8-week Mindful Self-Compassion Course, San Francisco , CA , United States

Mindful Self-Compassion program activities include meditation, short talks, experiential exercises, group discussion, and home practices. MSC is a workshop rather than a retreat. The goal is for participants to directly experience self-compassion and learn practices that evoke self-compassion in daily life.

MSC is primarily a compassion training program rather than mindfulness training like Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), although mindfulness is the foundation of self-compassion. MSC is also not psychotherapy insofar as the emphasis of MSC is on building emotional resources rather than addressing old wounds. Positive change occurs naturally as we develop the capacity to be with ourselves in a kinder, more compassionate way.

In addition to our 8 weekly meetings on Monday evenings, our half-day retreat will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2018, from 9am-1pm.

19 CEUs are available for this course for a small additional fee.