CMSC Free Global Live Online Retreats
UPCOMING
Coming Home to Ourselves
Returning to Self-Compassion
Saturday, December 12, 2026
Morning Session: 8:00–11:00 am Pacific
Evening Session: 4:00–7:00 pm Pacific
FREE · LIVE ONLINE · EVERYONE IS WELCOME
An Invitation to Come Home to Yourself
What does it mean to feel truly at home with ourselves?
Throughout our lives, we learn to navigate relationships, responsibilities, and an ever-changing world. Self-compassion invites us to turn toward our own experience with the same care and understanding, discovering a deeper sense of presence, acceptance, and trust.
It offers a place of refuge when life is difficult, a way to meet ourselves with tenderness and strength, and an opportunity to rediscover the wisdom of our own bodies and lived experience.
Coming home to ourselves is an invitation to deepen our friendship with ourselves and discover how self-compassion can become a trusted source of strength, comfort, and belonging.
Join CMSC co-founders Kristin Neff and Chris Germer, along with MSC teachers Lisa Baylis, Joel Grow, Megan Prager, Ben Weinstein, Adrian Wan, and Maria Paula Jimenez, for a free global day of meditation, reflection, and shared self-compassion practice.
Together, we'll explore the many ways we can return to compassionate presence, strengthen our connection with ourselves, and cultivate a sense of home within.
Our Retreat Sessions
Whether you're discovering self-compassion for the first time or deepening an established practice, this retreat offers an opportunity to explore what coming home to yourself means for you.
Attend one or both three-hour sessions, or join for whatever time you have available.
Can't attend live? Register anyway. Everyone who registers will receive free replay access to the retreat recordings for seven days after the event.
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Morning Session | 8:00–11:00 am Pacific Time
Kristin Neff, PhD:
Finding Refuge in Compassionate Presence
Joel Grow
Session details coming soon
Megan Prager
“And I Said to My Body, I Want to Be Your Friend.”
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Evening Session | 4:00–7:00 pm Pacific Time
Chris Germer, PhD
Session details coming soon
Adrian Wan, PhD
Coming Home to the Living Body: Self-Compassion in the Age of AI
Maria Paula Jimenez:
Session details coming soon
Your Generosity Makes Room for More Compassion.
This free retreat is also CMSC's Year-End Fundraiser. After registering, you'll have an opportunity to make an optional donation to support scholarships, free community programs, and greater access to self-compassion around the world.
We hope you'll join us.
Saturday, December 12, 2026
8:00–11:00 am and 4:00–7:00 pm Pacific Time
Free registration includes access to six hours of guided self-compassion practice, reflection, and inspiration, plus seven days of replay access.