Blog Topic: Health
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When Illness Become the Cure
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More than 1500 studies now show that being self-compassionate, rather than self-critical, is more likely to help us rebound from difficult situations and cultivate more success and happiness over time. Dr. Paul Gilbert of The Compassionate Mind Foundation describes...
A Reflection on Teaching
As I move into the fall season and prepare to teach another Mindful Self-Compassion program, I see the registrations coming in and am so excited for each person who chooses this adventure. I feel privileged to accompany them, to support, teach, facilitate, witness...
How are you doing? What do you need?
Checking in' is a simple mindfulness practice that can help us start to cultivate a kind and loving relationship with ourselves. Try setting a lovely chime on your phone for every hour during the day as a reminder to check in with yourself. Choose a sound that you...
Mindful Self-Compassion for Health Professionals
MINDFUL SELF-COMPASSION CORE SKILLS TRAINING for HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Saturday May 12th, 2018 9:30 am to 4 pm Bethlehem Retreat Centre, Nanaimo https://tinyurl.com/yczs38ku
The Link between Health, Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
Self-criticism does more than make us feel badly. It is actually bad for our health. Self-Criticism activates the nervous threat response system stimulating the hormones designed to help us deal with danger through a 'fight, fight or freeze'. When our threat...
Self-Compassionate Eating
If years of negative self-talk have left you frustrated and unhappy with yourself and your body, you might be ready to consider learning about self-compassionate eating. Using self-kindness, self-care, eating psychology, holistic nutrition and mindful eating, we work...
Forgiveness Practice
Like many of us, I too have someone in my life I am having trouble forgiving. I do realize that this block to forgiveness is not serving me any longer. That resentment actually hurts me. And although I will certainly never condone bad behaviour, and I am clear that I...
Food and Mood
I get irritable for no reason I'm not me. This isn't me. My emotions are all over the place I get emotional for no reason and it bothers me Everything in life has a rhythm. The moon, the water, the plants. and of course our moods have a rhythm. That's...