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8-Week Self-Compassion for Shame: Returning Home to Yourself

UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness

An eight-week online program that uses self-compassion to understand shame, soften self-criticism and build connection.

Source: cih.ucsd.edu · Dates and price checked on Oct 21, 2026. Organizers can change details, so confirm on their page before you book. A listing is not an endorsement.

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Pre-workshop reading

Books by GatherAligned founder Bill Heinrich that pair well with self-compassion work.

Unblocked
The Aligned Life Series · Book 4Everyday Enlightenment
The Aligned Life Series · Book 3

Links go to Amazon (coming-soon Field Guides link to thealignedlifeseries.com).

Also see Bill’s keynote, The Power of Energetic Alignment: How to Shatter Burnout, Fast.

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