Mindful Self-Compassion training teaches us how to develop the warm-hearted, connected presence we need during moments of difficulty. Self-compassion provides the emotional strength and resilience needed to offer ourselves the same kindness and understanding we would offer a good friend. With self-compassion we can motivate ourselves with encouragement, forgive ourselves when needed, face and befriend our shortcomings, care for others while caring for self, and live more authentically. Research shows that self-compassion is strongly associated with emotional well-being, lower levels of anxiety and depression, healthy habits such as diet and exercise, and more satisfying personal relationships.
And, self-compassion is a skill that can be learned and cultivated by anyone through Mindful Self-Compassion Training.
In this course, you will:
Practice mindfulness and self-compassion in daily life
Learn about the science of self-compassion
Learn how to handle difficult emotions with greater ease
Learn how to motivate yourself with kindness rather than criticism
Learn how to transform challenging relationships, old and new
Learn tools to manage compassion fatigue
Practice the art of savoring and self-appreciation
Be able to teach simple self-compassion practices to others
This program is an eight-session, empirically-supported Mindful Self-Compassion training developed by Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff. MSC is an experiential journey — an adventure in self-discovery and self-kindness – offering periods of instruction, periods of practice (meditations, exercises, and written reflections), and periods of group sharing. Self-Compassion can be learned by anyone, even those of us who did not learn these skills as children. This program fulfills a prerequisite for becoming a MSC teacher.
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