Articles
10 articles found for "08 - The compassion myth"
Basic mind maintenance
Our brains are essential equipment, yet we don't always take great care of them. With these basic mind maintenance tips, you can keep yours working a whole lot better!
5 super-simple strategies for when you are running on empty
Feeling fatigued? The best way to recover can be to get back to basics. Discover 5 super-simple strategies for when you are running on empty...
Drop the double-standard. It is time to be far, far nicer to yourself.
Why do we often show more compassion for a friend than we do for ourselves?
Drop the double-standard. It's time to be far, far nicer to yourself.
Mindfulness
10 mindfulness found for “08 - The compassion myth”
Supportive grounding
This practise enables you to centre your mind and body, reconnecting to a sense of grounded, balanced awareness. During the practise you are guided to anchor into the nourishing and soothing qualities of the breath.
TLC timeout for pandemic stress
This mindful compassion practise supports you to bring a sense of care, warmth and kindness towards what your mind and body when processing the challenges of pandemic stress.
TLC timeout
This mindful compassion practise supports you to bring a sense of care, warmth and kindness towards what your mind and body when processing a challenging experience or situation.
A soothing pause
This mindful compassion practise supports you to reconnect with the present moment and foster a sense of warmth, kindness and care towards your body and mind.
Events
4 events found for “08 - The compassion myth”
Mindful May 2023
Deepen your practise with self-compassion with this 4-part series, hosted by senior psychologist & meditation teacher, Dr Sadhbh Joyce.
Science and practise of self-care
Too often left till last, self-care is crucial to how we feel and how we function. Understand the science and learn simple, practical strategies that can make a real difference.
Books
20 books found for “08 - The compassion myth”
The Myth of Normal: Illness, Health and Healing in a Toxic Culture
In this life-affirming book, Gabor Maté connects the dots between our personal suffering and the relentless pressures of modern life – showing that ill health is a natural reflection of our disconnection from our true
When the Body Says No: The Cost of Hidden Stress
Drawing on deep scientific research and Dr Gabor Mate’s acclaimed clinical work, When the Body Says No provides the answers to critical questions about the mind-body link – and the role that stress and our
Transformation & Healing: Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness
he teachings contained in this The Sutra on the Four Establishments of Mindfulness are fundamental to the practice of meditation, and constitute the foundation of all mindfulness practice.The Sutra has been studied, practiced and handed
The Exquisite Risk: Daring to Live an Authentic Life
In these fast-paced times, the exquisite risk facing each of us every day is to slow down and “still our own house” so that we may experience life rather than simply manage it. In “The
Videos
6 videos found for “08 - The compassion myth”
The RAIN of Self-Compassion
In this talk Meditation Teacher and Psychologist Dr Tara Brach shares the self-compassion practise of RAIN and how it can support us as we navigate life’s challenges.
Introduction: The Compassion Myth
A brief introduction to ‘The Compassion Myth’, the eighth session of the Mindarma program by Senior Psychologist Dr Sadhbh Joyce.
How one act of kindness can change your life
Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly explains how after meeting 5,000 people within recruitment and his podcast guests he has discovered just how powerfully random acts of kindness can impact on happiness, productivity and positive transformations in society.
Humankinda
Sam Richardson
Do we need more of doing less? Is busyness robbing us of our humanity? Are you so busy that you’re actually kind of surprised you read this far? Sam Richardson explores our need to stay busy and how it affects our happiness by following the lives of two crazy-busy people in this short film.
This talk isn’t very good. Dancing with my inner critic
Steve Chapman
Steve Chapman shines a light on his inner critic – that whisper in his ear that constantly tells him he isn’t good enough and that he should never try anything new or risk making a fool of himself.
The power of vulnerability
Brené Brown
Dr Brené Brown details some very interesting research findings & describes the challenge of embracing her own vulnerabilities & imperfections. Discover why self-compassion is so important to resilience and how it can make you feel worthy of love, belonging & joy.
Quotes
5 quotes found for “08 - The compassion myth”
We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to-do’ list.
You’ve been criticising yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.
When you plant a tree, if it doesn’t grow well, you don’t blame the tree. You look into the reasons it isn’t doing well. It may need fertilizer or more water or less sun. We never blame the tree.
A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life.
I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong.
Research
15 research found for “08 - The compassion myth”
Full Catastrophe Living
FULL CATASTROPHE LIVING is a manual for developing your own personal meditation practice and learning how to use mindfulness to promote improved health and healing in your own life. It is based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s
Breath of Life: The Respiratory Vagal Stimulation Model of Contemplative Activity
Contemplative practices, such as meditation and yoga, are increasingly popular among the general public and as topics of research. Beneficial effects associated with these practices have been found on physical health, mental health and cognitive
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS): recent advances and future directions
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is emerging as a potent intervention, particularly within neurology and psychiatry. The clinical value of VNS continues to grow, while the development of noninvasive options promises to change a landscape that
Meta-analytic evidence that mindfulness training alters resting state default mode network connectivity.
This meta-analysis sought to expand upon neurobiological models of mindfulness through investigation of inherent brain network connectivity outcomes, indexed via resting state functional connectivity (rsFC). The researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of rsFC
Brief Self-Compassion Training Alters Neural Responses to Evoked Pain for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study
Findings from this study suggest that self-compassion training supports regulation of pain through the involvement of self-referential (vPCC), salience-processing (TPJ), and emotion regulatory (dlPFC) brain areas. The results also suggest that self-compassion could be an
Compassion training alters altruism and neural responses to suffering
This study suggests compassion can be cultivated with training. Greater altruistic behavior may emerge from increased engagement in neural systems implicated in understanding the suffering of others, executive and emotional control, and reward processing.