Somatic Self-Compassion (SSC) is a skills training program that helps you tap into your motivation for being kind to yourself, demystifies why our body feels the way it does in response to stress, teaches you how to soothe emotions in the body, and supports you in an ongoing practice of self-compassion.

The Somatic Self-Compassion 2-hour Online Workshops offer a short introduction to SSC followed by an exploration of the science and theory behind understanding stress in our body and a practice designed to address each source of stress.

The pre-recorded, self-paced workshops are facilitated by Kristy Arbon, the developer of the Somatic Self-Compassion program.

Each two-hour workshop will be offered online to view as a video. Payment for the workshop will cover access to the video, audio recordings of practices you can use at home (where available for each topic), handouts and other material to support your practice, as well as an open invitation to email Kristy with any practice-related questions.

Register for the workshops of your choice at the bottom of the page.

SSC for Exploring Forgiveness Workshop

The Somatic Self-Compassion for Exploring Forgiveness Workshop will look at our motivation to forgive, why we might forgive as part of a self-compassion practice, reasons to not forgive, and a practice for beginning to forgive ourselves or others.

SSC for Pain Management Workshop

The SSC for Pain Management Workshop includes an introduction to the mechanics of pain in the body, an introduction to the relationship between pain and our emotions, and some practices to take away with you to use in your daily life when you are experiencing pain.

SSC for Soothing Anxiety Workshop

The Somatic Self-Compassion for Soothing Anxiety Online Workshop offers an introduction to the how anxiety affects our body, an introduction to the relationship between anxiety and our personal story, and some practices to take away with you to use in your daily life to help you live more authentically and with more freedom.

SSC for Shame Resilience

The Somatic Self-Compassion for Shame Resilience Online Workshop offers an introduction to why we feel shame, an exploration of how shame feels in our body and why, an introduction to the relationship between shame and stress in our body, and some practices to take away with you to use in your daily life to help you tune into your body and soothe yourself when you experience shame.

SSC for Easing the Inner Critic

The Somatic Self-Compassion for Easing the Inner Critic Online Workshop offers an exploration of how the inner critic develops as part of our story, an exploration of how the inner critic affects our body, and some practices to take away with you to use in your daily life to help you live more authentically and with more freedom.

SSC for Healthy Boundaries

The Somatic Self-Compassion for Healthy Boundaries Online Workshop offers an introduction to the story of our injured instincts and inability to set healthy boundaries for ourselves, an introduction to the relationship between unclear boundaries and stress in our body, and some practices to take away with you to use in your daily life to help you tune into your body and set clear boundaries in relationships.

SSC for Calming Perfectionism

The Somatic Self-Compassion for Calming Perfectionism Online Workshop offers an introduction to the personal story of perfectionism, an introduction to the relationship between perfectionism and injured instincts, and some practices to take away with you to use in your daily life to help you live more authentically.

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