Join our 6-day residential teacher training
Become a Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teacher and learn to guide meditations, exercises, and teachings with confidence.
Become a Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher
Join our 6-day residential teacher training and learn to guide meditations, exercises, and teachings with confidence.
Learn to guide others and deepen your practice
When people are deeply touched during their own self-compassion training, you often see they would like to pass this on to others.
In this 6-day immersive training + 10-week practicum, you’ll learn to teach the 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program, through a balanced mix of theory and practice.
You’ll deepen your personal practice while embodying the principles of MSC, and gaining the tools and confidence to inspire real change in others.
Official partner of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion since 2014
We have been teaching MSC programs and teacher training since 2014. We keep up with the international standards of the official MSC Program.
Full pathway to becoming a certified MSC teacher
- Step 1: Follow the 6-day residential teacher training.
- Step 2: Follow the teacher training practicum.
- Step 3: Co-teach your first 8-week MSC course, supported by a senior teacher. After this step, you receive a trained teacher certificate.
- Step 4 (optional): Individual mentoring to deepen your teaching. After this, you're a certified teacher.
Who it’s for?
The MSC teacher training is for anyone who wants to:
- Teach the MSC program independently
- Deepen their knowledge and practice of self-compassion
- Integrate self-compassion into their profession (e.g., therapy, coaching, healthcare, education)
You don’t need to be a therapist or healthcare professional to start.
Join our residential teacher training
Learn to teach the 8-week MSC program in 6 days (step 1)
Our 6-day teacher training is taught by experienced, certified MSC teachers and is built around getting to know, experience and practice all the components of the classic 8-week MSC training.
You’ll practice guiding, teaching, and sharing from your own experience.
Note: all teacher materials (e.g. required literature, see the full reading list below) is included. You must attend all sessions to advance to the step 2 in the teacher training pathway.
What you'll learn:
- Deepen your personal practice
- Understand all theory on self-compassion;
- Guide meditations and lead exercises;
- Direct group discussions with confidence;
- Adopt strategies to deal with obstacles;
- Embody a mindful and compassionate attitude.
Note: Once you’re accepted into the teacher training, you automatically receive a link to register for the teacher training practicum.
Continue with the teacher training practicum (step 2)
In the 10-week online training you’ll practice teaching in small groups, receive feedback, and build your teacher voice.
The training consists of weekly sessions of 2,5 hours with peers and two certified supervisors. Each week, you’ll have the opportunity to guide one part of the MSC session, followed by feedback and discussion.
What you'll be doing:
- Find your own voice as a teacher
- Practice your teacher training learnings
- Reflect on personal lessons
- Connect with other trainees/peers
- Prepare together for the next session
What our participants say
“I not only learned a lot about the different facets of self-compassion during this teacher training, but it also deepened my own self-compassion practice.”
“This trainer training felt like a warm bath. Throughout every step of the training I felt supported and held by my fellow students and the teachers.”
Ready to start your teacher training?
Our upcoming teacher trainings and practicums
Start date
The upcoming 6-day teacher training starts on Sunday June 29, 2025 and ends on Saturday July 5, 2025.
Location
The teacher training takes place at a beautiful location in the Netherlands: Landgoed Mennorode. Since there are also evening programs, we have a residential setting.
Investment
- Course fee: € 1.495,- (ex. VAT).
- Accommodation: € 1349,- (six nights in a single/double room on a full board).
- Please note: cost of the practicum is not included in the course fee.
Requirements to start your teacher training
- A daily mindfulness practice (2+ years)
- Completed an MSC course
- Experience with self-compassion practices
- At least one 5-day silent retreat
- HBO+ education or equivalent
Questions?
Please get in touch. We’ll aim to respond within three business days.
What literature is required?
At the start of the teacher training, it is required to have read the following literature:
- On Becoming a MSC Teacher: A Mountaineer’s Guide to Building the Resource of Mindful Self-Compassion by Christine Braehler, Steven D. Hickman & Christopher Germer
- Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program by Christopher Germer & Kristin Neff
- The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff & Christopher Germer
Recommended literature
- Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Kristin Neff
- The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion by Christopher Germer
- Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing by David Treleaven
- Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy by Christopher Germer and Ronald Siegel
- Mindfulness and Psychotherapy (Second Edition) by Christopher Germer, Ronald Siegel and Paul Fulton.
- The Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert
- The Mindfulness Solution by Ronald Siegel
- Self-Compassion: Step by Step by Kristin Neff
Who are your teachers?
Christopher Germer
Helle Laursen
Laura Bassi
Mila de Koning
Rob Brandsma
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