This course is for the student who finds it easier to be kind to others than to themselves: the conscientious learner who keeps raising the bar, the one who meets a poor mark or a missed deadline with a harsh inner voice, and anyone who would like a kinder, steadier way of being through a demanding year of study.
Self-compassion means treating yourself with the same kindness and care you would offer a good friend. It rests on three elements, mindfulness, common humanity and self-kindness, and it is not self-pity or letting yourself off the hook. It holds kindness and accountability together, which makes it a steadier place from which to own a mistake and try again. Here you learn it in the body as well as in the head, through breath, touch, humming and kind words.
After a welcome, the modules build on one another. Self-Compassion 101 teaches The Self-Compassion Break, the short practice you will reach for most when something goes wrong, such as a test that did not go to plan. The Embodiment of Self-Compassion shows how the threat, drive and soothing systems work. Working With the Inner Critic and Self-Judgment helps you meet the critic with curiosity, including Two Letters: From the Inner Critic, From the Compassionate Self. You take My Self-Compassion Scale at the start and again at the end, keep My Check-In and Practice Log as you go, and finish with My Personal Self-Compassion Plan.
I suggest you begin with the Welcome module and its scale, at your own pace; there is no rush, and no right way to feel. A free 24-hour trial of the whole course is available.
Dr Alten du PlessisFounder, LearnSmart4Life