Our Story

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. ...
Felt Sense Prayer

Felt Sense Prayer

Jun 3, 2020 | Poetry, Self-Compassion, Uncategorized

This is a lovey prayer to say before or after doing the Compassionate Body Scan Guided Meditation I am the pain in your head, the knot in your stomach, the unspoken grief in your smile. I am your high blood sugar, your elevated blood pressure, your fear of challenge,...
My Self-Compassion Journey

My Self-Compassion Journey

Jan 6, 2020 | Mindfulness, Self-Compassion

In 2014 I found myself at a week long intensive training in Mindful Self-Compassion on Whidbey Island, Washington and the trajectory of my life changed. The practices resonated deeply and challenged my inner self-critic that had been running the show for too long. I...
Letting Go of Striving

Letting Go of Striving

Nov 3, 2019 | Mindfulness, Self-Compassion

MSC is about building resources, skills, and strengths to face our human imperfections with loving, connected presence. It takes courage to embark on the practice of Mindful Self-Compassion. Choosing to learn how to respond to ourselves with kindness and compassion...
Letting Go

Letting Go

Oct 19, 2019 | Mindfulness, Self-Compassion

“I think most of the spiritual life is really a matter of letting go, ceasing to cling, ceasing to insist on our own way, ceasing to tense ourselves up for this or against that.” Beatrice Bruteau