"Fierce Self Compassion: Activating Yin and Yang Compassion

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Starting Thursdays, Mar 18 - May 13, 3:00 - 5:00 pm PST 10-week program, 2 hours each week, plus a 1/2 day Retreat, 21 hours total, Online via Zoom video

This Groundbreaking program is adapted from Mindful Self Compassion, developed by Drs. Kristin Neff and Chris Germer, and from Dr Neff's latest work on Fierce Self-Compassion.  This 10-week program will teach you how to access both the yin and yang qualities of self compassion to lessen the power of your inner critic, and overcome challenges with a fierce, loving, warrior heart. 

Learn to protect, motivate and assert yourself with fierce compassion, not fear. 

"Fierce Self-Compassion: Activating the Yin & Yang of Self-Compassion" allows us to turn to the wide spectrum of possibility in Yin and Yang self-compassion, a powerful arsenal of resources including soothing and comforting, caring, protecting, providing and motivating ourselves when things fall apart.  This is the beauty of Fierce Self-Compassion, a practice grounded in loving connection and expressed in compassionate action.

  In the Fierce Self-Compassion program:

•   Learn skills to feel strength, courage and motivation in times of challenge
•   Handle difficult emotions with greater ease
•   Reduce anxiety, depression, and stress
•  Improve personal relationships and communication
•  Maintain healthy habits such as diet/exercise/self care 

Enrollment $375 - $575 sliding scale, includes 21 hours of participation, retreat, audio of practices and other written practice tools.  Ask about payment plan or scholarships

Enjoy these researched benefits of Mindful Self-Compassion:

•     Improve emotional well-being
•     Motivate yourself with encouragement, not criticism
•     Gain a new perspective on stressful situations
•     Transform difficult relationships, both old and new
•     Manage caregiver fatigue
•     Become your own best teacher 
•     Understand the theory and research behind mindful self-compassion

Program activities include  self-compassion meditations exploring yin and yang qualities,  experiential exercises, group discussion, journaling and home practices,  all in a supportive environment.

This program is a pilot program and not an official CMSC program.  It is based on the program, Mindful Self-Compassion, and more can be found here: 

Mindful  Self-Compassion (MSC) is a program developed by Kristin Neff, the  pioneering researcher in the field of  self-compassion (www.Self-Compassion.org) and the author of  Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind;  and Christopher Germer, a clinical psychologist who specializes in  mindfulness and compassion-based psychotherapy  (www.MindfulSelfCompassion.org) and the author of many books including A  Mindful Path to Self-Compassion.  Fierce Self Compassion is adapted  from both MSC and the new work of Kristin Neff on Fierce  Self-Compassion.

In this program, you will learn:
Self  compassion as a skill that can help you to meet life's difficulties  with more wisdom, strength and kindness. 

How to offer yourself the  compassion and encouragement you would naturally extend to a dear friend  or stranger. 

A courageous attitude of mind that will give you emotional  stability and resilience to be more fully present with uncertainty so that you can recover from life's difficulties and move on with more ease  and confidence.

Research:

Research has shown that self-compassion greatly enhances emotional well-being. It boosts happiness, reduces anxiety and depression, burnout, and can even help you stick to your diet and exercise routine. All that’s required is shift in the direction of your attention—recognizing that as a human being, you, too, are a worthy recipient of compassion.