Nov 20, 2021
Sat 9am to 1pm
Location: online
Price: $40.00 (Standard charge)
Gender: Mixed

Anchoring Ourselves Before the Holiday Whirlwind:
A Morning of Self-Compassion

Explore a taste of Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) in a half-day virtual retreat before the holiday season kicks off.

Bob Gillespie, PhD and Emily Hagenmaier

Teachers: Bob Gillespie, PhD and Emily Hagenmaier, LCSW bring heart, pop culture references, depth, and humor to the MSC curriculum. We hope you will join us for a morning to care for ourselves with authenticity, warmth and compassion.

MSC teachings are based on the revolutionary research of self-compassion by Dr. Kristin Neff. Compelling findings from a growing mountain of research studies show that self-compassion is strongly associated with emotional well-being, increased resilience, lower levels of anxiety and depression, healthy habits such as diet and exercise, and more satisfying personal relationships.

The good news is: self-compassion can be learned by anyone – including you.

The three core principles of self-compassion will guide our exploration together:

• Mindfulness: a caring acknowledgement of the stress and struggle we experience.
• Common Humanity: the awareness that all of us struggle sometimes and we are not alone in that struggle.
• Kindness: responding to our struggle and to ourselves as we might respond to a dear friend who is struggling.
• Through practicing these three core principles of self-compassion, we learn to meet our struggles with courage, gentleness, skill, resilience, and maybe even some ease occasionally.

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