#Mindful self compassion how to#

#Mindful self compassion how to#

Session 8 shows participants how to savor the positive aspects of our lives. Sessions 4-7 teach participants how to be self-compassionate when they encounter challenging situations such as difficult emotions and relationships. In session 3, participants start to warm up their awareness with loving-kindness practice.

The first two sessions introduce participants to mindfulness, self-compassion and the program itself, especially by embracing each participant’s unique identities. MSC is an 8-week, 9-session program with 24+ hours of direct classroom content, and is taught in-person or online. The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook (Neff & Germer, 2018) is used by participants in conjunction with MSC. By becoming more self-compassionate, participants find it easier to manage difficult emotions and make positive changes in their lives.Ĭourse Format: The MSC program follows a manualized protocol described in Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program (Germer & Neff, 2019). Based on Kristin Neff’s definition of self-compassion, MSC specifically teaches mindfulness versus overidentification, common humanity versus isolation, and self-kindness versus self-criticism. MSC is “mindfulness-based self-compassion training” and is complementary to the MBSR training. Inspired by research studies showing that self-compassion is consistently associated with health and wellbeing, MSC was designed to help people become more self-compassionate. Mindful Self-Compassion, also known as MSC, is an evidence-based group training that was developed originally by Christopher Germer, PhD (clinical psychologist, Harvard Medical School) and Kristin Neff, PhD (developmental psychologist, University of Texas, Austin).