Blog Topic: Weight
Happiness Recipe
We can anchor the goodness in our life with 2 simple practices: 1. Take time to SAVOR the good moments 2. Take time for GRATITUDE When we do this, we are cultivating our own happiness. Sometimes we shy away from self-appreciation because we are afraid of standing...
Couples
When we feel heard, we are more interested in listening. When we are often more open to shifting.
Self-Compassion and Depression
One study found that people with health problems who have a high level of self-compassion are less depressed about those problems than people with a low level of self-compassion. We can't always control the hardship and suffering we encounter, but we can remember that...
Self-Compassion Quiz
Read each statement, and then answer yes or no. When I fail at something important to me, I become consumed by feelings of inadequacy. I try to be understanding and patient toward those aspects of my personality that I don't like. When something painful happens, I...
Practice: Commonalities
An essential part of developing self-compassion, is the practice of commonalities. The purpose of this practice is to focus on similarities between ourselves and others, rather than differences. As a way to practice compassion, we can say the 5 phrases silently to...
Difficult Emotions
1. Exploring - what is this feeling? can we be friends? 2. Tolerating - I don't care for this feeling but if I breath, focus on the soles of my feet or a stone in my hand or the leaves outside the window, I can anchor myself. 3. Allowing - feelings to come and go....
Living Deeply
What guides me? What is important to me? What motivates me in the world in connection to other people? Between now and the end of my life, the values I want to live are.... Three ways I am not living in accordance with those values are.... What are the obstacles -...
What is Compassion?
Compassion is when you recognize that someone is suffering, and you try to help. And "suffering" doesn't always mean someone is showing outward signs of feeling hurt. EVERY PERSON ON THE PLANET struggles with finding peace and joy and in that way we are all suffering...
Compassion Inspired Eating
Relax, breathe and make sure you get enough oxygen. Especially before during and after meals. It is the quickest way to relax the body, improve digestion and metabolism. Eat the highest quality food ie local, organic, fresh, prepared mindfully with full...
Practice: 5-4-3-2-1
This powerful practice can be used to help bring you back to yourself and your centre when you are in a stressful situation. Especially if you find yourself so triggered that you are a bit dissociated and spacey. It can also help with sleep, anxiety and pain. Find a...