* Includes a half-day silent retreat.
Facilitated by Jacqueline Milner, M.Sc. Clinical Psychologist, Certified Mindfulness Teacher, 200 RYT Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher.
This Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Intensive Retreat is offered specifically for Mental Health Practitioners who face unique challenges which make them vulnerable to experiencing fatigue and burnout in their professional roles. Growing research is showing that self-compassion skills can be of particular benefit to health care professionals, allowing them to experience greater satisfaction in their caregiving roles, less stress, and more emotional resilience. Self-compassion skills are trainable and build your capacity to handle stressful challenges.
The 2-Day MSC Intensive Therapeutic Retreat is an adaptation of the Mindful Self-Compassion Short Course which originates from the empirically supported 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion program. This intensive is designed to begin cultivating and experiencing the skills of self-compassion combined with mindfulness while spending quiet, restful time with yourself and other practitioners with shared experiences.
As opposed to other self-care techniques, self-compassion practices can be used on the spot while at work with clients and colleagues. As a participant of the program you can learn tools to use throughout the day to:
Participants will meet as a group over the course of 2-days. The activities of the MSC intensive will include short talks, experiential exercises, meditation, mindful movement, group discussions and home practices. There will be a silent retreat during the morning session of the second day.
Daily Schedule
This 2-day intensive retreat is being offered exclusively for mental health practitioners (psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers and clinical therapists) who wish to begin integrating the core skills and principles of mindfulness into their work and/or are in much need of an opportunity to simply care for themselves.
Meditation experience is not required.
** Most private health insurance covers the cost of this program. Please contact your insurance provider to determine whether therapeutic group sessions (in-person or online) offered by a Registered Psychologist are covered. The program fee for Mental Health Practitioners can also be claimed as a continuing education tax expense
To make our therapeutic groups more accessible to everyone, payment plans are available for those who require them.
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Enrollment is limited. Pre-registration is required.