Fierce Self-Compassion teacher training practicum
28 January 2027 at 16:00 to 19:00
This teacher training practicum is for Mindful Self-Compassion teachers who want to develop the skills to teach the Fierce Self-Compassion course.
Overview
This six-week online training will deepen your understanding, familiarity and confidence with the content, structure, tone, and pacing of the Fierce Self-Compassion course. After the successful completion of this training you can teach the Fierce Self-Compassion course to the general public.
Training to teach Fierce Self-Compassion means you can empower others toward taking protective, action-oriented steps to change harmful situations, both for themselves and others. You may be a Mindful Self-Compassion teacher who wants to expand your portfolio of courses to deliver, or you may simply want to deepen your own capacity for the “mother bear” or yang energy that’s needed as part of working with groups or one to one.
Who is this course for?
The course is for Mindful Self-Compassion teachers with either trained teacher or certified teacher status.
When?
Thursday afternoons from 4pm to 7pm. This six-week course starts on Thursday 28 January and runs until 4 March 2027, without a break.
Where?
Online. Once your place is confirmed, you will get Zoom log-in details, usually two weeks before the course starts.
The format of the course?
This is where theory becomes practice. The Fierce Self-Compassion Practicum has been developed and designed by a group of senior Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) teachers with the specific intention of providing opportunities to begin to practice the teaching skills required with each other in a safe, structured environment. Each session will offer opportunities to practice teaching core components of the Fierce Self-Compassion course and to receive feedback from the trainers.
Each three-hour session will include a fifteen minute break. Between sessions, you will be expected to prepare, through meditation and reading, to teach an allocated part of the curriculum. Additional resources and tips will be sent by email after each class.
Facilitator
Zoe Shobbrook-Fisher
Zoe has been an MSC teacher trainer since 2019. For the last 16 years, after a decade working as a student/staff counsellor and group facilitator in higher education, she set up her own company in southwest London, offering beginner and deepening practice Mindful Based Stress Reduction and MSC courses, residential retreats and self-compassion informed therapy. She is a director at The Mindfulness Project and co-founded the thriving In Good Company practice community. She delivers programmes to a wide range of groups, reflecting her commitment to making these approaches accessible to diverse populations; in the workplace, charity and clinical settings. A lifelong yoga and meditation practitioner she has always been dedicated to paths of the heart and authenticity. Her practice includes her love of singing and conscious dance.
How to book
The cost of this six-week Practicum is:
- Early birds £450 (until the limited spaces run out)
- Standard price £500
Bookings will open in mid-July 2026. If you would like to be notified, please email us at spft.smc@nhs.net
Please note, we ask all those who book a place on this course to fill in an application form here that will be sent to the facilitator. You will be able to find this here soon.
As part of our equity, diversity and inclusion policy, we also have a limited number of concessionary tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis. These are for people who are facing acute financial hardship and who would otherwise not be able to attend. To request a concession ticket please email spft.smc@nhs.net.
We are striving to make our courses accessible for all. If you have additional needs or learning styles, please let us know so we can support you.
