Nothing is What We Thought by Pema Chodren
“We think that if we just meditated enough or jogged enough or ate perfect food, everything would...
Finding a Place of Rest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RShPdtSz54
The Cure by Albert Huffstickler
We think we get over things. We don’t get over things. Or say, we get over the measles but not a...
Self-Care is Never a Selfish Act…
“Self-care is never a selfish act – it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the...
Forgiveness
All forgiveness is ultimately self-forgiveness. It’s a radical form of self-acceptance. It’s a way...
Buddhist Prayer of Forgiveness
If I have harmed anyone in any way either knowingly or unknowingly through my own confusions I ask...
I Love This Guy
https://youtube.com/shorts/R0vkiA2CmfM?si=N3ECkOrp9yCNgKSC
I Wonder by Derek Tasker
I wonder what would happen if I treated everyone like I was in love With them, whether I liked...
It’s Okay by Matt Haig
I first heard this poem while on a silent meditation retreat with Dr. Mark Sherman on Salt Spring...
Hold Out Your Hand by Julia Fehrenbacher
Let's forget the world for a while fall back and back into the hush and holy of now are you...
That I Stand Here Now – Jane O’Shea
(Follow yourself home, word remedies to heal and inspire) From the time this planet began hurtling...
Softness Heals
Be Aware Of Using Softness To Soothe By Jane Macnaught Water is not usually described as soft, but...
Right Here
Right Here by Dane Anthony Stop moving. Stand in one place – this place. Breathe slowly; in, then...
Linking
https://www.rickhanson.net/well-podcast-linking/
AWE
Awe is the emotion we experience when we encounter vast mysteries that we don't understand. Why...
H.E.A.L.
Noticing, savouring and fully enjoying the good times in life are important ways to care for...
Mindful Exhalations
A short film of UK artist, Sam Winston, who for 15 consecutive hours drew one line for each of his...
Journaling Practice
A regular journaling practice can be a key support to your growing personal awareness and growth. ...
The Way It Is by William Stafford
There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change. People...
Core Values
"If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my...
When Illness Become the Cure
https://humansandnature.org/when-illness-becomes-the-cure-a-personal-account-of-covid-19/
The Labyrinth to Shared Happiness by Mark Nepo
Though I run to get out of the rain, it’s standing in the rain with my hands on my heart that is...
Protective Self-Compassion Break
Sometimes the most compassionate thing we can do for ourselves is soften our hearts and treat...
MSC Practice: Self-Compassion in Daily Life
While we are learning many new ways to cultivate self-compassion, it is helpful to remember the...
MSC Practice: Soles of the Feet
This is an effective way to anchor your awareness in the present moment, in body sensation,...
MSC Practice: Supportive Touch
One easy way to care for and comfort yourself when you’re feeling badly is to give yourself...
Allow by Danna Faulds
There is no controlling life. Try corralling a lightning bolt, containing a tornado. Dam a stream...
Just Like Me
This practice can be found in the book, Walking Each Other Home (2018), by Ram Dass and Mirabai...
Self-Compassion Break for Shame
Self-Compassion Break is a fundamental practice taught in the Mindful Self-Compassion Training. ...
Compassionate U-Turn
This meditation was developed by Dr. Chris Germer: Instructions “Please find a comfortable...