Here are two programs offering a toolkit for meeting your own suffering with compassion. This can lead to a healthier attitude on life and a more optimistic outlook of yourself.
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Short Course
MSC is a self-compassion course for adults. Topics explored include:
- Motivating ourselves with compassion,
- Being with difficult emotions,
- Caregiver fatigue.
All participants co-create a space in which we explore these and other topics through exercises, videos, discussions, meditations, and movement practices. This six week MSC Short Course meets for 1 1/2 hours each week. The unabridged eight week MSC course meets for 2 1/2 hours each week with a half day silent retreat.
Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens (MSC-Teens)
MSC-Teens (formerly known as Making Friends with Yourself) is a mindful self-compassion program for teens ages 11 to 13, and ages 14 to 18. Topics include:
- Role of inner critic,
- Getting in touch with your compassionate voice,
- Why self-compassion is more reliable than self-esteem,
- The cost of social comparison.
Instructors support teens in co-creating a space where all can explore these and other topics through exercises, videos, discussions, meditations, and movement practices. This eight week course meets for 1 1/2 hours each week.
"I liked learning the various coping techniques to help me de-stress
and calm down. I also felt that the program helped me be kinder towards myself."
MSC-Teens Participant
"My family experienced a wonderful program that truly helped towards my
child's mental health with depression, anxiety, and self-esteem."
Parent of MSC-Teens Participant