Scents of
Self-Compassion Workshop Series
Building an Empowering Practice of Compassion-Focused Self-Care and Aromatherapy
In-Person 6-Part
Workshop Series
All Workshops 1:00-4:00PM
at the Studio at Subud Hall, Sebastopol, CA
2024
September 15: Yin Mindfulness: The Foundation of Self-Compassion (Registration Closed)
October 13: Yang Self-Protecting: Brave, Empowered Clarity (Registration Closed)
November 10: Yin Self-Kindness: Our Emotional Attitude (Registration Closed)
2025
January 5: Yang Self-Providing: Fulfilling, Balanced Authenticity
February 2: Yin Common Humanity: Our Interconnectedness
March 2: Yang Self-Motivating: Encouraging, Wise Vision
Single Workshops $125 each.
New Year 2025 Workshop Package of 3
January-March $295 (save $81)
*No refunds for workshops. However, workshops are transferable.
Your Faciltators
Britta Shiels, MA, LMFT, Somatic Psychotherapist and Integrative Coach
Robin Lander, Clinical Aromatherapist, Intuition Medicine® Practitioner, Certified Hypnotherapist
Are you ready to trade in your self-critical voice for a gentler, more encouraging one?
Do you want to build new habits to respond to your mental, physical and emotional pain with compassion?
Self-Compassion is centered in mindfulness and can be a constant source of support and refuge. Regular practice of self-compassion has shown to decrease anxiety, stress, and depression and increase resilience, emotional intelligence and optimism.
Aromatherapy supports and catalyzes self-compassion practice, cueing the necessary healing and opening of the heart.
What You Can Expect To Receive During Our Time Together—
An exploration of both the fierce and tender components of self-compassion where you’ll learn how to take action to alleviate suffering (Yang) and be present with your own pain (Yin).
Somatic embodiment exercises and self-compassion gestures to tap into the physiology of self-compassion and gain the embodied experience of each component.
Customized aromatherapy in a rollerball bottle to take home, helping you apply what you’ve learned and support your new compassion-focused self-care habits.
Community building with like-minded individuals in a peaceful, comfortable yoga studio setting.
Explore your vision for a more self-compassionate life and balanced world.
Each workshop builds upon the last, yet can be experienced individually as we deep dive into the six core components of self-compassion inspired by author and researcher Kristin Neff, Ph.D.
Workshop Details
Single Workshops $125 each
New Year 2025 Workshop Package of 3 January-March $295 (save $81)
Workshop No. 1
Sunday, September 15, 2024
Yin Mindfulness: The Foundation of Self-Compassion
Our first workshop focuses on the tender yin aspects of self-compassion and the practice of mindfulness as the foundation. We will explore awareness of our body and emotions without trying to fix or change, and practice the courage to be with ourselves lovingly. Essential oils will support embodied presence and self-acceptance.
Registration Closed
Workshop No. 2
Sunday, October 13, 2024
Yang Self-Protecting: Brave, Empowered Clarity
Our second workshop examines the way we each balance the tender and the fierce within. Our practice centers on remaining connected to the loving and kind part of ourselves while respecting our inner warrior. Essential oils will support boundaries that honor ourselves and others.
Registration Closed
Workshop No. 3
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Yin Self-Kindness: Our
Emotional Attitude
Our third workshop takes a deep dive into the way we speak to ourselves internally. We’ll practice differentiating our behaviors and experiences from the basic goodness of who we are. Essential oils will support self-care and self-love.
Registration Closed
Workshop No. 4
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Yang Self-Providing: Fulfilling, Balanced Authenticity
Our fourth workshop helps us clarify our inner beliefs around our self-value. Through this contemplation, we learn how to satisfy our needs and the needs of others in an equitable way. Essential oils facilitate contemplation and support inner harmony.
Registration Closed
Workshop No. 5
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Yin Common Humanity:
Our Interconnectedness
Our fifth workshop explores how the illusion of separateness contributes to our loneliness and suffering. We’re all in this together and our self-compassion practice helps us feel supported by our inherent interconnectedness. Essential oils support unity and the harmonizing of inward and outward expression.
Registration Closed
Workshop No. 6
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Yang Self-Motivating: Encouraging, Wise Vision
Our final workshop culminates in experiencing the motivation that comes from self-celebration. Through honoring the yin and yang aspects of self-compassion, we embody an inner ease as we work to alleviate suffering within ourselves and out in the world. Essential Oils support self-motivation and the realization of our goals and dreams.