Self Compassion and Mindfulness in Today's World
a modular program for modern living
offered live online by Alfie Wishart
Every Sunday 10:00-11:30am USA Central Time
Self compassion and mindfulness help us learn to be more caring toward ourselves, and stay grounded in the refuge of the present moment.
They help us bring loving kindness toward our inner being so we can bring that care and kindness to those around us. Through these practices, we can change our inner narrative and outlook on life from negative to positive. Both self-compassion and mindfulness help bring greater emotional balance, well-being and a sense of belonging.
The program
This is a modular series. It is based on and includes all the material of the 8-week Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) course with a greater emphasis on mindfulness.
Most importantly, there will be time in each session for participants to share their experiences with the exercises and to ask questions.
- There are over 20 weekly modules.
- Each module is 90 minutes in length.
- Audio recordings of the exercises for each session will be available to registrants.
- Register for the whole series, segments of the series, or one module at a time.
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About the teacher
Alfie Wishart
Alfie is a therapist in Dallas, Texas, a licensed LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), LCDC (Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor) and a CRC (Certified Rehabilitation Counselor). He is a Certified Teacher in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and a Trained Teacher in Mindful Self-compassion through the UC San Diego medical school, a member of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association, and a long-time meditator. He is a founding teacher and board member of Dallas Center for Mindfulness and Compassion. Alfie believes that as the world in which we live becomes ever more stressful, our ability to maintain a healthy equilibrium becomes all the more urgent.
What to expect in each session
Modules 22 thru 27
Module 22. Working with Shame
Shame has come to the foreground and has been the subject of rigorous studies in many areas of life. The experience of shame, nonetheless, is very painful when we encounter it. Similar to process of working with difficult emotions, this module is oriented specifically to shame
Module 23. Falling Apart: Working with Trauma
The process of working with trauma wihtth mindfulness and compassion is the same as with working with difficult emotions, with one vital difference. Trauma is far more highly charged with emotion than other forms of difficult emotions. Mindfulness and Compassion can facilitate the resolution of trauma but usually, not without individual work with a skilled trauma therapist. Details will be discussed.
Module 24. Falling Apart: Working with Life Challenges
This human existence seems to go in cycles of good times, hard times and really hard times. There are times when everything we know how to do to manage our life seems to not work anymore, and people or circumstances we have relied upon suddenly aren’t there. Mindfulness and compassion can greatly facilitate the process of big life shifts.
Module 25. The Compassionate Friend
This exercise gives us an opportunity for tuning into our inner resources of wisdom and compassion. This is part of learning to shift our self understanding to include a wider understanding of and access to, our nature, our true self.
Module 26. Maintaining a Relationship with the True Self
This module will be a brief review of the exercises so far and how they can be applied in daily life. Discussion will include difficulties and misgivings, as well as successes in the practical application of what we’ve learned.
Module 27. Building Community: Finding Like Minded People
This is perhaps the most challenging of tasks… finding and connecting with like minded people, given that our social fabric worldwide has become highly segmented and polarized. The important of how we carry ourselves in the world will be discussed.
Previous Modules
- Module 1. How does one learn compassion, and what is Self-Compassion?
- Module 2. The Breath and Mindfulness
- Module 3. The Breath and Self Compassion
- Module 4. Body Scan with Mindfulness
- Module 5. Body Scan: With Self Compassion
- Module 6. Sympathy, Empathy, Loving Kindness and Compassion
- Module 7. Loving Kindness for Ourselves
- Module 8. Loving Kindness for a Loved On
- Module 9. Compassion for Oneself
- Module 10. Self Compassionate Break, Gestures and Phrases
- Module 11. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Module 12. Life on the Bell Curve
- Module 13. True Self and False Self
- Module 14. Forgiveness of Self
- Module 15. Forgiveness of Others
- Module 16. Compassionate Letter to a Friend
- Module 17. Loving Kindness of Self, Other and Neutral Person
- Module 18. Loving Kindness for Self & All
- Module 19. Compassion for Self and Another
- Module 20. Mindfulness and Compassion in Daily Life: Expanding the Pause
- Module 21. Working with Difficult Emotions
- Module 22. Working with Shame
- Module 23. Falling Apart: Working with Trauma
- Module 24. Falling Apart: Working with Life Challenges
- Module 25. The Compassionate Friend
- Module 26. Maintaining a Relationship with the True Self
- Module 27. Building Community: Finding Like-Minded People
Registration
This online modular program is offered on a donation basis.
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