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The Most Important Thing by Julia Fehrenbacher

Oct 22, 2024 | Inspiration, Poetry, Self-Compassion

The Most Important Thing I am making a home inside myself. A shelter of kindness where everythingis forgiven, everything allowed—a quiet patch of sunlight to stretch out without hurry, where all that has been banished and buried is welcomed, spoken, listened...

Just Like Me

Mar 17, 2021 | Inspiration, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion

This practice can be found in the book, Walking Each Other Home (2018), by Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush. It has been modified by Dr. Chris Germer to help us work with the difficult emotion of shame. Start by bringing to mind a difficult or challenging person in your...

Self-Compassion Break for Shame

Mar 9, 2021 | Blog, Inspiration, Meditations, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion

Self-Compassion Break is a fundamental practice taught in the Mindful Self-Compassion Training. It can be used in any difficult situation or to deal with challenging emotions such as shame. Please settle into a comfortable position and close your eyes. Think of an...

Sometimes by David Whyte

Oct 18, 2020 | Blog, Inspiration, Poetry

This poem by David Whyte is an invitation to reflect into the place which troubles you with “tiny but frightening requests”. Often these are parts of ourselves we would rather not feel, see or experience. What are those places? What does it feel like to...

Our Story

Jun 6, 2020 | Blog, Inspiration, Meditations, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion

Start with the ground you know, the pale ground beneath your feet, your own way to begin the conversation. from Start Close In by David Whyte That’s what we did. We started close in with long time friends and colleagues. With our own hearts and minds. ...

Our Deepest Fear

Apr 30, 2019 | Inspiration, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion

By Marianne Williamson Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness That most frightens us. We ask ourselves Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually,...