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Meeting Suffering With Presence

Name: Meeting Suffering With Presence
Uploaded: 2026-01-16T23:51:54.741Z
Duration: 12 min 29 s
Channel: Mark Stevens
Description: A practical self-compassion practice for moments when kindness feels impossible. Learn to meet real difficulty—not the worst thing, just something weighing on you—with presence instead of judgment. Using mindfulness, common humanity, and embodied self-kindness, discover how to stop abandoning yourself in pain and respond with the same warmth you'd offer someone you love.

by Mark Stevens

Rated

4.9

Type

guided

Activity

Meditation

Suitable for

Everyone

Plays

A practical self-compassion practice for moments when kindness feels impossible. Learn to meet real difficulty—not the worst thing, just something weighing on you—with presence instead of judgment. Using mindfulness, common humanity, and embodied self-kindness, discover how to stop abandoning yourself in pain and respond with the same warmth you'd offer someone you love.

Self Compassion Body Awareness Breath Awareness Emotional Acknowledgment Shared Humanity Self Soothing Kindness Mindfulness Kindness To Self Mindful Presence

Meet your Teacher

Mark Stevens

Southampton, UK

Meet your Teacher

Mark Stevens

Southampton, UK

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