Mindfulness Archives - Page 9 of 19 - Victoria Pawlowski Counselling & Training

Self-Compassion isn’t always Soft and Cuddly

Sep 30, 2018 | Inspiration, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion

Some of us care tend to care for ourselves when things get touch by getting more comfortable, cocooning, soothing and comforting ourselves. This is the ‘yin’ aspect of self-compassion. Some of us are first inspired to move into action, protecting our best...

New Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher

Aug 3, 2018 | Blog, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion

Kristy is a new family doctor in Nanaimo with a strengths based, wellness oriented, trauma informed approach. She trained specifically with a focus on Indigenous health. Kristy took our 8 week Mindful Self-Compassion Training a few years ago, worked the practices into...

How are you doing? What do you need?

Jul 23, 2018 | Blog, Health, Meditations, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion

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...

Aimless Love by Billy Collins

Mar 31, 2018 | Mindfulness, Poetry

This morning as I walked along the lakeshore, I fell in love with a wren and later in the day with a mouse the cat had dropped under the dining room table. In the shadows of an autumn evening, I fell for a seamstress still at her machine in the tailor’s window, and...

The Watchmaker

Mar 8, 2018 | Mindfulness

https://aeon.co/videos/finding-chaos-and-precision-in-all-things-a-philosophy-of-watchmaking

Mindful Self-Compassion for Health Professionals

Mar 8, 2018 | Health, Mindfulness

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