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LIVE ONLINE MSC
The Center for Mindful Self-Compassion (CMSC) offers MSC in a live online
format. LOMSC (Live-Online MSC) is the most comprehensive MSC training you can
take at this time. This program has the same content as an MSC program offered
in person and is taught only by Certified MSC teachers over 10 weeks. LOMSC
offers a virtual classroom with additional learning materials as well as a
discussion board for community engagement. LOMSC is also appropriate for those
people who do not have access to MSC in their area, who have commitments or
mobility issues that make it difficult to leave home to do a course, or who have
already done MSC and would like a refresher. LOMSC also satisfies the
prerequisite for MSC teacher training.
LOMSC SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
* Saturdays, starts September 25, 3:00 pm UTC (11:00 am EST) – Convert time
zone – Register here!
* Wednesdays, starts October 6, 7:00 pm UTC (3:00 pm EST) – Convert time zone –
Register here!
* Tuesdays, starts October 12, 10:00 pm UTC (6:00 pm EST) – Convert time zone –
Register here!
LOMSC FOR BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR)!
* Wednesdays, starts September 29, 10:00 am UTC (6:00 pm EST) – Convert time
zone – Register here!
* * * Sign up for Free information session here ($100 off)
LOMSC EN ESPAÑOL!
* Wednesdays, starts October 13, 5:00 pm UTC (1:00 pm EST) – Convert time zone
– Register here!
* * * Sign up for Free information session here ($100 off)
CLASS FEES
* General Registration Fee: $575
* Early Bird or Intro Session discount: $475
* Special Compassionate Discount: $375
Due to these challenging times we are offering a Special Compassionate Discount
of $200 off of LOMSC. For those who can afford to, please consider paying at the
full rate of $575, or the Intro session discount of $475 to help support
scholarships for those in need. We hope to be of support to you learning the
powerful practices of MSC in a compassionate community. DISCOUNT CODE for
compassionate discount: COMPASSIONMSC – please use “General Registration” and
then add this code to pay $375. If you want to get CEs please use the following
code COMPASSIONMSC+CES
We offer a different rate for participants living in certain countries taking
into account Local Purchasing Power. Participants in the following countries can
register for US $350: • Central & South America & The Caribbean (excluding
Chile) • South East Asia (excluding Singapore and Malaysia) • Eastern Europe •
Pakistan, Iran, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal • Africa (excluding South Africa)
FREE INFORMATION SESSION!
Free 1-hour information session here. You can receive $100 off the full
registration fee of $575 for coming to the Introductory Session (when not using
the Early Bird discount or the Compassionate Discount). To register for the
class just choose the “General Registration + Intro Session” option. Please
note you can register for the class before attending the intro session.
SCHOLARSHIPS
A limited number of scholarships are available. You can apply for a scholarship
using this form LOMSC Scholarship Application. Places will be offered in the
order application forms are received, we receive hundreds of applications so we
are not able to help everyone. We appreciate your patience and understanding in
advance. Places are confirmed once payment is received. (Please note that
scholarships are based on personal financial need, separate from being
financially over-extended or over-committed.)
CLASS SIZE AND FORMAT
Classes are small to allow plenty of time with the teacher, and so that everyone
in the group has an opportunity to feel seen and heard throughout the course.
There are usually around 25-30 participants at a live session. The class meets
via Zoom video and we ask you to come prepared as if in a live classroom. Please
make sure to block out your time and have your video on so you can participate
fully in class. All live Zoom video sessions are recorded and are available
exclusively to the class in view only mode (they are not downloadable) for the
duration of the course. As a class we agree to maintain strict confidentiality
and use of the videos are for personal review only. Please note that sharing in
the small group breakout sessions is not recorded.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
* LOMSC as pre-requisite for MSC TT: LOMSC usually does not satisfy the
training prerequisite for MSC Teacher Training but during Covid, we accept
LOMSC as the pre-requisite for any future MSC Teacher Trainings as long as
you attend 9/10 sessions live.
* In order to get CEs for LOMSC you must attend all classes live to receive
credits.
* In order to get a Certificate of attendance for LOMSC you must attend 9/10
sessions live
CONTENT
LOMSC offers around 95% of the material from the MSC program developed by
Kristin Neff, PhD and Christopher Germer, PhD. The course is run weekly for 10
consecutive weeks (there may be a break for a week to accommodate holidays and
teacher availability). MSC is an opportunity to explore how we typically respond
when difficulties arise in our lives and to learn tools for becoming a warm and
supportive companion to ourselves. Although MSC offers conceptual learning it is
designed to be more experiential than theoretical. MSC is therapeutic, but it’s
not therapy. The emphasis of the program is on enhancing emotional resources to
meet emotional challenges, old and new. MSC is also not primarily a type of
mindfulness training; MSC is mindfulness-based compassion training in which the
quality of warmth is emphasized more than awareness itself.
LOMSC offers:
* Pre-course reading/viewing material
* Live sessions once weekly
* Post-course reading/viewing material
* 24/7 online discussion board
* Optional small group meetings between classes
* Home practice suggestions
* Email contact with the teacher (online one-to-one chats if necessary)
* The opportunity to join online graduate groups to support ongoing practice
LOMSC Objecitves: At the completion of this activity, participants will begin
to:
* Describe the theory and research supporting mindful self-compassion
* Develop and apply self-compassion practices to motivate themselves with
encouragement rather than self-criticism
* Assess and manage difficult situations and emotions with greater
moment-to-moment acceptance
* Develop and apply self-compassion practices to respond to feelings of failure
or inadequacy with self-kindness
* Transform difficult relationships, old and new, through self-validation
* Utilize the art of savoring and self-appreciation to overcome negative
attention bias
* Apply core mindfulness and self-compassion practices into daily life
* Demonstrate simple self-compassion practices to patients, students, or
clients
Participants will be invited to view reading material and informational videos
before each class so that our precious class time can be saved for meditations,
exercises and group sharing. Classes are 2 hours long, however one session will
be a 3-hour online retreat. Please Note: LOMSC is offered for those over the age
of 20. We strongly recommend that individuals younger than 20 seek out the teen
version of MSC called “Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens” in their area. For
more information, consult the program’s page on this website.
CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR PARTICIPANTS IN THE US
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 23.0 CE
credit. 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. 23.0 CE credit
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 27.5 CE credit. Fees for CE credit: $75
(Submit when registering). *Must attend all classes live to receive credits.
PREREQUISITES
There are no prerequisites for LOMSC, however, we will ask you to complete an
application form so that we can start to get to know you.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Course registration fees will be refunded or transferred to future LOMSC
dates if a cancellation occurs up to 2 weeks before a course begins. A 50%
refund or the option to transfer to a future LOMSC will be offered if cancelling
up to a week before a course begins. No refunds can be offered if cancelling
later than a week before a course begins (except on compassionate grounds for
extenuating circumstances). To process any refund there will be a fee charged by
the system: $45 for general admission and developing countries and $25 for
scholarships refunds. The refund will only be for tuition fees, and any
miscellaneous expenses incurred related to this course will not be refunded. If
you have any questions about the program, please contact Laura
at Laura@centerformsc.org. We hope to see you online soon, and we also hope that
whatever your practice is, it leads to more mindfulness and more self-compassion
in your day!
TEACHERS
Natalie Bell is the Director of Online Programs for CMSC. She is a Certified MSC
Teacher and a member of the UCSD Center for Mindfulness, Mindfulness-Based
Professional Training Institute. Natalie has been practicing mindful awareness
and meditation since 1985 and spent a year living in an ashram dedicating
herself to intensive practice of meditation and compassion. After studying
neuropsychology, she became a Physical Therapist, working for 17 years as a
hospital clinician, Director of Rehabilitation, and a clinical specialist for
medical devices in rehabilitation. Natalie founded Mindful Wellness to bring
mindfulness training and coaching to individuals and corporations with a focus
on self-compassion for greater ease and well being. She works with physicians,
health care teams, corporate groups and teachers, bringing awareness practices
for self-regulation, greater balance, and self-acceptance. Natalie is a
certified mindfulness instructor for the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
(MARC) teaching Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPs) classes. She teaches MSC at
the Center for Mindful Living in Los Angeles and online LOMSC. Natalie
developed the Teaching Self-Compassion Online program for MSC teachers to
develop more online presence, safety, and connection. She worked with Kristin
Neff and Chris Germer on CMSC’s Healthcare Advisory Board assisting with the
development of the MSC healthcare adaptation, Self-Compassion Training for
Healthcare Communities (SCHC). She is the Director and Teacher Trainer of the
SCHC program.
Marta Alonso DClin Psy. ( http://www.globalc.es ),is a psychologist collegiate
and specialist in clinical psychology with the Ministry of Education and Science
in Spain. She is the first Certified Teacher and Teacher Trainer in Spanish
language and pioneer introducing compassion programs in Spain. Since 2012 has
delivered more than 26 MSC courses in her country. She practices meditation
since the last 27 years. She is a founding member and the current President of
AEMind (Asociación Española de Mindfulness y Compasión) www.aemind.es. She holds
the recognition as European Expert in Psychoterapy by the EFPA. Marta is
co-author, along with Vicente Simon and others, of the book “Mindfulness en la
Práctica Clinica” and both created the triple Cd with a booklet with 209 minutes
of Mindfulness and Self Compassion audios and practices in Spanish with a
booklet available in Amazon.
Noriko Morita is a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Instructor, a
Certified Mindful Self-Compassion Instructor and a Managing Director at UC San
Diego Center for Mindfulness. Born in Japan, she moved to the States in 1985.
Noriko feels that her life transforming journey of discovering and exploring
mindfulness and self-compassion practices has allowed a more balanced life and
identity between these two cultures. Noriko strongly believes practicing
mindfulness and self-compassion, and bringing its principles into her life has
and continues to help her grow as a person. She feels passionate about bringing
these practices to other people’s lives. It is her mission to share what she has
learned, what she continues to learn, to our community. In addition, Noriko sees
an opportunity, based on her own integration experiences, to introduce
mindfulness-based programs to the Japanese communities in the world and to the
Japanese people in Japan.
Sydney Spears, Ph.D., LCSW, LSCSW, TCTSY-F is a certified Mindful
Self-Compassion teacher. She is also a licensed clinical social worker,
trauma-sensitive yoga facilitator, mindfulness instructor and adjunct professor
of Social Work. Her areas of interest, teaching and research have included
trauma-sensitive care, somatic approaches to trauma, mind-body therapeutic
movement, mindfulness-based practices, diversity, equity and inclusion. She has
taught academic courses such as cultural diversity, social justice, social
oppression and clinical social work practice for 20 years. Sydney offers
classes, trainings, workshops and programs in diversity, equity, and inclusion,
somatically-centered trauma treatment, trauma-sensitive mindfulness, meditation,
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC), i-rest Yoga Nidra, and trauma-sensitive yoga.
These offerings are provided through Midwest Alliance in Mindfulness,
www.mindfulness-alliance.org, which focuses on providing mindfulness-based
practices and community outreach efforts for organizations and at-risk
populations. Additionally, she works as a trauma-sensitive yoga (TCTSY)
facilitator, consultant and certification supervisor for the Center for Trauma
and Embodiment in Boston, Massachusetts Center. Sydney has been providing this
type of adaptive yoga at the Kansas City, Missouri VA for veterans who have been
diagnosed with post-traumatic stress, those with spinal cord injuries and for
individual community survivors. Sydney has a passion for providing trauma
sensitive mindfulness practices for other at-risk groups such as men who are
incarcerated to support their preparation and transition for re-entry into the
community. In addition she has been providing diversity-based affinity groups
for people of color (BIPOC+), people with ability challenges, and Black women.
She is committed to advancing social justice efforts and providing a
non-oppressive, trauma-sensitive and culturally-responsive private practice for
psychotherapy clients. Kristy Arbon, BA, BSW, has been working with the
developers of the MSC program, Chris Germer and Kristin Neff, since the
inception of CMSC in 2012. She adapted MSC for the online environment and
created LOMSC in 2015. She teaches self-compassion courses online and in person
in the US, Brazil, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and BhutanKristy is very
passionate about self-compassion study and practice. She writes about her
experiences of mindfulness and self-compassion practice on her website,
www.kristyarbon.com. She runs a number of online self-compassion study and
practice support programs for the general public and for professionals.She is
delighted to have this opportunity to connect around self-compassion practice
with people who may otherwise not be able to access an MSC group. You can email
Kristy at kristy@centerformsc.org
Martin Thomson-Jones first encountered loving-kindness meditation, one of the
core elements of MSC, when he took the eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress
Reduction course in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 2010, and from there he
gradually found his way to Kristin Neff’s and Christopher Germer’s work. He took
MSC from Chris and Kristin as a five-day intensive at Esalen, in California, in
January 2013, and then took part in the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion’s
first teacher-training course—led by Chris, Kristin, and Michelle Becker and
Steven Hickman of the UCSD Center for Mindfulness—in Barre, Massachussetts in
March 2014. He co-taught the five-day intensive version of MSC with Kristy Arbon
in St. Louis in August 2014, and has been teaching the eight-week version in
Oberlin and the Cleveland area since then. In 2017 he co-taught, with Joel Grow,
the first run of the full MSC course for men, live and online. He is Professor
of Philosophy at Oberlin College, and has also taught philosophy at Princeton
University and U.C. Berkeley. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy from Stanford
University, and a B.A. (Joint Hons.) in physics and philosophy from Oxford
University. His research is primarily in the philosophy of science.
Joel Grow, Ph.D is a clinical psychologist at the Seattle Mindfulness Center. He
was part of the development team for the Mindfulness-Based Relapse
Prevention (MBRP) program, and he continues to lead MBRP groups and
professional workshops. He is also a trained teacher in Mindful Self-Compassion
(MSC), and continues to lead MSC groups several times per year. Along with
Martin Thomson-Jones, he helped pioneer online MSC groups for men. His
background includes providing behavioral health care and trainings/workshops in
community agencies, VA and private hospitals, specialized medical settings,
corporations, and government agencies. Before graduate school, Joel spent 6
years as a software engineer and in-house trainer/instructor at Amazon.com. He
also co-developed and was lead instructor for a 9-month University of WA
certificate program for 9 years, and was awarded the UW “Award of teaching
excellence”.
Christine Grace McMulkin, MSW RSW, MSc is a Certified Teacher of Mindful Self
Compassion and is grateful to join the LOMSC Faculty and to have been trained by
the founders of the approach, Kristen Neff and Christopher Germer. Christine is
also a member of the Faculty of the Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto
and teaches the full Mindful Self Compassion program through the Centre, as well
as within her role as a Mental Health Counsellor within a Medical Centre Family
Health Team. She is also a Trained Facilitator of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive
Therapy. Christine founded Christine Grace and Community in 2000 and her
offerings include Mindfulness, Self Care and Self Compassion conversations and
sessions. She is deeply invested in her own practice and has been engaged in
meditation and mindfulness for many years. Christine has developed and
delivered web-based courses and appreciates the ease of access that the online
platform can offer. Christine delights in connecting with participants around
the globe.
Helle Laursen is a Certified MSC Teacher since 2015, a Heartfulness meditation
Trainer, and has a private practice in Silkeborg, Denmark, with 15 + years of
experience in supporting people on sick leave due to mental health issues. For
more than 20 years, she has been a dedicated student of Heartfulness meditation.
She enjoys regular visits to Ashrams to deepen her practice and understanding.
She has taught the LOMSC program for CMSC for the last 3 years, and has had more
than 600 participants through the program. She is also part of the Live Online
Teacher Training, as well as mentoring those teaching their first MSC program.
After completing her M.A., she had a position of Leading Mentor Coach in the
largest Coach Training Institute in Denmark for 10 + years, as well as holding a
position of Head of Project for a regional based 12-week program for those of
sick leave from jobs due to mental health issues like stress, depression and or
anxiety. In her private practice, she uses mindfulness and compassion-based
approaches. Helle works with varied groups, but primarily with social workers,
teachers, psychologists, therapists, nurses, and other industries who work in
and with relations to clients, citizens, students. She offers individual and
corporate compassion programs, classes, workshops, retreats, and hourly
consultations. Helle is committed to bringing compassionate awareness into
everyday life in a lighthearted way, so that life can be even more enjoyable and
rich, and meaningful. For more information about Helle, please visit her
website, nordic-compassion.dk.
Jamie Lynn Tatera has been practicing mindful awareness and meditation for the
past twenty years, and she has been teaching mindfulness to others since 2008.
Her self-compassion journey began when she discovered that her daughter, who had
exceptional needs, needed tenderness more than mindfulness. Jamie Lynn teaches
self-compassion to caregivers because experience has taught her that when we
treat ourselves with kindness, we have more to offer the people we care about
most. Jamie Lynn is a former elementary school teacher, and she has taught
mindfulness and self-compassion to educators and children, at universities, and
in her private work with families. She is both an author as well as the founder
of Wholly Mindful, an organization that offers mindfulness, communication, and
self-compassion training to individuals and families. You can read her
mindfulness related blogs or view her self-compassion videos at
www.whollymindful.com. Jamie Lynn is a certified Mindful Self-Compassion
teacher, and she enjoys teaching Mindful Self-Compassion both in person as well
as live-online. In addition to teaching the traditional Mindful Self-Compassion
program and the Self-Compassion program for healthcare providers, Jamie Lynn
also teaches Mindful Self-Compassion for teens (Making Friends with Yourself).
Jamie Lynn is forever growing both as a student and a teacher, and she delights
in sharing the journey of self-compassion and self-discovery with others.
Dr. Caroline Hoffman OAM, PhD, RN, BSW grew up in Australia and holds a lifelong
passion for living a happy and awakened life, starting her own practice of yoga
and meditation in earnest in 1975 after a seriously illness. Caroline started
practicing mindfulness in 1992 and trained to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress
Reduction (MBSR) at the University of Massachusetts in 2004 and Mindful
Self-Compassion (MSC) in 2016. She became a certified MSC teacher early in 2019.
Caroline is Clinical and Research Director for the UK charity Breast Cancer
Haven, and offers additional mindfulness training to individuals and
corporates. She has a degree in Social Work from the University of Melbourne, is
a registered intensive care nurse. She published her PhD research evaluating
MBSR in women affected by breast cancer in The Journal of Clinical Oncology in
2012. In 2016, Caroline completed additional training courses in Mindfulness
Approaches Teacher Supervision and supervises mindfulness teachers. Caroline has
been a pioneer in practicing, teaching and researching integrative medicine
since the late 1980s and is trained to a professional level in a number of
complementary therapies including acupuncture. She has published extensively in
peer reviewed journals. Caroline loves spending time in, on or by the sea or any
other form of nature. She holds the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for
services to breast cancer.
Oori Silberstein has been a life long student of what makes us happier and more
at ease. He discovered Yoga in high school and Tai Chi in college, and forgot
the lessons they taught him for many years. The anxiety he experienced in the
business world led him to Buddhist practice and Mindfulness in 1999 which
changed his life. He quit the business world ten years ago and committed himself
to supporting and teaching others. Oori teaches meditation, mindfulness and
self-kindness to adults and teenagers. His style is light and playful, and is
informed by the belief that we are all whole and have the innate capacity for
deep contentment and happiness, but we sometimes need some support accessing it.
He has a background in trauma support and grief support and has worked and
taught in schools and hospitals. He is trained as a Chaplain and is an ordained
Buddhist minister. Oori is also interested in sharing mindfulness,
self-compassion and meditation to populations that do not currently have easy
access to such trainings, by supporting those communities and their members in
their own move towards self reliance and empowerment.
Megan Prager is Co-Founder of Mindful Labs and Compassion Programs Director
at UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness.
Megan is a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Instructor (MBSR), a
Certified Mindful Self-Compassion Instructor (MSC), a Certified Compassion
Cultivation Instructor (CCT), an Adjunct Faculty member at San Diego State
University, and a Lecturer at UC San Diego Rady Business School. She is also a
Teacher Trainer and Mentor for the UC San Diego Mindfulness Based Professional
Training Institute as well as a Mentor and Practicum Teacher Trainer for the
Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. In addition to teaching Mindfulness-based
programs,
Megan specializes in developing and delivering mindfulness trainings for Fortune
500 companies as well as for educational, healthcare, and academic settings. She
is currently collaborating with Universities to establish and instruct
Mindfulness and Compassion courses at the collegiate level. In all her ventures,
Megan’s passion and mission are the same: to empower individuals with an
understanding of the important role they play in shaping their lives and well
being. Megan believes through compassionate awareness individuals are able to
utilize one of the best resources they have: themselves.
Laila Narsi, LCSW, CMMT, CMT-P, is the Co-Coordinator for the CMSC Circles of
Practice Public Offering as well as a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher
receiving her training directly from founders Drs. Kristin Neff and Christopher
Germer in 2014. Since receiving her Master’s in Social Work in 1997, her passion
to provide sound and effective mental health services led her to create The
Mindful Self, which is a center for Trauma Informed Psychotherapy as well as
Mindfulness and Self-Compassion offerings. Laila a is Certified in EMDR Therapy
and is an EMDR Approved Consultant where she specializes in PTSD, Complex
trauma, Stress, Mood disorders, and Anxiety. Laila’s journey in meditation
started in childhood where she was mentored by her parents who nurtured a family
meditation and movement practice. Since college, she has travelled around the
world working with several teachers cultivating her interests in mindfulness,
diversity, cultural studies, human rights, and international arts. Laila has
also accompanied Dr. Germer in Kenya bringing MSC to other trauma specialists.
She returned there a couple of years later to co-teach a Mindful Self-Compassion
for Teens (MSC for Teens) intensive course. In addition, she has been directly
trained and mentored by Drs. Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Sharon Salzberg, and
Steve Hickman. For more information, please visit Laila’s website at
https://themindfulself.com.
Jorge Armesto is a bilingual clinical psychologist in private practice in Rhode
Island, where I serve linguistically and culturally diverse communities. Working
within a Buddhist psychology and yogic perspectives, his work seeks to
understand how multiple sources of oppression and resiliency intersect and
inform the lived experiences of people. He is section faculty at the Institute
for Meditation and Psychotherapy yearlong certificate program (), serves as a
consulting psychologist at Bristol Community College Counseling Center in Fall
River, Massachusetts, and facilitate professional consultation groups through
the Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (SCIP) Certificate Program.
He is passionate about the intersection of psychology, mindfulness,
spirituality, and body-focused practices. He believes that we transform
suffering by connecting heart, body, mind, and spirit. In his individual and
group work, he focus on deep listening and heart-felt connection. Exploring ways
in which we can be more compassionate toward ourselves and others and connect
with our bodies is central to his clinical practice and teaching.
In addition to his work as a life mentor and psychotherapist, I offer
compassion- and mindfulness-based trainings, lectures, and retreats. As a
Certified Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teacher, he facilitates this 8-week
program in various organizations and community settings such as The Center for
Mindfulness and Compassion at Cambridge Health Alliance () and the Providence VA
Hospital. As a certified yoga therapist, he facilitate body-focused practices in
my life mentoring, teaching, and clinical work. He believes that listening to
our body’s wisdom is essential in promoting overall health.
Hid spiritual practice focuses on applying Dharma teachings to help alleviate
individual and community suffering. He practices in the Thich Nhat Hanh
tradition and he is an aspirant to the Order of Interbeing. There are many ways
he cultivates seeds of joy including cooking, dancing to the Afro-Cuban rhythms
of salsa, building community, and spending time with family, friends, nature,
and my poodle, Tashi.
RoseMina Munjee, RP, MBCT, MBSR, MSC, MBA, BMath, CYT, CST, AMM-Mind, MPS
candidate. RoseMina Munjee is a Registered Psychotherapist in private practice,
experienced mindfulness teacher, mentor, corporate trainer, craniosacral
practitioner, and restorative/therapeutic yoga teacher. She teaches at the
Center for Mindfulness Studies, Center for Mindful Self Compassion, University
of Toronto, MGC, and is a managing director at Mindful Wellness and several
corporations. RoseMina facilitates evidence-based mindfulness programs including
MBSR, MBCT and MSC. She also has a private practice and does clinical work in
health-care and public health settings in trauma informed care, mindfulness and
psychotherapy. Her focus is on trauma informed care, somatic, affective,
neuroscience-based practices including craniosacral techniques, social justice,
and cultivating greater diversity, inclusivity and belonging for marginalized
populations. RoseMina also writes about mindfulness, trauma informed care and
social justice related topics and she is a Master’s student at University of
Toronto in Spiritual Care (MPS – Buddhist Studies and Psychotherapy, with a
focus on mindfulness). She can be reached at mindful@roseminamunjee.com.
Luis Gregoris de la Fuente works as psychologist and is teaching groups of
mindfulness practice in different settings since 2008 in Global-C
(www.globalc.es ); every year he usually teaches 6 fortnightly groups (21
sessions) about the practice of mindfulness and compassion. Furthermore, He is
promoting Mindfulness and Compassion practices within the workplace
(www.meetmindfulness.es ). Besides, since 2012 he is teaching Mindfulness within
the “Emotional Intelligence Master” (online edition) of the University of
Valencia. Now he is collaborating with CMSC and Marta Alonso translating the
Spanish resources for MSC teachers and helping in the Spanish Teacher Training
organization http://msc.mindfulness.global/msc-tt-2019-madrid/ He has been
working together with M. Alonso and V. Simon (pioneers of MSC in Spain) since
the early steps of the MSC Spanish version, translating the MSC teachings, and
helping with the website www.mindfulnessyautocompasion.com in which he is
answering all the questions of the web visitors. His commitment with the MSC has
been growing since 2012, so he is sharing his own self-compassion practicing
experience, in order to spread the benefits of these amazing teachings to all
the people who are suffering nowadays: www.sertumejoramigo.com
Mariela de La Fuente Physician from the department of cognitive neurology
(Neurology Service, Sanatorio Allende, Nueva Córdoba). Formed by UNESCO in
clinical and social Bioethics. Certified MSC teacher. Pioneer in introducing the
MSC program in Argentina. Professor of the SCHC program (Self-Compassion
Training for health Communities). Specialist in Mindfulness and Mindfulness
Education. Specialist in Personal Development and Mindfulness, both degrees
awarded by the University of Almería, Spain. Mindfulness instructor with
training in BMIT at the Quietud Mindfulness Center and the University of
Zaragoza. Trained in the first University Course on Mindfulness and its
applications for health, a title awarded by the Favaloro University.
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