Compassion for our Bodies, with Chris Germer
Live Online via Zoom
60 days access
Workshop Description
Our bodies are often the hardest place to practice self-compassion. So many of us carry dissatisfaction, criticism, or even shame about how our bodies function or look. Yet, as Chris Germer reminds us, the deepest healing comes when we learn to shift from self-judgment to self-friendship.
Join Chris Germer for this workshop that will offer a gentle, structured path for transforming your relationship with your body—just as it is today. Through guided meditation, reflective practices, and compassionate discussion, participants will learn three essential skills:
- Body Self-Compassion – learning to meet body shame and dissatisfaction with kindness and understanding.
- Body Self-Forgiveness – letting go of resentment toward our bodies (and ourselves) for not being “enough.”
- Body Self-Appreciation – cultivating gratitude for the uniqueness, functionality, and values our bodies allow us to live by.
Together, these practices help loosen the grip of shame, invite forgiveness, and open space for appreciation and even joy in our bodies, however imperfect they may seem.
This is not about “fixing” your body. It is about softening the struggle and becoming a better friend to yourself.
Why This Matters
Research shows that self-compassion lowers body dissatisfaction and body shame while increasing body appreciation and resilience. By practicing compassion for our bodies, we not only improve body image but also reduce stress, anxiety, and self-criticism—allowing us to live with more ease and authenticity.
Who It’s For
This workshop is designed for anyone who struggles with body criticism, dissatisfaction, or shame, including those with health challenges, disabilities, or long histories of body judgment. Whether your struggles are mild or deep-rooted, you’ll be supported to work gently at your own pace.
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Summarize the theory and research on self-compassion for shame
- Describe how self-compassion alleviates body dissatisfaction and shame
- Practice and apply body self-compassion, body self-forgiveness and body self-appreciation in daily life and clinical practice.
CE credits are available, see below for more information.
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How can I attend this workshop?
- Register before November 06, 2027 and get 10% off at checkout.
- As an annual member, your get a 25% discount on workshops.
CE Credit Information
Professionals who attend this live event may be able to earn continuing education credits for this workshop (please check your licensing board) based on the following workshop objectives:
You will:
1. Summarize the theory and research on self-compassion for shame;
2. Describe how self-compassion alleviates body dissatisfaction and shame
3. Practice and apply body self-compassion, body self-forgiveness and body self-appreciation in daily life and clinical practice.
Psychologists: Continuing Education Credit for this program is provided by UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness. The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This course offers 3.0 CE credits.
California licensed MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs, LCSWs: Continuing Education Credit for this program is provided by UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness. The UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. 3.0 CE credits may be applied to your license renewal through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. For those licensed outside California, please check with your local licensing board to determine if CE credit is accepted.
Nurses: UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16351, for 3.6 contact hours.
Fees for CE credit: $35 paid with workshop registration or separately using this link
*You must 1) attend the entire live workshop via Zoom, 2) Ensure your Zoom name correctly identifies you, and 3) Fill out the required post-workshop CE Credit form within 2 hours of workshop completion to receive credits. We will send the certificate approximately 2 weeks after..
FAQs & Important Info
The workshop will be recorded. A couple of days after the event, we will send all registrants a link to the recording, which you can review at your convenience for the next 60 days.
The inability to attend the event live does not make one eligible for a refund. We encourage you to review more about our refund policy in its entirety here.
Yes, a limited number of scholarships are available at half of the full price. Those selected to receive the scholarship will be notified approximately two weeks prior to the event. To apply please fill out this form. Please see our workshop policies for more detailed information. Note: There are no scholarships or discounts for workhsops that are ticketed on a sliding scale basis.
Once you register for the workshop, you will immediately receive a confirmation email.
Two weeks before the workshop, you will receive an email with details about the workshop and the Zoom link.
Two hours before the workshop, you will receive a reminder email with the Zoom link.
After the workshop, you will receive an email with summary materials and a link to view the recording.
If you have questions, please email us at info@self-compassion.org
Our programs are designed to teach participants the tools needed to develop and cultivate a self-compassion practice. It is not a substitute for mental health care, personal therapy or medical treatment.
Personal safety and emotional wellbeing are the foundation of self-compassion training, and you are responsible for your own safety.
Teachers and facilitators are not expected, or able to provide medical and/or psychological care. Course experiences may bring up challenging memories or feelings.
If you have a history with a mental health condition or other concerns you think may impact your ability to take this course, please contact us or your healthcare professional to determine if this course is right for you. Your personal contact information may be used in the event the teacher or facilitator reasonably determines a need to call emergency services on your behalf.
If, in the opinion of the teachers and facilitators, you are not able to participate productively and appropriately in the event you have registered for, you may be asked to leave the workshop, or be removed from it.
Decisions of removal are to ensure that we provide the safest space possible for our participants and teachers. Please see details in our workshop policies regarding necessary participant removal and eligibility for refunds.
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Teacher
Chris Germer
Clinical psychologist and part-time lecturer at Harvard Medical School
Chris Germer, PhD, is a co-developer of the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program, he has helped bring MSC to over 250,000 people worldwide. Chris is the author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion and co-author of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program.
Organizer
- The Self Compassion Institute
- Contact: info@self-compassion.org
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Our bodies are often the hardest place to practice self-compassion. So many of us carry dissatisfaction, criticism, or even shame about how our bodies function or look. Yet, as Chris Germer reminds us, the deepest healing comes when we learn to shift from self-judgment to self-friendship.
Join Chris Germer for this workshop that will offer a gentle, structured path for transforming your relationship with your body—just as it is today. Through guided meditation, reflective practices, and compassionate discussion, participants will learn three essential skills:
- Body Self-Compassion – learning to meet body shame and dissatisfaction with kindness and understanding.
- Body Self-Forgiveness – letting go of resentment toward our bodies (and ourselves) for not being “enough.”
- Body Self-Appreciation – cultivating gratitude for the uniqueness, functionality, and values our bodies allow us to live by.
Together, these practices help loosen the grip of shame, invite forgiveness, and open space for appreciation and even joy in our bodies, however imperfect they may seem.
This is not about “fixing” your body. It is about softening the struggle and becoming a better friend to yourself.
Why This Matters
Research shows that self-compassion lowers body dissatisfaction and body shame while increasing body appreciation and resilience. By practicing compassion for our bodies, we not only improve body image but also reduce stress, anxiety, and self-criticism—allowing us to live with more ease and authenticity.
Who It’s For
This workshop is designed for anyone who struggles with body criticism, dissatisfaction, or shame, including those with health challenges, disabilities, or long histories of body judgment. Whether your struggles are mild or deep-rooted, you’ll be supported to work gently at your own pace.
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Summarize the theory and research on self-compassion for shame
- Describe how self-compassion alleviates body dissatisfaction and shame
- Practice and apply body self-compassion, body self-forgiveness and body self-appreciation in daily life and clinical practice.
CE credits are available, see below for more information.
