The word “compassion” comes from the Latin word compati, which means “to suffer with”. Probably the best-known definition is that of the Dalai Lama who defined compassion as “a sensitivity to the suffering of self and others, with a deep commitment to try to relieve it. In other words, sensitive attention-awareness plus motivation. In the [Read More...]
posted on 08-29-11 at 10:00 am in Mindfulness
The body is a great intelligence that has a story to tell. In listening to it, we gain a wise consul to guide us on our healing journey. Mindfulness helps us slow down to hear what the body has to say. In mindfulness-based therapy, there is an inward focus to notice what is happening. This is listening to the body. Sounds [Read More...]
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posted on 01-10-11 at 7:00 am in Mindfulness
Even though our parents did the best they could, given the circumstances of their own lives, we may not have had the early experiences that we wish we had. Nurturing relationships, both personal and therapeutic, support our growth by helping us to make sense of our lives and by helping us develop our ability to [Read More...]
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posted on 12-13-10 at 7:50 am in Mindfulness
If we begin to get in touch with whatever we feel with some kind of kindness, our protective shells will melt and we’ll find that more areas of our lives are workable. - Pema Chodron Revealing Hidden Conversations Through the day, we regularly pass from personality to personality. We can go from Caretaker to Judge to [Read More...]
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posted on 10-05-10 at 7:29 am in Mindfulness
“Hakomi practically invented mindfulness in psychotherapy.” - Babette Rothschild, author of The Body Remembers Mindfulness is a term borrowed from Buddhism. It is a state of consciousness in which internal events are observed without judgment. By increasing our awareness of the present experience we surrender the need to resist it. This attitude of acceptance is [Read More...]
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