Mindful
Self-Compassion
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC™) is an empirically-supported program that teaches skills to enhance our well-being. I have been teaching it since 2016, and have undergone the extensive teaching mentorship process to be a Certified MSC™ teacher.
This class is for anyone who wants to cultivate greater compassion towards others, as self-compassion is the crux of offering compassion to the world. The skills of mindfulness and compassion are also essential for effective, sustained, and well caregiving professionals who must truly connect with their own experience to engage deeply in the commitment to integrity and caring.
The focus of the class is practice, connection, and inquiry into how we act toward ourselves when we need ourselves most. Through the cultivation of a warm, connected, presence we can respond with greater care to the challenges of daily life and show up in the world with more balance and in accordance with our values.
This class offers the space that we long for, to pause and tend to our experience. Activities include guided meditations, short talks on the topic of the week, journaling, experiential exercises, group discussions, and home practices each week. MSC™ is a certificate-bearing course.
Mindful Self-Compassion is an 8-9 week course, meeting once weekly for about two and a half to three hours. One half day four hour retreat session is also included in the course. As a Certified teacher, I am able to also this course online, and offer MSC™ in an intensive 4 day retreat format.
The session topics are as follows:
1. Discovering Mindful Self-Compassion
2. Practicing Mindfulness
3. Practicing Lovingkindness
4. Discovering You Compassionate Voice
5. Living Deeply
6. Meeting Difficult Emotions
7. Exploring Challenging Relationships
8. Embracing Your Life
9. Optional session - Applying Self-Compassion in Clinical Practice
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Custom classes are available for your group in addition to my public offerings. Be in touch for details.