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March 22, SC for Shame 5-Day Intensive at Sedona Mago with Chris, David, & Carolina

March 22, SC for Shame 5-Day Intensive at Sedona Mago with Chris, David, & Carolina

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  • Required Prerequisite: Must have completed a full MSC Course, for example the 8-week program, LOMSC, or the 5-Day intensive. 

Join us March 22-27, 2026 for this in person offering that is an intensive version of the 8-week*, MSC for Shame program in beautiful Sedona, Arizona.

Welcome to this groundbreaking, condensed, program developed by Dr. Chris Germer and the SC-Shame development team! In this course, we’ll take a unique, non-pathological look at shame through the eyes of self-compassion and discover how self-compassion is the antidote to shame.

  • What would happen if you were able to care for yourself when you felt shame, rather than being immobilized by fear, attacking yourself, or zoning out?
  • How would your life be different if you could meet shame with compassion and stay connected, think in a balanced way, and make wise, healthy choices?

After learning about the theory and research on shame, you’ll have an opportunity to explore the personal and cultural causes of shame in your own life within the context of self-compassion.


Who Should Attend?

This course is open to those who have completed a full MSC Course, for example the 8-week program, LOMSC, or the 5-Day intensive. 

Course Objectives: 

  • Summarize the theory and research on shame and self-compassion
  • Describe how self-compassion is an antidote to shame with the three paradoxes of shame
  • Identify personal childhood and cultural disconnections that lead to shame
  • Use self-compassion practices to alleviate body shame
  • Direct self-compassion to relieve shame of hidden parts of ourselves
  • Reduce habitual self-criticism by cultivating self-compassion
  • Apply new self-compassion practices to relieve the burden of shame in daily life


*This is not a silent retreat, for more information about our silent retreats please go here.

Early Bird Pricing End Feb. 22nd

Venue: Sedona Mago
Accommodations Website
Accommodates Cost (booked separate from CMSC): $1,450 - $1,700 for the week

Meet your Retreat Leaders:

Christopher Germer, David Fredrickson, and Carolina Bautista-Velez are both Certified Teachers of Mindful Self-Compassion: highly experienced in teaching both online and in-person.

Chris is also:

  • Co-developer of the Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) program and co-founder of the Center for MSC.
  • Author of "The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion" and co-author of "Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program" with Kristin Neff.
  • Clinical psychologist and part-time lecturer at Harvard Medical School, integrating meditation into psychotherapy since 1978.
  • Co-edited influential volumes on mindfulness and psychotherapy, and is a founding faculty member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy and the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Harvard Medical School.
  • Maintains a private practice specializing in mindfulness and compassion-based psychotherapy.

David is also:

  • Psychotherapist, Certified MSC Teacher, and author
  • Worked with and learned from underserved and traumatized communities:
    • At-risk children and families
    • LGBTQIA+ community
    • Those affected by HIV/AIDS
  • Experienced a health crisis triggered by caregiver fatigue
  • Discovered Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) as part of his healing journey and is committed to sharing this inner resource with others
  • MSC Teacher Trainer for the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion
  • Member of the development team of the Self-Compassion for Shame curriculum

Carolina is also:

  • Latinx social changer focused on individual and collective liberation.
  • Certified Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Teacher, Qualified MBSR Teacher, Certified Professional Coach, and Diversity & Trauma-Informed Consultant.
  • Works with individuals, groups, and organizations to create spaces for sustainable stress management, navigating societal conditioning, life/work balance, and overcoming difficulties.
  • Founder of CVelez Consulting & Metamorphosis-Coaching.
    Holds a degree in clinical psychology, specializing in social psychology and psychoanalysis.

Meet your Retreat Mentors: 

Please Note: The cost of the course registration does NOT include accommodations. Once you register for the course you will be sent a confirmation email with the link to purchase your room and more information about your stay. Room cost includes 3 meals each day in addition to snack offerings.

Private Rooms Starting at $1700 for the week.
Share Rooms Starting at $1450 for the week.

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5 Day Mindful Self-Compassion Intensive

  • Overview

    Led by Christopher Germer, David Fredrickson, and Carolina Bautista-Velez


    Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is an empirically- supported, mindfulness-based, self-compassion training program. MSC participants from across the globe learn the skills of self-compassion and mindfulness to enhance their capacity for emotional well-being, including more helpful ways of exploring our typical responses to difficulties that arise in our lives and learning tools for becoming a warm and supportive companion to ourselves.

    MSC is therapeutic, but it’s not therapy. The emphasis of the program is on building the resources of self-compassion and mindfulness through a process of self-discovery. We begin with mindfulness, through which we turn with loving awareness toward difficult experiences (thoughts, emotions, and sensations). Next, we learn to turn that loving awareness toward ourselves. Together, mindfulness and self-compassion comprise a state of warm, connected, presence during difficult moments in our lives.

    MSC is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.

  • Shame Intensive Details & Learning Objectives

    MSC activities include short talks, experiential exercises, meditation, group discussion, and home practices.

    Upon completing the Shame Intensive, participants should be able to:

    • Summarize the theory and research on shame and self-compassion
    • Describe how self-compassion is an antidote to shame with the three paradoxes of shame
    • Identify personal childhood and cultural disconnections that lead to shame
    • Use self-compassion practices to alleviate body shame
    • Direct self-compassion to relieve shame of hidden parts of ourselves
    • Reduce habitual self-criticism by cultivating self-compassion
    • Apply new self-compassion practices to relieve the burden of shame in daily life


    To create an optimal learning experience, Intensives are only taught by Certified MSC Teachers (the highest level of teacher training available). All participants are encouraged to engage in the Intensive to the extent that they feel comfortable, and not more.

  • Who Should Attend


    This course is open to those who have completed a full MSC Course,for example the 8-week program, LOMSC, or the 5-Day intensive. 

    This workshop offers Continuing Education credits; details can be found below in the FAQ section.

FAQs & Important Information

How do I purchase Continuing Education credits for the Shame Intensive?

Fees for CE credit: $75  *Must attend all sessions to receive credits.

Please see the dropdown box, below the course title, above the add to cart button to purchase.

For those licensed outside California, please check with your local licensing board to determine if CE credit is accepted.

Feel free to email hello@centerformsc.org for any follow up CEU/CME questions.

Psychologists: Continuing Education Credit for this program is provided by UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness. The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This course offers 20 hours of credit. (Please check with your local board to verify that APA approval is accepted.)

California licensed MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, LCSWs: Continuing Education Credit for this program is provided by UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness.

The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. 20 CE Credit may be applied to your license renewal through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. (For those licensed outside California, please check with your local licensing board to determine if APA CE Credit is accepted.)


Nurses: UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16351, for 24 CE credit. (Please contact your local board to see if California BRN CE hours are accepted.)

If I'm unable to attend, can I request a refund?

All monies paid for the Registration will be refunded in full (less a $25 administrative fee) if a refund request is received 14 or more days before the Program begins.

If a refund request is received between 13 days and 48 hours before the Program begins, a $200 administrative fee will be applied. Any requests 48 hours or less before the Program begins is non refundable.

For Lodging through Sedona Mago:
Cancelation policy

  • If canceling more than 2 weeks prior to program start date, the guest can receive a full refund minus a $50 cancellation fee.
  • If canceling within 2 weeks of the program start date, the guest’s payment can be saved as a credit to be used in the future minus a $50 cancellation fee.
  • For no shows, no refund or credit is available

Important Info: Mindful Self-Compassion is not a substitute for Therapy

Our programs are designed to teach participants the tools needed to develop and cultivate a mindfulness and self-compassion practice.

It is not a substitute for mental health care, personal therapy or medical treatment.


Personal safety and emotional wellbeing are the foundation of self-compassion training and you are primarily responsible for your own safety.

Teachers and facilitators are not expected or able to provide medical and/or psychological care. Course experiences may bring up challenging memories or feelings.

If you have a history with a serious mental health condition or other concerns you think may impact your ability to take this course, please contact CMSC or your healthcare professional to determine if this course is right for you. Your personal contact information may be used in the event the teacher or facilitator reasonably determines a need to call emergency services on your behalf.

Important Info: Productive Participation in Courses & Workshops

Participation is at the discretion of the teachers and facilitators at all times.

If, in the opinion of the teachers and facilitators, you are unable to participate productively and appropriately in the course or workshop you have registered for, you may be asked to discontinue.

Decisions of removal are to ensure CMSC provides the safest space possible for our participants and teachers. Please see our refund policy regarding necessary participant removal.

How do I book my room accommodations?

Once you register for the course you will be sent a confirmation email with the link to purchase your room. Room cost includes 3 meals each day in addition to snack offerings.

Cost: $1,450 - $1,700 for the week