The Self-Compassion Break with Chris Germer
When taken together, the three elements of self-compassion — mindfulness, self-kindness, and common humanity — comprise a state of warm, connected presence during difficult moments in our lives. As a way of touching into the healing power of these three elements, we’d like to share a short practice from Chris Germer that allows us to experience them directly.
Coming up! The Mindful Self-Compassion Core Skills Workshop
If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to get started with Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), or could use a refresher on some of the key points, I want to be sure you know about this upcoming online program from our friends at the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.
The MSC Core Skills Workshop is a live online intensive led by Dr. Kristin Neff and Dr. Chris Germer that will meet for four, 3-hour sessions scheduled for September 13, 15, 20, & 22, 2023 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm PT. It’s an incredible opportunity to immerse yourself in some of the key practices and exercises of the full 8-week MSC program in an intensive online format, and is intended for the general public as well as for people wanting to integrate self-compassion into their professional work.
About Chris Germer
Chris Germer, PhD is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School. He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program with Kristin Neff in 2010 and MSC has since been taught to over 100,000 people worldwide. They co-authored two books on MSC, The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program.
Chris spends most of his time lecturing and leading workshops around the world on mindfulness and self-compassion. He is also the author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion; he co-edited two influential volumes on therapy, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy; and he maintains a small private practice in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA.