Saturday, July 18 - Mark your calendar for International Self-Compassion Day (ISCD) on Saturday, July 18, 2026! Created by the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion in 2024, ISCD celebrates the proven power of self-compassion and honors the strengths,...
Thursday, August 20, 2026 6:00 PMWednesday, August 26, 2026 2:00 PM This 6-day intensive is designed for those who wish to teach the 8-week MSC program to groups, those who would like to integrate mindfulness and self-compassion into their...
Saturday, Aug 29 - Paris, France, Daylong public workshop on self-compassion for work stress and burnout. (TBA)
September 9 - 3-hour workshop on “Exchanging self-criticism for self-compassion” with CMSC (TBA)
September 26 - 3-hour workshop on “Integrating Self-Compassion into Psychotherapy” with the Self-Compassion Institute
October 2-9, 2026 - In this 7-day retreat we will explore the heart quality of compassion. Compassion is often described as a quality of heart that “quivers” in the face of suffering. Yet it is perhaps more accurate to say that it is a whole-body...
13 - 18 October 2026 - Elspeet, The Netherlands - Chris Germer & Mila de Koning - This intensive program offers a deep dive into the principles of Mindful Self-Compassion to strengthen self-kindness, mindfulness, and emotional resilience.
Wednesdays, October 21, 28, Nov 4, 11, 18 (skip Nov 25) Dec 2, 9, 16 from 12:00pm - 2:30pm ET/9:00 - 11:30am PT Self-Compassion for Shame course, with Chris Germer and Laila Narsi (TBA)
October 24, 2026 - A Workshop to Benefit CIMC - In this benefit workshop, Chris Germer and Richa Gawande present the essence of a recently developed training program, Self-Compassion for Shame, specifically tailored to loosen the grip of shame in...
November 8 – Daylong workshop on Self-Compassion for Shame, with Chris Germer and Richa Gwande, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA (TBA)