This practice allows us to take time out and acknowledge how we can support ourselves in a difficult moment, led by Shayla Collins.
Focus Area: Cultivating Mindfulness & Compassion
Drop-in Session: Meditation as an Act of Kindness and Nourishment
This session will include tips and perspectives and then provide an opportunity to practice with them so you can learn how to greet your mediation experience with kindness, acceptance, warmth, and compassion.
Drop-in Session: Steadying the Heart & Mind with Yoga
The session weaves together a series of traditional Yoga practices for cultivating a sense of calm and inner peace: mindful movement, focused breathing, and meditation. This session will begin with a gentle Yoga sequence to settle the body. We will then explore how a simple breathing practice along with the use of an anchor phrase
From Ally to Antiracist: Cultivating and Committing to Action in the Face of Life’s Obstacles
A four-week course focused on using mindfulness, acceptance, and evidence-based behavior change strategies from psychological science to increase participants’ commitments to and engagement in antiracist action in the face of common obstacles such as anxiety, passivity, and defensiveness. This course is intended for participants who believe racism and discrimination are tremendous problems in our society but who have been unable to consistently translate those values into action.
Drop-in Session: Atención Plena y Compasión Para Cerrar el Año
Esta sesión está basada en la práctica de la atención plena, la compasión y la bondad. Estos son los mejores regalos que podemos darnos a nosotros mismos y a los demás en estos días festivos.
Short Course in Mindful Self-Compassion
Short MSC is a compact version of our usual MSC program, with 1.5-hour classes once a week over 6 weeks, and a smaller class-size (20 or less). Our goals are to promote the direct, personal experience of self-compassion, to provide on-the-spot skills for everyday life, and to infuse our moment-to-moment experience with kindness – especially when we feel frustrated, hurt, inadequate, or overwhelmed.