Mindful
Self-Compassion
(MSC)
MSC is an 8-week training program designed to cultivate the skill of self-compassion. Based on the groundbreaking research of Kristin Neff and the clinical expertise of Christopher Germer, MSC teaches core principales and practices that enable participants to respond to difficult moments in their lives with kindness, care and understanding. The three key components of self-compassion are self-kindness, a sense of common humanity and balanced mindful awareness. Together they comprise a state of warm-hearted, connected presence.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
(MBSR)
This 8-week course is one of the most widely-researched and established mindfulness courses taught around the world. This course is highly recommended to people who are committed to building a solid mindfulness practice and cultivating skills that can be applied to everyday situations. It takes this kind of repetition over time to form new patterns of thinking and habits. Participants learn skills to cultivate present focused attention as well as a friendly kind attitude towards experiences. Through practices one discovers and observes how they react to life’s difficulties and learns that they can choose to respond with more clarity and wisdom.
.b Foundations
This is an 8-week training designed for adults working in educational settings. It helps them to gain first hand understanding of mindfulness as a skill that can be cultivated and incorporated into daily life. This course has been created by the Mindfulness in Schools Project, a non-profit organization whose aim is to encourage, support and research the teaching of secular mindfulness in schools. The course is based on core mindfulness principles of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and this can be the first step towards satisfying pre-requisites for being eligible to attend the .b teacher training course to teach mindfulness to teenagers as well as the paws.b teacher training course to teach mindfulness to children ages 7-11.
Cultivating Emotional Balance
This course brings together a mix of modern western psychology and eastern contemplative practice. The course helps us cultivate enhanced mental health and well-being. We learn ways to recognize and move towards genuine happiness and create choice in how we respond during our emotional episodes.The course has been scientifically measured to reduce emotional responses that are destructive to oneself and others and enhances responses that are beneficial. The training is available to be taught over the course of 8-weeks (90 minutes per session) or over the course of 3 weekends. The format of each session includes discussions, individual personal reflection, and meditation.
