Sussex Mindfulness Centre is delighted to host the only UK based MSC workshop in 2022 with Kristin Neff and Chris Germer

This Core Skills Workshop (not a retreat) is an opportunity for people to immerse themselves in some of the key practices and exercises of the full 8-week program in an intensive 2-day format.

After participating in this workshop, you will be able to:

• Understand the science of self-compassion 
• Handle difficult emotions with greater ease
• Motivate yourself with kindness rather than criticism 
• Manage caregiver fatigue
• Practice the art of savouring and self-appreciation
• Teach simple self-compassion exercises to clients
• Take the first step towards training as an MSC teacher

Program activities include talks, meditation, experiential exercises, and group discussion. Participants will directly experience self-compassion and learn practices that evoke self-compassion in daily life (as well as understanding the rationale behind them). This workshop is an introduction to MSC and is not a qualification to teach the 8-week MSC Course which requires further training. No previous experience with mindfulness or meditation is required to attend the program.

Cost:

£300 standard ticket 

£250 Trust Approved Ticket for Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust-approved mindfulness teachers, trainers and SPFT advocates 

• The price includes tea & coffee with pastries/biscuits during the breaks. Lunch/ accommodation are not included.

Kristin Neff, PhD, received her doctorate in Human Development from the University of California at Berkeley in 1997. She is currently an Associate Professor of Human Development and Culture at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, conducting the first empirical studies on self-compassion over a decade ago. In addition to writing numerous academic articles on the topic, she is author of the book "Self-Compassion” (2011). Kristin’s work has received extensive media coverage, including the New York Times, MSNBC, National Public Radio, Reader’s Digest, and Psychology Today. She offers workshops on self-compassion worldwide, and has developed an eight-week program to help people learn to be more self-compassionate in daily life.

Information on self-compassion - including videos, guided meditations, exercises, research articles, and a way to test your own self-compassion level – is available at Kristin Neff's website: www.self-compassion.org.

Christopher Germer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School. He is a co-developer (along with Kristin Neff, PhD) and popular teacher of the Mindful Self-Compassion program.

Dr. Germer is the author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion, co-author of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program, and co-editor of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy.

Dr. Germer gives lectures and workshops on mindfulness and compassion around the world and has a private psychotherapy practice in Massachusetts, USA specializing in mindfulness and compassion-based psychotherapy. www.chrisgermer.com www.centerformsc.org

Reading

Chris and Kristin's recent books are Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program: A Guide for Professionals and The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook.

The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook

Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program

Since the pandemic began, we're all becoming experts in making and changing plans. This is the second time that Kristin and Chris are scheduled to come to Brighton and we are planning for, and very much looking forward to, this to go ahead in person. However, we will adhere to Government guidelines and travel restrictions, and if necessary this course will be delivered online - over the same dates.

Cancellation Policy

If this in person event has to be cancelled by us due to Covid-19, we will offer an alternative online, or a refund. Our liability is limited to crediting only our event fees, and not any personal expenses you may have incurred. You may cancel your place up to 3 months before the course start date but the following charges will apply: Before 11 Jan 2022 we can give a 90% refund. Between 11 Jan and 10 April we can give a 50% refund. If you cancel your place within 3 months of the workshop start date (after 11 April 2022) no refund will be available.