An Orientation week then an 8 week course
Wednesdays 10.30am to 1pm, from April 15th to 10th June
With Akasati Annie McAuley and Julia Powell
Combining the skills of mindfulness and self-compassion, this course provides powerful tools for emotional resilience. Learning to be kinder to ourselves creates a happier inner world and improves our relationships with others.
Research shows that the MSC program enhances mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing. It boosts happiness, reduces anxiety and depression, decreases burnout, physical pain, and much more.
The program includes short talks and exercises on the theme; meditations and informal practices designed to be used in daily life.
On the course you’ll learn:
- how to stop being so hard on yourself
- how to handle difficult emotions with greater ease
- how to motivate yourself with encouragement rather than criticism
- how to transform difficult relationships
- theory and research behind mindful self-compassion
- self-compassion for burnout and care-giving fatigue
- self-compassion for shame
- how to become your own best teacher
MSC was developed by Christopher K. Germer, PhD, leader in the integration of mindfulness and psychotherapy, and Kristin Neff, PhD, pioneering researcher in the field of self-compassion.
Akasati Annie has been teaching mindfulness and compassion for many years, in both secular and Buddhist contexts.
Julia Powell also teaches mindfulness, with a special interest in running courses for refugees.
Praise for Mindful Self-Compassion from course participants at the Buddhist Centre, 2026:
“My inner critic has turned into my inner assistant.”
“Wonderful – all of it.”
“Incredibly helpful.”
“Pragmatic and practical, full of useful techniques.”
“I am more accepting, allowing myself to be compassionate, noticing the judgemental voice.”
“It’s undone years of self-hate that even therapy couldn’t.”
“Allowing me to pause. Self-reflection in a safe space.”
Watch a video of Akasati Annie introducing the course
