Wednesdays and Thursdays
October 28, 29 & November 4, 5
October 28 & 29 CET begins 7 pm | November 4 & 5 CET begins 7 pm |
Zoom Link for Main Sessions: Join Here
Meeting ID: 926 0184 1956
Passcode: &C3Vdp
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):
Program Materials:
MSC Core Skills Workshop Agenda
Sessions recordings will be posted here on this page 1-2 days after each session. They will be available for viewing until November 28. They are not downloadable.
All Self-Compassion Mentoring Groups and Affinity Groups: Join here
PRE-Program Guided Meditations: You are welcome to enjoy a Self-Compassion Meditation before the official start of the Core Skills Trainings on October 29, November 4 & 5. Please arrive on Zoom by 6:30pm CET / 5:30 pm UTC.
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:
Byron Wild: byronkwild@gmail.com
For Registration or Centrum voor Mindfulness Related Questions:
Miranda van Schadewijk: info@cvm.nl
For CMSC Program Related Questions:
Laura Stein: Laura@centerformsc.org
For Self-Compassion Mentoring Questions:
Cassondra Graff: cpgraff@gmail.com
Marga Gooren: marga@aqualime.nl
Carolina Velez: cvelezconsultant@yahoo.com
Chris Germer’s website: https://chrisgermer.com/
Kristin Neff’s website: https://self-compassion.org/
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| All times Central European Time Click to join Zoom sessions All Mentoring and Affinity Groups are 1 Hour |
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Friday | Saturday |
| October 28: Main Session: 19:00-22:00 Mentor Group: 22:00 (5:00pm EST) |
October 29: Main Session: 19:00-22:00 Mentor Group: 22:00 (5:00pm EST) |
October 30: Mentor Group: 16:00 (11:00am EST) Affinity Group: 18:00 (1:00pm EST) |
October 31: Mentor Group: 10:00 (5:00am EST) Affinity Group: 15:00 (10:00am EST) |
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| November 4: Main Session: 19:00-22:00 Mentor Group: 22:00 (4:00pm EST) |
November 5: Main Session: 19:00-22:00 Mentor Group: 22:00 (4:00pm EST) |
November 6: Mentor Group: 16:00 (10:00am EST) Affinity Group: 19:00 (1:00pm EST) |
November 7: Affinity Group: 16:00 (10:00am EST) Mentor Group: 18:00 (12:00pm EST) |
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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.
Marga Gooren.
MSC Teacher
Marga worked as a family physician in the Netherlands and China for 10 years. Since 2010 she has her own coaching practice supporting (female) physicians striving to have a balanced, healthy and fulfilling (work)life. She is a trained teacher in Mindful Self-compassion and regularly organises MSC-retreats for physicians. Together with Mila de Koning she wrote ‘Heart for the doctor, working with self-compassion’ (soon to be translated in English). Her next book ‘Resilience for female physicians’ will be published March 2021. She is also a board member of Compassion for Care, a Dutch foundation promoting compassion in healthcare.
Miranda van Schadewijk
MSC Teacher
While practicing mindfulness I quickly noticed that a crucial part in that practice for me was my ability to be kind, forgiving and accepting towards myself. Since participating in my first MSC training, it has helped me motivate myself in a kind way and giving me support in a difficult period of grief.
Feeling a deep wish to support others on their learning journey I have been developing myself professionally to teach mindfulness and self-compassion. I have a Master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology, I am a certified mindfulness teacher and a trained MSC teacher. I work at the Centrum voor Mindfulness in Amsterdam, The Netherlands as a teacher and program assistant.
Affinity Groups with Carolina Velez, Affinity Group Mentor (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, ability-challenged, nationality, age, 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
Carolina Bautista-Velez
MSC Teacher
Carolina Bautista-Velez is a Certified Professional Coach, consultant, and mindfulness teacher with over 18 years of professional experience. She is the owner of CVelez Consulting and Metamorphosis-Coaching. Carolina’s work is rooted on social justice, cultural humility and anti-oppression framework.
Carolina became interested in mindfulness practices 5 years ago after taking the MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) course and experiencing the effects of having a daily mindfulness practice in her personal life. Since then, Carolina have participated in multiple silent retreats, trainings, and uses Mindfulness as a tool to help her clients. She is a Trained Teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion through the University of San Diego- Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. Carolina is a faculty member at the Inner Work Center in Richmond, VA, where she also co-created a mindfulness group for People of Color.
Carolina holds a degree in clinical psychology with specialization in social psychology and psychoanalysis. She is an immigrant, Latinx, Queer, social changer who believes in the power of individual and collective liberation.
Schedule for Affinity Group Sessions:
Both affinity groups meet on each day
Please contact Carolina Velez by email 24 hours in advance of attendance at any of the above affinity group sessions at: cvelezconsultant@yahoo.com
