Tame Feelings of Shame with this 10-Minute Practice
Exploring difficult emotions and experiences may be the key to loosening their hold over us. Try this 10-minute mindfulness practice from Patricia Rockman, MD.
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Patricia Rockman
Patricia Rockman, MD, CCFP, FCFP is a family physician with a focused practice in mental health. She is the Senior Director of Education and Clinical Services at the Centre for Mindfulness Studies, Toronto. She is an associate professor at the University of Toronto, Department of Family Medicine, cross appointed to Psychiatry. She has extensive experience practicing individual psychotherapy, leading therapy groups, and training healthcare providers in mindfulness based interventions, cognitive behaviour therapy, and change management for stress reduction. She is a freelance writer, yoga teacher, and meditation practitioner.
Mindfulness is Not a Panacea
Mindfulness is not simply about being in the present moment. It’s about knowing when to deal with difficulty and when we need to look after ourselves by perhaps deliberately practicing avoidance.
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Let’s Get Curious!
Mindfulness is disruptive, says Patricia Rockman, because it changes how we pay attention to things, and ultimately, our experience of the world. Here are mindfulness techniques that can help you shift your focus.
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Using Mindfulness to Navigate “Self”
Holding onto pain and loss keeps us mired in anxiety and perpetuates our problems over the long term. Mindfulness can help us change our relationship to what we find limiting in our lives.
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Why Self-Compassion is the New Mindfulness
When we have trouble being vulnerable, “self-compassion” can seem like “self-indulgence.” But fessing up to when we fall short can bring out our best, happiest, selves.
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