“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
How do you talk to yourself? That voice in your head–is it saying kind things to you, or is it saying negative and critical things?
How often does that self-talk say things such as:
“You are not smart enough to do that.”
“You know you always mess up.”
“Who are you to express your opinion.”
“You will never be able to…” and on, and on.
We are all familiar with the “put your oxygen mask on before you help others” saying.
In the same sense, if you want to be more compassionate to others–your children, your family–you need to strengthen your own self-compassion muscle. Be kind and understanding to yourself, as you would to a friend.
The Mindful Self-Compassion program helps you to increase your well-being and resilience through positive psychology, neuroscience, and human development.
Learning to be more self-compassionate is positively associated with a decrease in stress, anxiety, and depression. It helps you maintain healthier lifestyle habits and increases positive states of mind, such as happiness, life satisfaction, and optimism.
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Objectives
After completing this program, you will be able to:
Use self-compassion practices to motivate yourself with encouragement, rather than self-criticism.
Contend with challenges and difficulties through providing self-comfort.
Shift negativity biases to cultivate happiness
Manage caregiver fatigue
Change how you respond to negative events and stressors
Apply core self-compassion practices into daily life.
Not sure what self-compassion is? Check out this blog for more information!
You can participate in two ways:
Both options give you an opportunity to explore how you typically respond when difficulties arise in your life and to learn tools for becoming a warm and supportive companion to yourself. The program activities include short talks, experiential exercises, group discussion, and home practices.
*minimum participants required Mindful Self-Compassion Course
Topics covered are:
Introduction to Mindful Self-Compassion
Practicing Mindfulness
Practicing Loving-Kindness
Discovering Your Compassionate Voice
Living Deeply
Retreat
Meeting Difficult Emotions
Exploring Challenging Relationships
Embracing Your Life
Details
8 weeks, 3-hour class once a week (24 hours)
1 retreat
Session summaries
Certificate of completion
(minimum attendance required)
Investment of $450.00 USD
Mindful Self-Compassion Short Course
This course is an adaptation of the empirically-supported 8-week course. The SC-MSC is designed with a targeted set of practices from the longer course, requiring less initial time commitment.
Topics covered are:
What is Self-Compassion
Practicing Self-Compassion
Discovering Your Compassionate Voice
Self-Compassion and burnout
Making It Count
NBC-HWC Continuing Education Credits
For National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches (NBC-HWC), this course provides 24 hours of continuing education units. You will receive an official certificate of completion with CE credit hours (minimum attendance and completion of questionnaire required).
Investment: $520.00 USD