Posts Tagged ‘self-compassion’
Mindful Awareness Mentoring Initiative June 2022
We have just completed a wonderful year-long project, funded by the Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund. This project, called the Mindful Awareness Mentoring Initiative (MAMI), mentored professionals who work in infant, child and maternal mental health programs. Our focus was to teach a select group of mentees mindful awareness and self-compassion skills, first for their own practice, and then to share with their colleagues and directly with the young families they serve. The focus on mentoring proved to be productive and empowering.
Read More ...Imagining a Community Where Elders Thrive!
The world is a better place when we are caring for the seniors in our communities. Sharing mindful awareness practices with seniors helps them to cope with anxiety, depression and other chronic health conditions; strengthen their capacity for compassion toward themselves and others; engage in their community with greater ease; and enhance the quality of their lives.
Read More ...Turning Mistakes Into Learning Through Self-Compassion
Too often we are hard on ourselves for making mistakes. When we bring self-compassion to human error, we can open to the understanding that there is always something to learn from our mistakes that can bring positive growth to our lives.
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