Services and Programs

The following information summarizes the services offered by Skip Hudson for each type of participant or organization.

Adult Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Course

This Course is the adult version of MSC in an 8-week format, with 1 night per week of 3 hours duration. This includes a 4-hour weekend retreat, for a total of 9 events.

Teen Making Friends With Yourself (MFY) Course

This Workshop is the teen version of MSC in an 8-week format, with 1 night per week of 2 hours duration. This includes a ½ day weekend retreat, for a total of 9 events.

Mindful Self-Compassion Informational Presentations

These presentations are intended to provide information about MSC in general terms, and they are customized for your group or organization and your unique objectives. Presentation durations can vary from 1 hour to 4 hours. They can be done as a stand-alone topic or in combination with other similar topics. The presentations can be done one-time, or in a series of events. This type of information is helpful for those who are interested in MSC, but want more information to understand the approach and benefits in more detail.

Emotional Resiliency Training

Emotional resiliency is one of the benefits of the formal and complete MSC Workshop. However in this case, the MSC information can be provided in 18 weekly segments at 1.5 hours per week. In addition, the emotional Resiliency training can be customized and shortened into 4 hour, 6-hour, 8-hour, 12-hour or 16-hour formats.

Compassionate Program Development for Organizations

All organizations have programs that are necessary for them to fulfill their mission. Sometimes these programs develop on their own in an organic way, or they were developed in terms of business structure and purpose only. Sometimes these programs aren’t developed to understand the more subtle needs of staff and/or clients. But addressing these needs could lead to more efficient and successful programs overall. One common example of this is staff burnout over time, where the demands of the job (time, focused attention, stress) cannot be successfully met by staff in a long-term sustainable way. A compassionate program is one that recognizes these factors and provides successful and sustainable burnout mitigation tools and techniques. The staff well being leads to organization well being, which leads to client well being. The compassionate program development process will be customized for your organization and objectives.

Mindful Self-Compassion Class for High School & College Students

This approach puts Skip Hudson in front of a class to cover the material in the formal MSC Workshop. However in this case, the MSC information can be provided in a series of shorter weekly segments that are customized for school schedules.

Life Skills Training for Teens & Young Adults

There are various formats and contents available for this type of training, which can be done in group style or individually. Topics of the Life-Skills Training could include, but are not limited to: physical health & nutrition, career planning and actions, managing transitions, social and emotional relationships (friends, family, enemies), Decision Making techniques, Financial (budget, banking, funding sources, management, planning), Time Management, Business & Entrepreneurial skills, and driver training (not a formal certified program recognized by the state).

Meditation Classes or Training

Skip Hudson provides one-time or ongoing meditation classes and/or training to individuals and organizations. He can provide a wide variety of meditation techniques.

Individual Consultations

Meetings with individuals are arranged on an hourly basis. They can be customized for the needs of each person, and can be done one-time, or under a longer-term consultation plan. The focus of these consultations could include: general well being, self-compassion, life skills, or Self-Realization