THURSDAYS: March 2 - April 20, 2017 from 9:30-12PM

Instructor:   Karen Bluth and Laura Prochnow Phillips

Location: Room 500, Tate-Turner-Kuralt Bldg.

Half Day of Mindfulness: Saturday, April 8, 2017, 12:00 - 4pm at Unity Center of Peace, 8800 Seawell School Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

The UNC Program on Integrative Medicine is excited to be offering this new 8-week Mindful Self- Compassion course this fall. 

• 8 weekly classes of 2-1/2 hours each
• One 4-hour retreat on a Saturday

MSC was developed by Christopher K. Germer, PhD, leader in the integration of mindfulness and psychotherapy (www.MindfulSelfCompassion.org) and Kristin Neff, PhD, pioneering researcher in the field of self-compassion (www.Self-Compassion.org). MSC combines the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion, providing a powerful tool for emotional resilience. Mindfulness is the first step in emotional healing-being able to turn toward and acknowledge our difficult thoughts and feelings (such as inadequacy, sadness, anger, confusion) with a spirit of openness and curiosity. Self-compassion involves responding to these difficult thoughts and feelings with kindness, sympathy and understanding so that we soothe and comfort ourselves when we're hurting. Research has shown that self-compassion greatly enhances emotional wellbeing. It boosts happiness, reduces anxiety and depression, and can even help maintain healthy lifestyle habits such as diet and exercise. Being both mindful and compassionate leads to greater ease and well-being in our daily lives. For more information about Mindful Self-Compassion, please see www.centerformsc.org .

Payment

Both Check and Credit Card will be accepted.

Checks can be made out to: PMR/Medical Fund, & on Memo line, write "Mindfulness"

 Questions?

 mindfulness@med.unc.edu

  919.966.8586.