Mindfulness
Notice what's happening — including the hard part — without bracing against it or piling on. Awareness is the first move; everything else follows from it.
"A moment of self-compassion can change your day. A string of them can change your entire life." — Christopher Germer
Be kind to yourself — on purpose, with science.
Mindful Self-Compassion coaching, workshops, and the standard 8-week MSC course in New York City and virtual. Taught by a trained MSC teacher who's also a social psychologist — Buddhist-psychology-informed, evidence-based, no spiritual-bypass woo.
What is MSC
Three movements of mind, practiced together.
At the heart of Mindful Self-Compassion are three components — mindfulness, common humanity, and self-kindness — that train you to meet your own difficulty the way you'd meet a good friend's.
Common Humanity
Suffering, failure, and limitation are part of being a person. You are not alone in your struggle, and you are not uniquely broken because of it.
Self-Kindness
Speak to yourself the way you'd speak to someone you actually care about. Warmth instead of contempt — not because you've earned it, but because you're human.
Work together
Three ways in.
Same teacher, same evidence base — different shapes for different lives. Everything offered in person in NYC and virtual.
1:1 Coaching
$75 / hour Zoom · $150 / hour in-person
Free 20-min discovery call
Tailored work on the specific places where you're hardest on yourself. Self-compassion practice woven into where your life actually lives.
Learn more8-Week MSC Course
By inquiry
Live cohort · in-person or virtual
The standard Center for Mindful Self-Compassion curriculum, run on request when a group of 6–12 forms. Join the interest list and I'll set a start date that works.
Learn moreCustom & Corporate
By inquiry
Workplaces · schools · clinics · teams
Half-day intros and tailored multi-session programs for organizations, helping professionals, parenting groups, recovery groups, runners — whoever needs it.
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From the people I've worked with
In their words.
"I came in skeptical — I figured self-compassion was just self-help with better marketing. Mike never tried to sell me on it. He just kept asking better questions until I noticed how brutal my inner voice had been for twenty years. Six months in, the volume on that voice is genuinely lower. Nothing else I've tried did that." — J.R., attorney, Brooklyn
"What I appreciate about working with Mike is that he doesn't dress mindfulness up in spiritual language I'd roll my eyes at. He's a scientist, and he treats this like a skill — something you actually practice and get better at. I'm kinder to myself on hard days now, and I stopped pretending the hard days don't exist. That's a bigger deal than it sounds." — M.K., therapist, Manhattan
The science
Not feel-good — measurable.
Two decades of research show self-compassion is linked to lower anxiety and depression, more resilient stress recovery, healthier behavior, and warmer relationships. It's a skill, and it's trainable.
"Participants who completed the 8-week Mindful Self-Compassion program reported significant reductions in symptoms of anxiety and depression." Neff, K. D., & Germer, C. K. (2013). A pilot study and randomized controlled trial of the Mindful Self-Compassion program. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 69(1), 28–44. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.21923
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