About this Course

Most of us find it easy to offer kindness to our friends and loved ones when they are struggling. When we are challenged, we can find ourselves being highly critical and judgemental, harsh and unforgiving. Self-compassion involves the capacity to comfort and soothe ourselves, to motivate ourselves with encouragement and results. Self-compassion is linked to lower levels of anxiety and depression, higher optimism, curiosity, emotional intelligence, improved relationship functioning, and positive health behaviours. Join us for a one-hour introduction. What you will learn in this class: • Topic: What is self-compassion? • Topic: Misconceptions and research on self-compassion • Topic: The physiology of self-compassion • Practice: Soothing/supportive touch • Practice: Self-compassion break • Conclusion and Questions