Self Compassion and Mindfulness in Today’s World:
An Ongoing Modular Program for Modern Living
Self-compassion and mindfulness help us learn to be more caring toward ourselves, and stay grounded in the refuge of the present moment.
They help us bring loving kindness toward ourselves so we can bring that care and kindness to those around us. Through these practices, we can change our inner narrative and outlook on life from negative to positive. Both self-compassion and mindfulness help bring greater emotional balance, well-being and a sense of belonging.
The program
This is a modular series. It is based on and includes all the material of the 8-week Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) course with a greater emphasis on mindfulness.
Most importantly, there will be time in each session for participants to share their experiences with the exercises and to ask questions.
There are over 20 weekly modules.
Each module is 90 minutes in length.
Audio recordings of the exercises for each session will be available to registrants.
Register for the whole series, segments of the series, or one module at a time.
All sessions are being held virtually.
Modules:
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The first session in this series will explore the notion of compassion and self-compassion.
There are three modes of compassion: giving compassion to others, receiving compassion from others, and giving compassion to ourselves. The primary emphasis will be on self-compassion, mindful of the implications of giving and receiving compassion, as well as the implications for the social order.
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In this session we will begin to explore and practice mindful meditation, using our breath as an anchor to the present moment.
What happens when we pause is that we interrupt our habitual patterns. Why is that important? This ability to pause alone can improve the relationship with have with ourselves and with others. And, mindfulness can create a steady, hospitable environment for our special guests, and compassion.
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Since the breath is directly related to states of mind, anxiety, anger, pleasure, gratitude, etc., attending to the breath helps to downregulate our nervous system and decrease states of emotional turmoil, we can pause and avoid getting caught up in the net of reacting in a way we usually regret.
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The Body Scan developed as an extension of the mindfulness practice of working with the breath. It is designed to help us get back in touch with our body. We are usually much less than completely aware of what’s going on with our body.
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The Body Scan with Self Compassion has basically the same form as the Body Scan with mindfulness. The difference is that as we bring our awareness to each part of the body, we bring in kindness, gratitude, and compassion.
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It is important to define the terms we are working with, and since Sympathy, empathy, loving kindness and compassion have often been used interchangeably, but have important distinctions. In this session we will dive into these terms and create greater awareness of each of them
More sessions to be announced soon.
Starting April 16th, Sundays 10am CT
Register Here
Register with the Dallas Center for Mindfulness & Compassion using the button below.
Details on how to join the virtual sessions will be provided in your confirmation email.
This series is being facilitated by the Dallas Center for Mindfulness & Compassion.
To learn more about this organisation you can visit their website.