
Lisa Baylis (She/Her) has been sharing wellbeing strategies for the last 20 years. A natural born connector with an innate ability to make people feel valued and heard, she is an instructor, a counsellor, a facilitator, and a mother. Lisa is a published author of Self-Compassion for Educators as well as, the creator of the AWE Method — Awakening the Wellbeing for Educators — which merges self-care, mindfulness, and self-compassion.
Lisa has a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education and is a Doctoral Student through UBC-Okanagan researching Compassionate Leadership. She has taught internationally and locally. Much of her vast teaching experience was gained in classrooms across British Columbia — from Fort St. John to the Comox Valley. Currently, she is a high school counsellor in the Greater Victoria School District.
Trained by mindful self-compassion pioneers Chris Germer and Kristin Neff, Lisa is also a certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher. You can learn from her by taking an eight-week online MSC course, explore a half-day AWE retreat, or join her Year-Long Mindfulness for Educators program. No matter the setting — classroom, counseling session, or teacher development — Lisa incorporates concepts of positive psychology, self-compassion, and mindfulness.
Events with Lisa Baylis

July 20 - 25, 2025
MSC Intensive for Caregivers: Loving Others without Losing Ourselves This page is for those signed up through CSMSC for the July Intensive. This page will help you in completing your registration for room and board at Big Bear Retreat Center. A MINDFUL SELF COMPASSION (MSC) INTENSIVE BY THE CENTER FOR MINDFUL SELF COMPASSION Join us for this in person offering in beautiful Big Bear, California. This 5-day training is an intensive version of the 8-week*, empirically-supported MSC program, with a special focus and emphasis on self-compassion for caregivers. The nature of caregiving is often a focus on “the other”.…