(Online) 8-Week Mindful Self-Compassion Course

Why MSC?

Interested in learning to be kinder to yourself when you’re suffering? Wish you had better tools for handling difficult emotions? Want to be able to motivate yourself with encouragement rather than criticism and start to leave that harsh inner-critical voice behind? The Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program includes exercises, meditations, and lessons on mindfulness, compassion for ourselves, difficult emotions, transforming the inner critic, and more.

What to Expect

This 8-week course includes:

• Guided instruction in mindful self-compassion practices and meditations
• Skill building exercises for managing difficult emotions and developing compassion
• Learning how to motivate yourself with encouragement rather than criticism
• Learning how to stop being so hard on yourself and open to more happiness and joy
• Group dialogue and small group exercises
• Eight 2.75 hour classroom sessions plus a 4-hour weekend retreat.

Each of the eight weekly classes includes instruction in mindfulness, compassion, emotional awareness and a series of skills. Far from being only “classroom learning,” each MSC unit includes hands-on experiential meditations and exercises along with opportunities to discuss your learning with peers and the instructor. Real-world tools are provided that you can try in between classes. There’s also an additional retreat session on the weekend to deepen your practice.