Mindfulness-Based Self-Compassion (MBC) Training
The Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program offers a space for learning and exploration to develop a gentler, more supportive relationship with oneself.
Designed by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer, this group program allows participants to integrate concrete practices of self-compassion and mindfulness into daily life.
A path to practice, understand and integrate
Throughout the program, the meetings will cover topics including:
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the foundations of self-compassion;
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mindfulness of difficult emotions;
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ways to support each other in demanding times;
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motivation through kindness rather than self-criticism;
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the creation of realistic practices for everyday life.
The program requires no prior meditation experience.
Next MSC training course – January to March 2027
Service description
This training activity is recognized by the Quebec Order of Psychologists for continuing education in psychotherapy (RA07847-26).
Do you sometimes struggle to fully embrace your emotions? Do you notice a tendency to be harder and more critical of yourself than of others, while you overflow with compassion for those close to you? Being kind to yourself doesn't always come naturally. Yet, it's an accessible skill to learn.
The Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program offers a guided space for inner exploration, where mindfulness meets tenderness and shared humanity. Designed by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer, this 8-week program (including a half-day retreat) fosters the integration of concrete practices to cultivate a gentle, stable, and compassionate attitude toward oneself and others.
Throughout the course, participants learn to:
Deepen the practice of compassion towards oneself and others, by cultivating a benevolent presence at the very heart of moments of difficulty;
To recognize and welcome suffering with gentleness, rather than with judgment or resistance;
Allowing an inner attitude of support and understanding to emerge, fostering lasting emotional stability;
Integrating compassion into meditation, helping relationships, and daily life, as a way to be fully human and connected.
🗓️ Meetings: January to March 2027 (Exact dates to be determined)
Half-day retreat (Exact dates to be determined)
💻 Format: online via Zoom (This includes all Thursday meetings as well as the half-day retreat).
💰 Price: $600 regular price • $400 full-time student rate.
💡 Financial constraints should not be an obstacle: some partial scholarships are available. Write to us in complete confidence.
🔢 Limited places
💬 Facilitated by: Pierre-Luc Gauthier, social worker and psychotherapist, trained in the MSC program, and Julie Bergeron, psychologist
Take this time for yourself.
One act of kindness at a time. 💛