The Neuroscience of Self-Compassion by Kelly McGonigal
Why take this course?
🌟 Embark on a Journey to Self-Compassion with "The Neuroscience of Self-Compassion" 🌟
Your Instructor: Kelly McGonigal, PhD
Kelly McGonigal is an award-winning lecturer and health psychologist at Stanford University, known for her transformative approach to understanding the mind-body connection. Her international bestsellers, "The Willpower Instinct" and "The Upside of Stress," have revolutionized how we perceive these aspects of our lives. With over 10 million views, her TED talk on "How to Make Stress Your Friend" is one of the most viewed of all time. Kelly's expertise in medicine, neuroscience, and psychology combined with her passion for compassion and mindfulness will inspire you to heal from within.
Course Overview: Quieting Your Critical Inner Voice & Cultivating Self-Compassion
Just about everyone feels there’s something broken or wrong inside of them. This course is designed to address that feeling by guiding you to understand and quell your critical inner voice. By changing your brain's patterns, you can remove self-defeating habits and embrace self-compassion and self-forgiveness, which are essential for boosting discipline and willpower.
Key Takeaways:
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Develop a Deeper Level of Self-Compassion & Self-Forgiveness 💫
- Understand the science behind your negative, critical inner voice.
- Develop a mindfulness and meditation practice to combat negativity.
- Access tools and techniques that bring about positive change in your mind.
- Use awareness, intention, and attention to increase kindness towards the self.
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Remove Negative Patterns, Be Gentle with Yourself, & Invite Positive Change 💖
- Learn how your inner critical voice is linked to your brain's survival instincts.
- Discover methods to stop the negative voice from gaining strength.
- Explore contemplative practices for self-care and instill kindness within.
- Use nonjudgmental awareness to foster acceptance and curiosity about yourself.
Course Contents & Overview:
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Introduction to Mindfulness 🧘♀️ Begin with a simple mindfulness meditation focusing on the present moment through breath recognition.
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The Default Mode of the Brain 🤔 Explore how your brain naturally defaults to negativity and dissatisfaction, and why that is a universal human experience.
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Moving Beyond Self-Criticism & Suffering ✈️ Learn strategies to move past self-criticism and suffering using meditation, intention, and attention.
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Developing Self-Acceptance & Compassion 💞 Engage in exercises and meditations that help you connect with your present and future self, and accept every aspect of your being.
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Overcoming Negative Emotions & Patterns 💪 By the end of the course, you'll have developed a more resilient brain, supported positive change, and removed any negative emotions and patterns that have held you back.
Downloadable Resources to Support Your Learning:
- Powerpoint Slides (Lecture 1) 📚
- Practical Application: Values Self-Affirmation & Compassion Letter Exercises (Lecture 8) 🖊️
- Two 30-Minute Guided Meditations 🎧
Join us on this transformative journey to understand the science of self-compassion, master the art of mindfulness, and reprogram your brain for a more joyful, peaceful life. Let's embark on this path together! 🚀✨
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Comidoc Review
Our Verdict
The Neuroscience of Self-Compassion course offers a strong foundation in understanding the science behind self-compassion while supplying practical techniques for developing mindfulness. Despite minor flaws such as inconsistent visual aid accessibility and technical difficulties, Kelly McGonigal's captivating teaching style prevails throughout the course with her unique capacity to engage students through anecdotes, humor, and relatability. While there is room for deeper dives into certain topics, those looking for a comprehensive introduction to self-compassion, its benefits, and practical implementation will find this course both accessible and insightful.
What We Liked
- The course excels at providing a scientific understanding of self-compassion and the critical inner voice.
- Kelly McGonigal's engaging teaching style and relatability make for an enjoyable learning experience.
- Includes breath work meditation guidance and helpful techniques, with an emphasis on practical applications.
- Explores the Default Mode Network and ways to minimize its impact through valuable exercises.
Potential Drawbacks
- Limited visual aids may leave some students feeling disconnected, especially those not present at the live lecture.
- Lack of instructional adaptations for the remote audience might affect overall engagement in certain activities.
- Some participants might desire more depth and exploration of specific topics related to self-compassion practices.
- Issues with playback and synchronization between audio, video, and captions were reported by some users.