Offerings

Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Program

10 week series with 2-hour sessions + one 3-hour retreat
An immersive self-care experience

Join us for the empirically-supported Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program to pause, rest and reflect, and to gently expand your capacity to navigate life’s many ups and downs with a bit more compassion, wisdom and ease.

This course includes 23 hours of training and practice. It is an immersive exploration of self-compassion, offering highlights of relevant research and theory, self-compassion meditations and exercises, discussions, and a retreat — with time between sessions to apply what you learn about self-compassion to your own life.

Course Objectives- The course aims to help participants to:

• Practice self-compassion in daily life
• Soothe and comfort yourself in the midst of difficulty
• Motivate yourself with kindness rather than criticism
• Practice loving-kindness for yourself and others
• Handle difficult emotions with greater ease
• Work with practices to transform challenging relationships
• Manage caregiving fatigue
• Practice the art of savoring and self-appreciation
• Engage in compassionate listening

This course is the empirically supported Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program, developed by Drs. Kristin Neff and Chris Germer.

Attending the MSC course is a prerequisite for MSC teacher training and for the Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy Certificate Program offered through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.

Upcoming Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Course

Winter Course: December 7, 2021 – February 22, 2022
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:30 pm ET

Pay what you can –
Choose the registration rate that reflects your current circumstances:

$495 – Covers the cost of the course + provides support for others to join the course
$395 – Covers the cost of the course
$295 – Available to anyone with fewer resources at this time.

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Short-course in Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC)

6-week series with 1-hour sessions each week
Learn and integrate informal self-compassion practices into daily life

Take time just for you to relax, turn inward, and explore befriending yourself in new and meaningful ways. This course includes 6 hours of training and practice focused on informal self-compassion practices for daily life. 

Course themes include:

• Practicing self-compassion: Self-compassion and mindfulness practices for daily life
• Discovering your compassionate voice: An exercise focused on motivation with compassion
• Self-compassion and resilience: A practice for working with difficult emotions
• Addressing burnout: A practice for compassion with equanimity
• Living deeply: Self-compassion journaling to reconnect with your values

Program activities include short talks, experiential exercises and brief meditations, and discussion, offered in a relaxed and spacious way.  Practice between sessions is optional.

Upcoming 6-week Short Course in MSC
Wednesdays, 1 – 2 pm ET
September 22 – October 27, 2021
$225 Early Registration (through August 22)
$275 Regular Registration
A few partial scholarship registrations are available at the rate of $175
Registration includes course sessions and a course handout booklet.

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Custom Self-Compassion workshops

Explore research-based topics and practices for your group or organization, such as:

• Managing burnout and empathy fatigue
• Motivation with compassion
• Compassionate listening
• Practices for soothing and grounding
• On-the-spot compassion and mindfulness practices for the work day

Interested in working together? Please reach out, we’d love to hear from you.

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