Many of us spend enormous energy criticising ourselves, replaying difficult conversations or resisting uncomfortable emotions. This practical workshop explores self-kindness as a skill grounded in mindfulness and self-compassion, showing how changing the way we relate to ourselves can improve resilience, wellbeing and decision-making. Through practical strategies and guided reflection, participants will learn how to recognise the inner critic, respond more constructively to difficult emotions and build greater self-trust. You'll leave with simple, practical tools to help manage stress, self-doubt and everyday pressures.

DELIVERY MODE

Face to face

COURSE RESOURCES

• "The Wise Heart" by Jack Kornfield
• "Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening" by Joseph Goldstein
• "Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself" by Kristin Neff

COURSE OUTLINE

• Self-kindness as a conscious daily practice, and why it is neither selfish nor weak
• How harshness and autopilot show up in the body, and what shifts when you meet yourself with care
• Why the inner critic is the brain's default, and what it takes to choose kindness instead
• The pause: letting your first response be a breath, so you can create space and choose
• Softening and letting be: releasing tension and inner resistance
• Coaching yourself as you would a good friend: checking whether a thought helps, and reframing it
• How self-kindness supports clearer boundaries, more energy, and sustainable generosity"

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

• Recognise self-kindness as a conscious daily practice rather than a personality trait
• Notice how self-criticism and autopilot show up in their body
• Understand why the inner critic is the brain's default, and why kindness takes conscious practice
• Use the pause, letting the first response be a breath, to create space and choose
• Release tension and inner resistance through softening and letting be
• Check whether a thought is helping, and reframe it by coaching themselves as they would a friend
• See how self-kindness supports clearer boundaries, more energy, and sustainable generosity