Fierce Compassion
A Daylong Retreat for Women cultivating strength with an open heart.
Insight Community of the Desert
Fierce Compassion
June 23rd 2018
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Led by Beth Mulligan
Palm Springs, CA 92262
United States
This 6 hour retreat for women will draw upon ancient and modern teachings, based upon both Buddhism and the well researched work on Mindful Self-Compasssion, of Kristin Neff, PhD and Christopher Germer, PhD
Fee $45.00
Questions?
For Stephen Pickard, email stephen@desertinsight.org or call 888-280-6777
Join ICD Teacher Beth Mulligan for this 6 hour retreat-style workshop where we’ll explore what it means to have a “Strong back and a soft front” in other words what might it look like to go through the world with an open heart and strong clear boundaries? Vulnerability researcher, Social Worker and best selling author Brene Brown says, “The most compassionate people I know have the clearest boundaries.”
With Compassionate Awareness (mindfulness) in the forefront of our day together, we’ll practice the well researched exercises from the Mindful Self-Compassion program developed by Kristin Neff PhD and Chris Germer PhD. We’ll see how connecting with self kindness, and common humanity helps us stay true to our deepest values, and we’ll explore ways to work with strong emotions with wisdom and compassion, seeing how our feelings can actually work forus with consciousness and purpose.
Instructors
Beth Mulligan
Beth Mulligan, PA-C is a certified MBSR teacher, teacher trainer, and adjunct faculty through the UMASS Center for Mindfulness. She has been teaching MBSR for over a decade to diverse populations; from the critically ill, to non-profit organizations, the underserved, educators, and corporate leaders. She currently teaches at the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine at UCI and Insight LA. Beth teaches the 10-week and nine-day practicum for teachers in training nationally and internationally. Beth is a certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and teacher trainer and does international training for the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.
Beth has a background in primary care medicine as a Board Certified Physician Assistant having graduated Magna cum Laude from Duke University and has practiced medicine for over thirty years. She is a long time student of Charles Tenshin Fletcher, Roshi at Yokoji Zen Mountain Center where she has lived in residence. Beth is the Guiding Dharma teacher at Insight Community of the Desert and is a certified yoga instructor.
Beth is the Author of The Dharma of Modern Mindfulness, New Harbinger Publications