Self-Compassion

Compassion
The Power of Self-Compassion 

As I write this, the number one most emailed article on the New York Times is a blog post by Tara Parker-Pope  on the importance of self-compassion for making a change such as losing weight or quitting smoking. Clearly the post strikes a chord among the typical… Read More 

  • Kelly McGonigal
  • July 12, 2011
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Compassion
Practice: Befriending Self 

Saki Santorelli, director of the stress reduction program at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, offers some words of wisdom about practicing mindfulness, or "offering hospitality to ourselves." Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • November 23, 2010
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Calm
The Perfect Love We Seek, the Imperfect Love We Live 

Love is what we long to receive and to give, yet our intimate relationships are conflicted and often painful. Psychologist John Welwood reveals the difference between absolute and relative love, and the wound within each of us that no other can heal. Read More 

  • John Welwood
  • August 24, 2010
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