Anyone can become more self-compassionate. We can cultivate self-compassion with contemplative practices like meditation and also by simple acts of kindness in response to stress. What are common obstacles to practice? What are two hidden factors that determine whether self-compassion practice will succeed or not? Participants will learn key principles and practices to bring self-compassion seamlessly into their lives.

This workshop is part of a three-session series featuring Chris Germer offered as part of the 2023 Contemplation by Design Summit. Attendees are encouraged to attend one or all of the sessions. 

Session one is on October 24, and is titled, The Power of Self-Compassion with Chris Germer.
Session three is on October 26, and is titled, iPause Guided practice #1 Giving and Receiving Compassion with Chris Germer

Christopher Germer, PhD is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School.  He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program with Kristin Neff in 2010 and they wrote two books, The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program. MSC has been taught to over 250,000 people worldwide. Dr. Germer is also the author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion; he co-edited two influential volumes on therapy, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy; and he maintains a small psychotherapy practice in Massachusetts, USA.

CBD 2023: Interactive Workshop: Practicing Self-Compassion in Daily Life with Chris Germer is part of the FREE Contemplation by Design Summit, Oct. 24- Nov. 3, 2023.

The full Summit schedule is posted at: http://contemplation.stanford.edu/summit. All events are FREE and online.

Registration opens September 12, 2023