About Mindful Self-Compassion

Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is an empirically supported program designed to cultivate the skill of self-compassion.

MSC is based on the groundbreaking research of Kristin Neff and the clinical expertise of Christopher Germer.
MSC teaches core principles and practices that enable participants to respond to difficult moments in their lives with kindness, care and understanding.

Attending the MSC program can assist in transforming your relationship with yourself through the notion of ‘attending and befriending’. This is quite a different approach than the usual one taken in our busy lives of the ‘subtle aggression of self-improvement' (Bob Sharples). The formal and informal practices taught in the MSC program are intended as a way of developing a mindful, warm and kind friendliness to one’s self.

The three key components of self-compassion are: self-kindness, a sense of common humanity, and balanced, mindful awareness. Kindness opens our hearts to suffering, so we can give ourselves what we need in those difficult times. Common humanity opens us to our essential interrelatedness, so that we know we aren't alone, and we understand the fact that being human means making mistakes and having our glitches. Mindfulness opens us to the present moment, so we can get a wider / clearer picture of our experience, thus learning to accept it with greater ease. Together they comprise a state of warm-hearted, connected presence.

"I am passionate about creating and teaching compassion-based mindfulness to people of all ages and all walks of life. I believe that all things are truly workable, and that there is a lot more right with people than wrong with them, no matter how stuck they might feel. At Adelaide Mindfulness we creatively deliver our teachings with heartfelt presence, humour and authenticity. We are committed to assisting people to care for themselves and each other in a sustainable way - benefiting our community and our world. So start your journey of  greater awareness and compassion here, in this very moment."

‘Self-compassion is really about treating ourselves as well as we'd treat someone we love who is suffering, no more and no less.’ - Chris Germer

‘Compassion is the deep awareness of the suffering of oneself and other living beings, coupled with the wish and effort to alleviate it. We are biologically set up to connect and relate with others, and if we are starved of these connections our lives are greatly impoverished.’ - Paul Gilbert

‘Mindfulness is the awareness that arises through paying attention on purpose in the present moment with non-judgment’ - Jon Kabat-Zinn

‘Being the architect of your experience.’ – Lisa Feldman-Barrett

‘When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change.’ - Wayne Dyer

'The art of conscious living.'
- Jon Kabat-Zinn

'The awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.'
- Jon Kabat-Zinn