Self Compassion

Self-compassion is the most important self-soothing tool we have. If our inner critic takes the lead, it puts a lot of pressure on the mind and that leads to anxiety and depression. In order to soothe the inner critic, we need to develop self-compassion.

Transcript

The first thing to cultivate when you're in a state of anxiety is self-compassion.

It's important to soothe your fears and to stop blaming and criticizing yourself.

So when you notice that you're beginning to come down hard on yourself,

Simply stop and become aware of that.

Then focus on your body and how it grounds you in the present moment.

Then begin to tell yourself that it's okay to be anxious.

Everybody feels anxious sometimes.

It's what makes us human to not be perfect.

Anxiety and all the emotions we rather not have make us grow and learn.

When you have calmed down a bit,

Listen to the following loving-kindness meditation.

Close your eyes.

And take a long,

Deep breath.

Allow that breath to flow through your body like a blessing.

There's a light in your heart space.

Fill that light with energy,

Relaxing you,

Bathing you,

Bringing you peace.

Keep breathing and notice the breath as it fills your body,

Bathes your organs,

Brings you love,

Protection,

Peace.

As you keep breathing,

The light on elopes your body and you're in a beautiful sphere of light.

And now take these intentions into your heart.

Repeat them to yourself.

And every time you hear a phrase,

Breathe it in.

May I be held in loving-kindness.

May I be filled with loving-kindness.

May I accept myself exactly as I am.

May I feel the joy and wonder of being alive.

May I be filled with deep peace.

May my heart and mind awaken.

And may I be free.

Reviews

Very calming and light reminder of self compassion thank you.

Much needed, thank you ☺️

beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

Lovely.

so so crisp and just gets the job done 👍🏻. Thank you so so much 💗. u r kind

Excellent - short but effective fir developing and deepening Self-compassion. I will return to this often. Thank you.

Gentle and loving reminders to accept our humaness with grace.

This is amazing... thank you

Thank you.

Wish this was longer.

Something about your comforting voice really opened up a pocket of grief during this meditation that I didn’t know was there. And I was able to give myself compassion while sitting with that, thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

For a sad day ahead, this is a peace giving first step.

I love the affirmations at the end. Thank you 🙏 💗

Oh, I so loved this!
What a sweet gem to go to every time you need some soothing self love. This is a keeper. Thank you, Gerti!

Beautiful! Thank you so much!

so calming, thank you

Very gentle and helpful. Thank you 💜 x

Very succinct...no music needed...lovely, thank-you♥️