Blog Topic: Self-Compassion
Self-Compassion Mantra
This is a moment of suffering This is a moment of suffering Suffering is part of life May i be kind to myself in this moment May i give myself the kindness and caring that I need
My Own Cupboard of Chocolate
Compassion is a human resource that allows us to bear witness to suffering with the intention of trying to alleviate it. We are hardwired for this capacity for compassion and we can also learn to direct it to ourselves. It is a radical idea in our culture, but the...
Mid Life Woman by David Whyte
Mid life woman you are not invisible to me. I seem to see beneath your face all the women you have ever been. Midlife woman I have grown with you secretly, in another parallel, breathing with you as you breathed, seeing with you as you see, lining my face with an...
Embodied Mindfulness
Tension, Stress and Trauma Release (TRE)
There are many different and effective ways to support people after they have had a traumatic experience. This technique is an interesting way for groups of people to discharge after a stressful event, based on Peter Levine's work on trauma. Levine noticed that once...
Eating and Breathing Tips for the Holiday Season
Everything in life has a rhythm. And the rhythm of the season is about moving towards each other in celebration, connection and in sharing food and gifts. If we are fortunate enough to have an abundance of food all around us, how do we take care to enjoy, but not...
Listening to Shame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psN1DORYYV0
Self-Compassion: A Tool for Body Image and Eating Issues
By Dr. Stephanie Diamond, PhD, CEDS, BEDA 2015 presenter and Oliver-Pyatt Centers Clinical Director Think about your own inner dialogue. Is it kind, gentle, friendly? Is it aggressive, rejecting, demeaning? Both? Neither? For the less fortunate among us,...
Reflections from Participants in Mindful Self-Compassion 8 Week Training
The best part of this program was... I learned to have compassion for myself. I learned that others are also experiencing similar feelings of being unlovable at times. I loved having a meditation to practice each week. connecting with the people who showed up...
Happiness
This beautiful collage was created by artist Johanne Galipeau and illustrates an important core message in Mindful Self-Compassion Training about how to cultivate happiness with the following practices: 1. Taking time to savour the little and big moments of life....