Cultivating Self-Compassion as Loving, Connected Presence (in-person or online through Spirit Rock)

Taught by Kristin Neff and Caverly Morgen, this two-day workshop can be taken on location at Spirit Rock or online via Zoom.

Self-compassion is a powerful tool for emotional resilience in the face of suffering. It entails three main elements: kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness. One way to access self-compassion is by embodying these three components in their experiential form, which entails loving, connected presence. We can learn to untangle from our thoughts and emotions and rest our awareness in compassionate presence, holding our pain.

Research shows that self-compassion is strongly linked to psychological and physical health, but the practice can be hard to remember. Our physiology and culture doesn’t support the practice of being kind to ourselves, especially when our distress is due to feelings of failure or inadequacy. In this program, researcher Kristin Neff teams up with meditation teacher Caverly Morgan to explore self-compassion from a scientific and contemplative lens, so that we can respond to difficult moments with greater warmth and ease.