From Laozi:
'If you want to awaken all of humanity,
then awaken all of yourself.
If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world,
then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself.
Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of
your own transformation.'

Do you feel that you relate to this experience of emotional pain?
How does this affect the discomfort in life?

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Join clinical psychologist and codeveloper of the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program, Chris Germer, and psychotherapist and senior MSC teacher, Susan Fairchild, as they guide you through key practices from the MSC program.

February 23-25, 2024
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Please join Chris Germer, psychologist and co-developer of the Mindful Self-Compassion training, for a 6-hour, online workshop including talks, meditation, research, exercises, and discussion.

Self-Compassion: An Antidote to Shame

Nov. 1/9 and 4-7 PT
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Listen to our conversation about The Transformative Power of Self-Compassion.

Thanks to Dustin for a great dialogue!!

Tune in to Curiously anywhere you listen to podcasts, or go here for Spotify (also linked in the bio):
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Upcoming Deadline (August 31st)!!!
Self-Compassion as an Antidote to Shame

8-week online course with Christopher Germer and Arve Thürmann

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If we can open our hearts to the suffering we feel, our hearts can open more for others. Last week, Chris Germer led us in a guided practice to give and recieve compassion. Click here to join the meditation and discussion here: bit.ly/3YnDhRm

From a MSC Teacher Training in Madrid, Spain.

“The way to teach self-compassion is to give compassion.”
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Advice from the 14th c. German philosopher Meister Eckhart:
'Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.'

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From the 15th c. Anthology from the Zen Grove, Zenrin-kushū:

'There is no place to seek the mind. It is like the footprints of the birds in the sky.'

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Indian Great Egret/Vishesh Kamboj
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Happy #memorialday2023

Grateful today 🙏
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A practical observation by theoretical physicist Albert Einstein:

'Problems cannot be solved at the same
level of awareness that created them.'

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Medieval humor in Abbey of Sainte Foy, France c.1050
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A growing body of research is illuminating what many of us already know: compassion and self-compassion are powerful antidotes to shame.

That’s why we’re happy to spread the word about a FREE new Compassion in Therapy training.
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Hello friends! Join me for an extraordinary online event

I’m speaking at: the Self-Care Summit on May 16-22.

It’s 7 powerful days to help you prioritize your health and well-being.

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Have you tried practicing affectionate breathing?

What has been your experience?
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From the 7th c. first imam of Shia Islam, Ali Ibn Abi Talib:.

'Detachment is not that you should own nothing, but that nothing should own you.'

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Monkey swinging on two tails/Urdoc
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If you'd like to access this meditation, and more, go to chrisgermer.com/meditations/ (also linked in bio).

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Buckminster Fuller:
'I live on Earth at present, and I don't know
what I am. I know that I am not a category.
I am not a thing - a noun.
I seem to be a verb, an
evolutionary process
an integral function
of the universe.'

Image: Alberto Ghizzipannizza
Source: The Arlington Center

Tara Brach encourages us all to seek to understand. When we challenge our own view points, not only do we become smarter by expanding our own view, but we are able to connect

Next week, our Heart of Compassion course begins! Register today: globalcompassioncoalition.org/the-heart-of-c…

From French advaita teacher Francis Lucille:
'Meditation is very simple. It means
to surrender the mind, the body, and
the world, from moment to moment, to
the silent presence in which they appear. That’s all.'

Image: Dreamy Valerian, Jaime Nassar
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