[In-Person] Intro to Mindful Self-Compassion Half-Day - InsightLA Meditation

Financial Support

Our mission is to make all of our programs accessible. Every fee-based offering has a limited number of pay-what-you-can spots available to support self-identified people of color, members of marginalized groups (queer people, transgender people, and people with disabilities) and those in financial need (those for whom the cost to attend is not financially possible).

These spots are offered on a first come, first served basis. Please pay at the highest level you can afford. In order for this support to be available, we rely on those who can afford to pay the full price to do so.

Find out if spots are available by clicking REGISTER NOW on the event you are interested in.

Safety

We work to protect the safety of all students. We reserve the right to remove any student from any class, sitting group, retreat, or any event if the student is disruptive to the safe learning environment we maintain for all.

Cancellation & Refunds

We reserve the right to cancel a class or special event due to low enrollment or other circumstances which would make the event non-viable. If InsightLA cancels an event you’ve registered for, you will be offered a full refund. If an event has to be postponed for any reason, you will have the option to either receive a full refund or transfer your registration to the same event at the new, future date. If you cancel, we apply a 5% credit processing fee and the refunded amounts are listed below:

MBSR, MSC, & MBHC, Mindfulness for Beginners & Special Events

7 days – 95% Refund
<7 days – No Refunds – Credit given if requested or donation to InsightLA

Fee-Based Non-Residential Retreats (note: Donations are non-refundable)

>7 days – 95% Refund
<7 days – No Refunds – Credit given if requested or donation to InsightLA

Residential Retreats

> 8 weeks – amount paid less $100
4-8 weeks – amount paid less $175
2-4 weeks – amount paid less $300
< 2 weeks – No refund

Residential Retreats with Financial Support:

> 8 weeks – amount paid less $75
4-8 weeks – amount paid less $100
2-4 weeks – amount paid less $200
< 2 weeks – No refund

You are viewing a past event.

Intro to Mindful Self-Compassion Half-Day

Suzanne Smith, MSN, RN, NP

Location Benedict Canyon Retreat House
Experience Levels Introductory
Date/Time Saturday, December 17, 2022
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM PT
Ride Sharing Sign-Up

Refund and Event Policies

In difficult times, the skills and reflections offered from the Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) 8-week program or 6-week Short Course can help you show up for yourself just as you would a friend. MSC’s three powerful components work together as an offer of love to ourselves:

Mindfulness (we stop and acknowledge that we’re having a hard time – without over-identifying or ruminating);
Our common humanity (we recognize that there’s nothing wrong with us for having a hard time; this is just what it’s like to be a human being and we deeply understand we are not alone); and
Self-kindness (responding to ourselves with the same level of care and love that we would offer to a friend).

In this half-day, InsightLA’s MSC teachers will be offering you some experiential work with these three components, giving you a taste of how MSC could move from a concept to a living reality in your own life.

This half-day is for students who have graduated from the Mindful Self-Compassion or Short Course in Mindful-Self Compassion programs.

__________________________

Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is a program developed by Kristin Neff, the pioneering researcher in the field of self-compassion (www.Self-Compassion.org) and the author of Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind; and Christopher Germer, a clinical psychologist who specializes in mindfulness and compassion-based psychotherapy (www.MindfulSelfCompassion.org) and the author of many books including A Mindful Path to Self-Compassion.

Research has shown that self-compassion greatly enhances emotional well-being. It boosts happiness and reduces anxiety and depression. All that’s required is a shift in the direction of your attention–recognizing that as a human being, you, too, are a worthy recipient of compassion.

__________________________

In keeping with the principles of the dharma that underlies all of our activities, primarily non-harming, we are requiring that all attendees be fully vaccinated in order to attend any in-person event.
Max Capacity: 35
Masks: Optional (all attendees are fully vaccinated).

no image

Intro to Mindful Self-Compassion Half-Day

In difficult times, the skills and reflections offered from the Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) 8-week program or 6-week Short Course can help you show up for yourself just as you would a friend. MSC’s three powerful components work together as an offer of love to ourselves: Mindfulness (we stop and acknowledge that we’re having a... Read more

Suzanne Smith, MSN, RN, NP

Suzanne Smith, MSN, RN, NP, is a Family Nurse Practitioner at UCLA where she is involved in Mind-Brain-Body research and has facilitated MBSR for research studies. Suzanne has been meditating with InsightLA since 2006, and is a graduate of Mindful Self-Compassion, Fearless Compassionate Care, MBSR and Mindfulness Facilitation Teacher Training Programs. Suzanne enjoys offering guidance... Read more

Pricing Options
Class Fee	$45

Need Financial Support?