International self-compassion day
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, challenges, and...
Belonging to Ourselves and Each Other
Free Live Online Midyear Renewal Retreat 2026. Saturday, July 25, 2026 8am-11am PT & 4pm-7pm PT Featuring MSC co-founders Kristin Neff and Chris Germer, along with MSC teachers from around the world, including Susan Gitau (Kenya), Dennis Johnson (Germany), Adrian...
MSC TEACHER TRAINING en Valencia
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 professional...
Paris – Self-Compassion for Work Stress and Burnout
Saturday, Aug 29 - Paris, France, Daylong public workshop on self-compassion for work stress and burnout. (TBA)
Exchanging self-criticism for self-compassion
September 9 - 3-hour workshop on “Exchanging self-criticism for self-compassion” with CMSC (TBA)
Integrating Self-Compassion into Psychotherapy
September 26 - 3-hour workshop on “Integrating Self-Compassion into Psychotherapy” with the Self-Compassion Institute
Embodying the Heart of Compassion:An Intensive Mindfulness Retreat
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 attitude of...
The Netherlands – 5-Day Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Intensive
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.
Self-Compassion for Shame course
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)
Mindful Self-Compassion: An Antidote to Shame (hybrid)
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 our lives. The...
Self-Compassion for Shame Workshop
November 8 – Daylong workshop on Self-Compassion for Shame, with Chris Germer and Richa Gwande, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA (TBA)
MSC TEACHER TRAINING en Valencia
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...
Paris – Self-Compassion for Work Stress and Burnout
Saturday, Aug 29 - Paris, France, Daylong public workshop on self-compassion for work stress and burnout. (TBA)
Embodying the Heart of Compassion:An Intensive Mindfulness Retreat
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...
The Netherlands – 5-Day Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Intensive
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.
Mindful Self-Compassion: An Antidote to Shame (hybrid)
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...
Self-Compassion for Shame Workshop
November 8 – Daylong workshop on Self-Compassion for Shame, with Chris Germer and Richa Gwande, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA (TBA)
International self-compassion day
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,...
Belonging to Ourselves and Each Other
Free Live Online Midyear Renewal Retreat 2026. Saturday, July 25, 2026 8am-11am PT & 4pm-7pm PT Featuring MSC co-founders Kristin Neff and Chris Germer, along with MSC teachers from around the world, including Susan Gitau (Kenya), Dennis...
Exchanging self-criticism for self-compassion
September 9 - 3-hour workshop on “Exchanging self-criticism for self-compassion” with CMSC (TBA)
Integrating Self-Compassion into Psychotherapy
September 26 - 3-hour workshop on “Integrating Self-Compassion into Psychotherapy” with the Self-Compassion Institute
Self-Compassion for Shame course
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)
Mindful Self-Compassion: An Antidote to Shame (hybrid)
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...
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