Blog Topic: Health
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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...
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...
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...
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...
When Illness Become the Cure
https://humansandnature.org/when-illness-becomes-the-cure-a-personal-account-of-covid-19/
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...
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
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...
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...