TRAINING IN MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION (MSC)
Using self-compassion to reach your full potential
8-week Mindful Self-Compassion course (MSC)
Do you want more balance, motivation, happiness and to reach your full potential?
Do you feel like so many others that you spend unnecessary energy on self-criticism, stress or sometimes unreasonable demands on yourself? Would you like to experience how much easier it is to perform and live healthily with self-compassion as an inherent driving force?
MSC is aimed at those who want to train their inner resources of self-compassion in their professional and private life. Self-compassion means that we manage to stay safe and strong no matter what life throws at us. We develop a mental toughness, a resilience, that enables us to dare and can handle even difficult moments. This is why we are able to get up from difficulties and failures much faster, learn from them and develop to reach our full potential.
Compassion helps us to live and work WITH our minds and bodies instead of working AGAINST them. Most of us feel compassion for a good friend who is having a hard time. What would it be like to receive the same kind attention when you need it most?
The MSC also has good evidence for professionals who want to develop new practical skills in their field such as HR, leadership, coaching, mentoring and education and/or prevent empathy fatigue.
The course provides access to the international teacher training certification program in Mindful Self-Compassion, MSC.
Time and place
The course includes eight evenings and a half-day retreat. Six meetings are digital live via zoom and three occasions we meet physically in the Gothenburg area, as below:
AUTUMN COURSE 2024
1 - Mon 16 Sept at 18:00 - 21:00 Discovering self-compassion (Physical meeting)
2 - Mon 23 Sept at 17:45 - 20:30 What is mindfulness?
3 - Mon 30 Sept 17:45 - 20:30 What is loving kindness?
4 - Mon Oct 7 at 17:45 - 20:30 Discovering your compassionate voice
5 - Mon 14 Oct 17:45 - 20:30 Living inwardly
Sat 26 Oct 12.00 - 16.00 Half day retreat (Physical meeting)
6 - Mon Nov 4 17:45 - 20:30 Facing difficult emotions
7 - Mon 11 Nov 17:45 - 20:30 Exploring challenging relationships
8 - Mon 18 Nov 18:00 - 21:00 Embrace yourself and your life (Physical meeting)
SPRING COURSE 2025
1 - 20 Jan 18:00 - 21:00 Discovering self-compassion (Physical meeting)
Jan 2 - 27 at 17:45 - 20:30 What is mindfulness?
Feb 3 - 3 at 17:45 - 20:30 What is loving kindness?
4 - 17 Feb 17:45 - 20:30 Discovering your compassionate voice
Feb 5 - 24 at 17:45 - 20.30 Living inwardly
Saturday, March 8, 12.00 - 16.00 Half-day retreat (Physical meeting)
March 6 - 10 at 17:45 - 20:30 Facing difficult emotions
March 7 - 17, 17:45 - 20:30 Exploring Challenging Relationships
March 8 - 24, 18:00 - 21:00 Embrace yourself and your life (in-person session)
Said by previous participants
"I feel stronger, I know I have the tools to cope with even difficult and stressful situations. I see myself and life with kinder eyes. "
"I am grateful and amazed at how much time and energy I have now that I no longer spend unnecessary time on stress and self-criticism. It is so much easier to perform and I have progressed further in my work role thanks to my new approach to myself."
"MSC has changed my approach to myself and the world around me. I am happier, as well as more content most of the time. Not that all the hard things have disappeared, but I have a more comfortable way of dealing with stress and adversity."
About the approach
MSC was developed by psychology professor Kristin Neff, together with Christopher Germer, a psychologist and psychotherapist. This empirically successful original program from the Center for MSC in the United States develops the capacity for self-compassion.
The approach is experiential, with theory interspersed with practice. You do exercises in conscious presence, self-compassion and loving kindness and experiential writing and visualization exercises. The training takes place sitting, lying down and in smaller movements. Between sessions, you get home exercises that you carry out based on your conditions and your life situation.
This includes access to our audio files and videos. All content is easily accessible in our app.
In order to receive a certificate for the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) international teacher training certification course, you need to attend at least 6 out of 8 sessions. The half-day retreat is mandatory.
The group is 8-15 participants. We reserve the right to cancel the course if there are too few participants.
The teachers of the course are Elin Borg and Caroline Spännar.
Prior knowledge?
No previous experience of mindfulness, meditation or self-compassion is needed. However, many participants have previously attended mindfulness courses and see the MSC as an opportunity to deepen their knowledge. Feel free to test your current level of self-compassion here.
price
3920 SEK excluding VAT - 4900 SEK including VAT
Feel free to use your wellness grant.
The prices assume purchase via website or Epassi. In case of invoice, SEK 500 will be added.
Limited number of places. Your place is guaranteed once the course fee is paid.
Terms of payment: The fee paid is non-refundable. However, if you cancel the course before session 1, you can transfer your place to another participant.
The half-day ret reat is open to all previous participants, price 450 SEK incl. VAT. You are welcome to register for the retreat by emailing elin@well-aware-ness.se.
Find more information and current research
Kristin Neffs self-compassion.org
Center for mindful self-compassion centerformsc.org
Literature tip: Mindful self-compassion: how to build inner strength and sustainability with self-compassion?
Please watch our video What is self-compassion, email elin@well-aware-ness.se to get the link.
A warm welcome!