Live Online Mindful Self-Compassion Course | Winter 2027

This course may be especially meaningful if you…

• Spend much of your time caring for others and find it harder to offer that same care to yourself.

• Notice a strong inner critic or hold yourself to demanding standards.

• Want practical ways to meet stress and difficult emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them.

• Are curious about mindfulness but don’t have an established meditation practice.

• Want to cultivate greater steadiness and resilience without simply asking yourself to push through.

• Are a healthcare or mental-health professional looking for meaningful continuing education that also supports your own well-being.

“This course was a wonderful tool for myself in further honing my mindfulness skills, and the tools and mindset learned and cultivated have undoubtedly helped me to be kinder towards myself. This workshop has also been wonderfully helpful and useful in my own clinical work with clients.”

— LR, Psychologist

What is Mindful Self-Compassion?

Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), developed by Kristin Neff and Chris Germer, brings together the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion.

Mindfulness helps us recognize what is happening in the present moment. Self-compassion helps us respond to ourselves with the same kindness, care, and support we might naturally offer someone we care about.

Over eight weeks, you’ll explore practices that can help you:

• Meet difficult moments with greater steadiness and care.

• Soften self-criticism without losing motivation.

• Build mindfulness skills for emotional balance.

• Strengthen kindness toward yourself and others.

• Respond more skillfully to stress, difficult emotions, and challenging relationships.

• Bring mindfulness and self-compassion into daily life, caregiving, and work.

This is the full 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion program developed by Kristin Neff and Chris Germer.

Why live practice matters

Mindful Self-Compassion is not simply information to understand. It is a set of practices to experience, repeat, and integrate over time.

In this live course, you’ll have the opportunity to learn and practice in community—with guidance, reflection, conversation, and support along the way.

The course includes meditation, brief practices that can be used in everyday life, group discussion, reflection, and opportunities to explore how self-compassion can support you in the places where you may need it most.

You do not need to consider yourself a meditator to participate.

“I wasn’t sure about MSC but a friend convinced me to try it. I came away a true believer… Lauren makes you feel so comfortable and at ease with where you are with the practice of meditation.”

— TH, Pharmacist

Taught by experienced Mindful Self-Compassion teachers with backgrounds in healthcare and behavioral health

Lauren Sabet, MS, RN

Certified Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher | Founder, M&C Care

Lauren is a registered nurse with more than 30 years of experience in healthcare, including acute clinical care, clinical and community education, analytics, and applied research. She completed the Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher Training Program and Practicum through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion and earned her MSC Teacher Certification in 2026.

Lauren brings her experience in healthcare together with her own mindfulness practice and a warm, grounded approach to teaching.

Ann Price, MSN, IAAP

Certified Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher

Ann is a Clinical Assistant Professor Emerita in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University’s Alpert Medical School and a certified teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion. She is dedicated to sharing the practices of mindfulness and self-compassion in ways that support greater ease and well-being.

“Lauren’s kind and gentle manner instantly made me feel welcome and safe. Her knowledge and encouragement allowed for vulnerability, openness and resistance to exist without judgement.”

— PD, Social Worker

An accessible approach to tuition

We want this course to be financially accessible while also supporting the sustainability of our teaching.

Supported — $295
For those who would benefit from a reduced course fee.

Standard — $395
The standard fee for the 8-week course.

Benefactor — $495
For those who are able to contribute more and help support access for others.

Continuing Education — add $50

Scholarships are also available. If cost would prevent you from participating, please contact us. We do not want financial circumstances alone to be a barrier to joining the course.

Registration & Course Policies

After you register

You’ll receive a welcome email with a few short forms to complete before the course begins. These forms help us learn a little about you and support a safe, respectful learning environment. Your course information and Zoom details will be provided before the first session.

Cancellation & Transfers

We understand that plans can change.

Cancel by January 5, 2027:
You may receive a refund of your tuition or transfer your registration to a future M&C Care MSC course. Refunds are subject to a $50 processing fee.

Cancel January 6–25, 2027:
You may receive a 50% refund of your tuition or transfer your registration to a future M&C Care MSC course.

Cancel January 26, 2027 or later:
Tuition is non-refundable. We will, however, consider exceptions in cases of significant unforeseen or compassionate circumstances.

Continuing Education fees and other expenses associated with participation are non-refundable once they have been incurred.

If you have questions about cancellation or transferring your registration, please contact us.

Employer or Professional Development Reimbursement

If your employer provides professional-development or continuing-education funds, your registration receipt may be useful when requesting reimbursement. Please check directly with your employer regarding eligibility.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the theory and research supporting mindful self-compassion.

• Apply self-compassion practices that encourage motivation through support rather than self-criticism.

• Use mindfulness and self-compassion practices to respond to difficult situations and emotions with greater awareness and acceptance.

• Apply self-compassion practices when experiencing failure, inadequacy, or self-criticism.

• Use self-validation and self-compassion skills in challenging relationships.

• Apply practices of savoring and self-appreciation to help balance the mind’s tendency toward negative attention.

• Integrate core mindfulness and self-compassion practices into daily life.

• Demonstrate simple self-compassion practices that may be shared with patients, students, or clients.

Continuing Education

Continuing Education is available for an additional $50.

Psychologists — 24 CE Credits

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 24.0 CE credit.

California-Licensed MFTs, LPCCs, LEPs & LCSWs — 24 CE Credits

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. 24.0 CE credit may be applied to your license renewal through the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

For professionals licensed outside California, please check with your licensing board to determine whether these credits will be accepted.

Nurses — 28.75 CE Credits

UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16351, for 28.75 CE credit.

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Choose the tuition level that works for you and register for Winter 2027.

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