From an evolutionary standpoint, “survival of the kindest” is no exaggeration. When we respond with kindness in the face of suffering—including our own—we’re affirming the reality that our lives and well-being are all interconnected.
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“Microaggressions” can have a massive impact on those on the receiving end. Learning how to interrupt them from a lens of openness and curiosity for ourselves and others can help us work toward more compassionate schools, workplaces, and communities.
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Melli O'Brien leads us through a body scan meditation designed to help you experience greater self-compassion, self-acceptance, and presence.
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Everyone’s favorite grandmotherly puppet dispenses wisdom to help you get well soon.
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Learning to take care of your heart, to accept the pain that comes with seeing the people you love suffer, and to be okay with suffering yourself, is the true work of self-love—and it begins with the breath.
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When we can work with shame instead of avoiding it, we open ourselves up to opportunities for growth and healing.
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This week, Melli O’Brien invites us to immerse ourselves in a meditation designed to soothe the nervous system and cultivate self-compassion through deep relaxation and warm, gentle affirmations.
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When someone you love is dying, there could be a secret moment, when things are really bad, when you hear yourself silently whisper the unimaginable thought: Please die soon. Say what??? It is with a brave heart, writes Elaine Smookler, that we look at this whole journey of death and make peace with the wild currents that threaten to pull us under.
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Once all the hubbub dies down…now what? Mindfulness can help us be with our grief, and ourselves, with self-compassion.
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Dr. Diana Hill dives into some of the biggest misconceptions around self-compassion, and what the latest research reveals about being intentionally kind toward ourselves and others.
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