Mindful Self-Compassion Training

Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is an empiricallybased eight-week program that teaches the core skills associated with mindfulness and self-compassion. MSC teaches core skills associated with mindfulness and self-compassion and brings mindful self-compassion from an abstract concept into a living reality, offering practical tools readily applied to the challenges of daily life. It is proven to reduce anxiety and depression and foster well-being and mental health across many domains.

Facilitators: CC Gneist , Patricia Williams

For more information about this course please contact Professional and Continuing Studies

MSC is a skill that can be learned by anyone, including those with little or no mindfulness or meditation experience. Because of the unique integration of self-compassion, MSC is also beneficial for individuals who have been practicing mindfulness and/or meditation for a long time. The course is for people who want to improve general well-being, decrease anxiety and depression, increase happiness, resilience, motivation and improve relationships and self-care.

Learning Outcomes:

Practice self-compassion and self-acceptance in daily life
Understand the empirically-supported benefits of self-compassion
Motivate with self-kindness rather than criticism
Handle difficult emotions with ease
Transform challenging relationships
Manage caregiver fatigue
Practice the art of savouring and self appreciation