Mindfulness isn’t just about meditation — it’s about how we meet life’s joys and challenges with consciousness, compassion, and presence.
Every week, I share 5 reflections, practices, and inspirations which might be serving to me stay extra mindfully.
Right here’s what’s been on my coronary heart and thoughts this week:
What I’m Sensing Into: The 5 Myths of Self-Compassion
As I’ve been navigating a damaged ankle, recurring complications, and the continued problem of, effectively, being human, I’ve observed how shortly obstacles to self-care can come up. Self-compassion is usually misunderstood, however mindfulness helps me see by way of the myths:
“Self-compassion is simply self-pity.” Assembly ache with tenderness helps me really feel steadier, not weaker.
“It makes me weak.” Providing care to myself is definitely a observe of braveness.
“It’s egocentric.” The extra I deal with myself with love, the extra I’ve to present to others.
“It lets me off the hook.” Self-compassion clears away judgment, leaving area for actual accountability.
“It’s too smooth.” It feels extra like a quiet power that helps me keep open with out shutting down.
Which of those myths resonates most with you?
What I’m Excited About: A Dialog with Dr. Dan Siegel
I’m thrilled to be sitting down with Dr. Dan Siegel for our upcoming podcast episode. Dr. Siegel is a world-renowned psychiatrist, creator, and instructor whose work on interpersonal neurobiology has reworked how we perceive mindfulness, relationships, and the mind.
He’s additionally the creator of the Wheel of Awareness, a strong observe for cultivating presence.
When you might ask Dr. Siegel one query concerning the thoughts, resilience, or aware dwelling, what wouldn’t it be? I’d like to deliver your curiosity into the dialog.
What I’m Training: Sitting in Silence
Typically mindfulness is about simplicity. This week, my observe has been:
- Sitting quietly.
- Resting my drained physique.
- Feeling the present of life movement by way of me.
Nothing extra, nothing much less.
What I Suggest: Grief and Loss Course with Dr. Rick Hanson
Most of us carry grief — usually silently. The passing of family members, the top of relationships, well being modifications, and even grief for the state of the world can weigh on our hearts.
That’s why I like to recommend Dr. Rick Hanson’s Grief and Loss course, starting Saturday. This course gives instruments to course of grief, develop inside strengths, and really feel mild once more.
When you’ve been carrying losses of your personal and wish to discover ways to make area on your grief with out being overwhelmed, this can be a fantastic alternative.
A Poem I Love: Breaking Floor by Mark Nepo
Mark Nepo’s poetry has a means of reaching deep into the soul. Right here’s one which’s been guiding me:
“Let nobody preserve you out of your journey, no rabbi or priest, no mom who needs you to dig for treasures she misplaced, no father who will not let one life be sufficient, no lover who measures their value by what you would possibly hand over…
It’s a phenomenal reminder that we’re every explorers — with our personal compass and shore to find.
Closing Reflection
Mindfulness isn’t about perfection. It’s about studying to hearken to our our bodies, hearts, and minds with presence and care. This week’s musings remind me that self-compassion, silence, grief, and poetry all maintain knowledge for our therapeutic.
Might you discover one thing right here that nourishes your personal journey.
