What is the Difference Between a Goal and a Core Value?
Last year, I wrote about what is the difference between a goal and an intention? Recently I had the question from a client, what is the difference between a goal and a core value? So today, I am going to share that! In this post I will discuss – What is a Goal? What is…
The 3 Stages of Progress with Mindful Self-Compassion
The mindful self-compassion course talks about the 3 stages of progress with mindful self-compassion. As there are a number of people I am working with at present with mindfulness and self-compassion, I thought I would explain a little more about the 3 stages. The 3 Stages of Progress with Mindful Self-Compassion It is said…
How Do Loving-Kindness and Compassion Relate to One Another?
Loving-kindness and compassion are concepts. They are similar, however also a little different. This week, in the Mindful Self-Compassion class I am running, we discussed these topics. Subsequently, I wanted to share some insights on how loving-kindness and compassion relate to one another. What is Self-Compassion? Christopher Germer in his book The Mindful Path…
How Do Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Relate to One Another?
As I was teaching mindfulness this week, a question come up – how do mindfulness and self-compassion relate to one another? When I first started learning about mindful self-compassion, I had a similar question, so following is some of what I discovered. What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is often referred to as the opposite of…
Becoming Mindful of Resistance
At the moment, I am running a mindful self-compassion course and in the course it talks about resistance. As I was preparing for the course, I decided to delve a little deeper in to resistance and wanted to share some insights. In this post, I will discuss – What is Resistance? What is Mindfulness? The Formula:…
Shifting from Resistance to Acceptance
One of the challenges on the adventure of whole-heartedness is shifting from resistance to acceptance, especially in relation to emotions. Learning to realise that each morning when we wake up is a Guest House. Poem: The Guest House by Jellaludin Rumi “This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A…
5 Reasons Why It Is Important to Start Accepting Yourself
Have you noticed lately the trend to be better or be different from where you are? Don’t worry, I have been caught in this trap before. However, I realised that I needed to learn to accept things (and myself) first before change happened. What is Acceptance? In his book Full Catastrophe Living, Jon Kabat-Zinn…
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