Mindful Self Compassion Course

‍Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) | 8-Week Course

With Dhinita Miia Chambers

Do you find yourself constantly battling a harsh inner critic? The Mindful Self Compassion (MSC) course is an evidence-based mindfulness programme designed to help you stop being so hard on yourself, navigate difficult emotions with greater ease, and build inner resilience.

🗓️ Course Details

• Dates: 25 January – 15 March (Mondays)
• Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Location: The North London Yoga & Therapy Space (Downstairs at the North London Buddhist Centre)
• Group Size: Maximum 20 participants (No new members can join after session 2 to preserve group safety)
• Cost: £280 standard | £225 low income | £155 living on benefits

🤔 Is This Course For You?

This course is ideal if you want to learn how to:

• Stop being so hard on yourself and motivate yourself with encouragement rather than criticism.
• Handle difficult emotions—like shame, self-criticism, and guilt—with greater ease.
• Transform difficult relationships, both old and new.
• Integrate lasting self-compassion skills into your daily life.

⚠️ Suitability & Safety Notes

MSC focuses on how we relate to distress rather than the details of personal trauma. Because it is a group learning environment, it is unlikely to be suitable for individuals currently experiencing:

• Psychosis or suicidality
• Severe anxiety that prevents engagement in a social/group context
• Inability to remain in psychological contact

🔬 What is Mindful Self Compassion?

Co-developed by pioneer researcher Kristin Neff, MSC blends self kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness to help you deactivate your body's threat system and activate your natural caregiving system.

Backed by extensive research, regular self compassion practice is proven to deliver:

• Reductions in: Anxiety, depression, stress, rumination, perfectionism, and fear of failure.
• Increases in: Life satisfaction, emotional regulation, happiness, self confidence, and resilience.

🛠️ What to Expect

Each of the 8 weekly sessions is highly experiential and designed with your emotional safety in mind.

• The Practice: Includes psychological education, neuroscience, breath/body mindfulness, and guided visualisations.
• The Environment: Includes gentle individual reflection and small group discussions. Sharing is always optional. There is zero requirement to share personal history or details of your mental health.
• Confidentiality: All participants agree to strict confidentiality at the start of the course to create a safe, supportive environment.
• Between Sessions: To get the most out of the course, you will receive emails with links to guided audio practices to explore between weeks. Note: If you miss more than two sessions, it may be difficult to keep pace with the group.

🧘‍♀️ Meet Your Teacher: Dhinita Miia Chambers

Trainer, Supervisor, Consultant Coach & Mental Health Practitioner

Dhinita (Miia Chambers) is the former Mindfulness Lead at Mind (City & Hackney and Waltham Forest) and the founder of Rainbow Mind. She has spent over a decade developing impactful, evidence-based interventions.

An exceptionally experienced practitioner, Dhinita is extensively trained by the UK’s leading institutions across a range of mindfulness and compassion methodologies:

• MBSR & MSC: Bangor University
• MBCT: Oxford Mindfulness Centre
• ACT & Radical Self-Care: City University / University College London
• CFT: Salford University
• MBAR (Addiction Recovery): London Breathing Space

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