Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is an empirically-supported 8-week (4 day intensive) course designed to cultivate the skill of self-compassion. It was developed by Christopher Germer, PhD, a leader in the integration of mindfulness and psychotherapy (www.chrisgermer.com) and Kristin Neff, PhD, a pioneering researcher in the field of self-compassion (www.Self-Compassion.org). 

Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) combines the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion to enhance our capacity for emotional wellbeing.

Mindfulness is the first step-turning with loving awareness toward difficult experience (thoughts, emotions, and sensations). Self-compassion comes next-bringing loving awareness to ourselves. Together, mindfulness and self-compassion comprise a state of warm, connected, presence during difficult moments in our lives.

Most of us feel compassion when a close friend is struggling. What would it be like to receive the same caring attention from yourself when you needed it most? All that's required is a shift in attention-recognizing that as a human being, you, too, are a worthy recipient of compassion.

 Location : North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, Bell Seminar Room

Registrants can either bring their lunch or visit one of the restaurants in the area for lunch.