The holiday season can be a time of connection and joy, but because it involves human beings, it can also be kind of complicated. I offer this session annually to provide resources for when things aren’t as smooth as we would like. This class will draw on exercises from the evidence-based Mindful Self-Compassion program. We’ll talk about what self-compassion is and how it does or does not show up in your life. We’ll cover the research on the benefits of self-compassion, and address common misgivings, such as the perception that self-compassion is ‘weak.’ We will then try some practices designed to encourage self-compassion in the midst of difficulties, including a practice for working with caregiving fatigue---something that can come up over the holidays.

 

(Please note that the first hour of this session will be very similar to my 1-hour Intro to Self-Compassion classes if you have taken one of those, including the Supportive Touch and Self-Compassion Break practices. The second hour will cover the caregiving practice is the one taught in the Self-Compassion for Healthcare course: Compassion with Equanimity. If you are very familiar with Mindful Self-Compassion, this class will be a refresher, but nothing new. If you know people that are interested in learning about self-compassion, please forward this info!)

 

This course tends to be popular, so I often do it as a webinar format rather than as a typical interactive mindfulness class. But there will be time for discussion and questions so we can learn from each other. And please know you can engage in this class in whatever way works for you; you can have camera-on or camera-off and you can interact as little or as much as you wish. 

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The class is offered freely to make it as accessible as possible. If you find it of value, please consider making a donation to either Imagine Mindfulness, a non-profit working to make mindfulness classes available to all, or to the non-profit Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, the organization that creates programs like this. And if you aren’t sure if you’ll have the time to attend the Zoom session, you are welcome to sign up anyway, and I’ll send you handouts on what we go over.

 

If you want to register for the class, you can review the waiver and sign up here or use the button below. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at modestlymindful@gmail.com.

 

Thanks for your interest in this offering, and mostly I wish you the best holiday season ever!

 

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