Compassion Sklls Class - 6 week sessions
Unlike self-criticism which asks if you're good enough.
Self-compassion asks what's good for you - Kristin Neff, PhD
We all experience painful moments. Sometimes it’s a difficult emotion or situation; often it’s our own negative self-judgments causing deep internal suffering. Learning how to meet such moments from a compassionate self stance, to lean in with kindness rather than
self-criticalness, is the focus of this 6 week Compassion skills class. Specifically I teach what I call the "Full Model" of Compassion, meaning we will be covering a range of compassion skills including self-compassion, working with difficult emotions, loving kindness, sending and receiving practices, all within the framework of the Emotion Regulation Model of Compassion. I teach skills for both "in the moment" self-compassion as well as those skills that build compassionate capacity over time. Classes are both didactic and experiential.
Class participants will learn:
♦ The 3 Circle Compassion Model of Emotions - why what we feel isn’t “our fault”
♦ Myths of Self-Compassion - what self-compassion is, and what it isn’t
♦ Self-Compassion Skills for everyday living - soothing rhythm breathing, mindful
checking in, self-compassion break, compassionate friend
♦ Specific ways to work with painful emotions
♦ Ways to motivate ourselves from kindness, rather than self-criticism
Handouts and worksheets provided.
Leader: Anne Mader, LMFT. Anne has been studying Compassion-Focused Therapy with leaders in the field since 2013, and draws from a variety of compassionate-self and mindful self-compassion theories and materials in creating this Compassion Skills Class.
Cost: $30 per class / $180 total
Dates: Next class session starts in mid-March in Chapel Hill.
For more information, or to register for class, call Anne at 919-968-0231 ext 1.
A moment of self-compassion can change your day. A string
of such moments can change the course of your life.
~ Christopher Germer
Self-compassion asks what's good for you - Kristin Neff, PhD
We all experience painful moments. Sometimes it’s a difficult emotion or situation; often it’s our own negative self-judgments causing deep internal suffering. Learning how to meet such moments from a compassionate self stance, to lean in with kindness rather than
self-criticalness, is the focus of this 6 week Compassion skills class. Specifically I teach what I call the "Full Model" of Compassion, meaning we will be covering a range of compassion skills including self-compassion, working with difficult emotions, loving kindness, sending and receiving practices, all within the framework of the Emotion Regulation Model of Compassion. I teach skills for both "in the moment" self-compassion as well as those skills that build compassionate capacity over time. Classes are both didactic and experiential.
Class participants will learn:
♦ The 3 Circle Compassion Model of Emotions - why what we feel isn’t “our fault”
♦ Myths of Self-Compassion - what self-compassion is, and what it isn’t
♦ Self-Compassion Skills for everyday living - soothing rhythm breathing, mindful
checking in, self-compassion break, compassionate friend
♦ Specific ways to work with painful emotions
♦ Ways to motivate ourselves from kindness, rather than self-criticism
Handouts and worksheets provided.
Leader: Anne Mader, LMFT. Anne has been studying Compassion-Focused Therapy with leaders in the field since 2013, and draws from a variety of compassionate-self and mindful self-compassion theories and materials in creating this Compassion Skills Class.
Cost: $30 per class / $180 total
Dates: Next class session starts in mid-March in Chapel Hill.
For more information, or to register for class, call Anne at 919-968-0231 ext 1.
A moment of self-compassion can change your day. A string
of such moments can change the course of your life.
~ Christopher Germer