Mindfulness and Self-Compassion

"Treating yourself with kindness is the cornerstone to finding peace in a frantic world," Mark Williams and Danny Penman, Mindfulness.

On hectic days when we feel frazzled or the times when we feel criticized (either self-inflicted or from others), mindfulness can really help us shift our perspective from negativity to one of self-compassion.  

Compassionate Mindfulness is a path towards balance by:

• accepting, rather than constantly striving
• being in the present moment, rather than engaging in mental time travel to the past or the future
• facing life with curiosity and humanity, rather than avoidance and overwhelm
  

Compassionate mindfulness gives us permission to make sure that we have at least one nourishing activity each day rather than a depleting laundry list of chores.  How can you mindfully nourish yourself today?

In addition to Mark Williams and Danny Penman's book: Mindfulness, other great resources on mindfulness and self-compassion are Kristin Neff (Self-Compassion and her 2013 TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvtZBUSplr4​) and Christopher Germer (The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion).  

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