Grief, loss and mourning
Grief is everything we think and feel after losing someone or something we love and cherish....
Self-Compassionate Eating
If years of negative self-talk have left you frustrated and unhappy with yourself and your body,...
How To Open Your Own Heart
by Jeff Foster Do not try to open your heart now. That would be a subtle movement of aggression...
Johanne’s Tofu Satay
Artist Johanne Galipeau is a long term friend offers this simple, heart warming meal on cold,...
Compassionate Self-Care Changing the Nation
Michael Moore gets to the essence of compassionate self-care and invites others to join him.
Practice Makes Imperfect
The goal of practice is to become a compassionate mess. That means fully human - often struggling,...
A Natural Anti-Depressant that Works
Dr. Elisha Stein studies depression and has found that a depressed brain has significantly more...
Brene Brown on Blame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZWf2_2L2v8
Eating to the Point of Energy
"that point in the meal when you finish still feeling a little hungry, but the kind of hungry that...
Highly Sensitive Men and Self-Compassion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8VkN9b3eGk
Grieving with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
Sharing this beautiful guided meditation led by Jack Kornfield. May it comfort you through your...
CIH Buddha Bowl Recipe
Sweet Potato Kale Chickpea with Tahini Dressing 2 Tbsp olive, melted coconut, or grape seed oil...
Food and Mood
I get irritable for no reason I'm not me. This isn't me. My emotions are all over the place...
Self-Compassion Quiz
Transforming Food and Body Image Struggles with Self-Compassion
Self-Compassion is one of the key tenets for transformation of eating and body image struggles....
Yoga to Reduce Trauma Symptoms
Dr. Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD, and a team from the Trauma Center at the Justice Resource...
Kindfulness
Mindfulness practice helps us become more aware of what we are experiencing, while we are...
Emotional Safety and Self-Compassion
Emotional Safety and Self-Compassion Self-compassion enhances wellbeing primarily because it...
Why Thinking You’re Ugly Is Bad for You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXlIAS-rI4E
Grief
I've never forgotten him. Dare I say I miss him? I do. I miss him. I still see him in my dreams....
The Link between Health, Mindfulness and Self-Compassion
Self-criticism does more than make us feel badly. It is actually bad for our health....
Forgiveness Practice
Like many of us, I too have someone in my life I am having trouble forgiving. I do realize that...
Beyond Mindful Eating
Eating mindfully doesn't mean we have to eat in silence or without pleasure and fun. Eating...
Giving Thanks
A Hindu blessing, from the Bhagavad Gita, to say before meals: This ritual is One. The food is...
Tous Les Matins Du Monde
A movie about grief. About refusing to accept loss. About using music - something he loved - to...
Meditation for Stress
This meditation practice helps us learn to be with our stress, anxiety or pain. Rather than...
Self-Compassion Talk
Imagine treating yourself with the same care and kindness you offer to those you love?
Self-Compassion with Our Eating
Self-Compassion is needed whenever I find myself: disapproving and judgmental fixating on...
What if others could hear your inner critic?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=AzqSZdYHyRI
Formal versus Informal Mindfulness Practice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHBoPLIIEgU