a jump start on integrating Mindful Self-Compassion into your life.

Engage with highly trained and experienced MSC Teacher / Mentors for on-the-spot learning and application of Self-Compassion skills and teachings. Optimize your experience by attending additional interactive Mentor Groups.

Cassondra Graff, M.S.,LCSW Certified MSC Teacher

Cassondra is a mindfulness and compassion teacher and mentor with the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion (CMSC). She brings 22 years of experience as a licensed psychotherapist and mental health provider. Cassondra leads Mentor Groups designed to empower people to optimize the application of self-compassion into their lives.

Cassondra believes in the power of compassion to help us survive, thrive and navigate life, especially in challenging times.

Benjamin Weinstein, PhD

Ben is a licensed Clinical Psychologist, certified MSC teacher and life-adventurer who has been living in Thailand as an expatriate since 2003 serving local and expat communities across the region. Ben works as a psychotherapist, lecturer and facilitator and is teaching faculty for the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. After more than 25 years of facilitating growth and development in many contexts and cultures, Ben is profoundly inspired by the remarkable, transformative power of mindfulness, purpose-guided engaged living, self-compassion and community.

 
 Join Link for all Mentor Groups
 
Cassondra Graff schedule for mentor groups (open to Everyone)
Please note: all mentor groups are 1-Hour long
 
No Sign up required. Just click on “Join” link and attend.
 

Wednesday, April 13 at 8:00pm Pacific time (Main Workshop Session Day)
Wednesday, April 20 at 8:00pm Pacific time (Main Workshop Session Day)
Thursday, April 21 at 8:00pm Pacific time (Main Workshop Session Day)
Saturday April 23 at 4:00pm Pacific time
Saturday April 30 at 4:00pm Pacific time

 
Ben Weinstein schedule for mentor groups (Open to Everyone):
“Please note: all mentor groups are 1-Hour long”
 
No Sign up required. Just click on “Join” link and attend.  
 

Thursday, April 14, 8:00pm Pacific time (Main Workshop Session Day)
Saturday April 16, 5:00pm Pacific time
Wednesday, April 27, 4:00pm Pacific time
Wednesday, May 4, 4:00pm Pacific time

 
If you are uncertain of a start time, please check World Time Buddy to find the time the mentor group begins where you live.

Affinity Groups

Affinity Groups with Laila Narsi and James Rosser, Affinity Group Mentors (Included in Program):

What is a Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) affinity group?

A group of Core Skills training participants who self-identify with a particular social-cultural identity (i.e. race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, social class, etc.). With this shared identity they come together to explore the intersection of their diverse experiences in relation to learning and practicing Mindful Self-Compassion. The intention is to provide a safe space in which participants from underrepresented populations have an opportunity to create community and discuss the course experiences and learning with others who share the same social-cultural identity. This can afford participants from the numerical minority greater accessibility to a supportive space for the cultivation of social-cultural identity affirmation, inclusiveness and belonging.

Mindful Self-Compassion Affinity Groups

  • Black, Indigenous and People of Color: BIPOC (for people who have felt stigma, bias or oppression who are from underrepresented racial identities)
  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Genderqueer, Intersex, Asexual and Other Identities: LGBTQIA+ (no allies please) (for people who have felt stigma, bias or oppression due to sexual orientation, gender identity, nonbinary/gender expansion & expression)

Laila Narsi, LCSW, CMMT, Certified MSC Teacher

Laila Narsi, LCSW, CMMT is a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and a Trauma Informed Psychotherapist in private practice in Texas. She is also the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion’s Coordinator of Retreats and Coordinator of Circles of Practice Public Offering. Growing up on three continents, Laila has a deep respect and understanding of cultural and linguistics. She has travelled around the world working with several teachers cultivating her interests in mindfulness, diversity, cultural studies, human rights, and international arts. For more information, please visit her website at https://themindfulself.com

James Rosser, LCSW, CMMT, CMT-P

James is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher and a trained mindful self- compassion teacher. He lives in Los Angeles and is a proud queer person.

Schedule for Affinity Group Sessions:
(Sign-up is required prior to attending. Please sign-up here – Affinity Group Sign-up Page)

Laila Narsi schedule for Affinity Groups – BIPOC
Please note: all groups are 1-Hour long

Tuesday, April 19 at 6pm Pacific time
Tuesday, April 26 at 6pm Pacific time
Friday April 28 at 3pm Pacific time

James Rosser schedule for Affinity Groups –  LGBTQIA+ (no allies please)
Please note: all groups are 1-Hour long

Tuesday, April 19 at 4pm Pacific time
Tuesday, April 26 at 4pm Pacific time
Thursday, April 28 at 6pm Pacific time

Please take some time to reflect on which particular affinity group you would like to attend. We understand there may be more than one type you identify with but in order to best support you, it would be important for you to decide which would benefit you most at this time.

  • The Affinity Groups are optional and freely offered as part of this training. To maintain a supportive, welcoming, and comfortable environment, advanced sign-up registration is required.
  • Each group will meet for one-hour sessions during the two weeks of the training. Schedules are posted above, and we encourage you to attend all sessions to allow for safety, cohesion, and community-building.
  • We encourage you to sign up early.

Affinity Group Sign-up Page

If you are uncertain of a start time, please check World Time Buddy to find the time the affinity group begins where you live.