Kristy Arbon is an Australian living in the United States. She is the Administrative Director the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion (www.CenterForMSC.org), founded by the creators of the MSC program, Kristin Neff, Ph.D., and Christopher K. Germer, Ph.D.
She is an MSC teacher and has assisted or co-taught with Chris and Kristin since 2012. She also works for the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy a US-based mindfulness oriented organization that supports psychotherapists. She previously worked at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
She has practiced meditation and mindfulness, mainly in the Buddhist tradition, for 25 years and has made a conscious decision to focus her work toward easing suffering, both for herself and for those she comes into contact with. Mindful Self-Compassion practice and teaching are the mainstays of this endeavor for her. She has completed Internal Family Systems (IFS) Training Level 1, to complement her MSC work. Learn more…