In this episode, Max and Liana talk about the significance of practicing self-compassion in their healing journeys. Max shares about finding an ever-expanding capacity for compassion, overcoming challenges he had with receiving compassion, relating to heartful practices as “the missing salt in the childhood soup” and coming out on the other side. Liana talks about the road of mindfulness and self-acceptance that she took in going from self-aversion and zero capacity for self-compassion to learning how to lovingly support herself in moments of suffering. Together they do an impromptu social meditation practice in a form of Zen Noting where they take turns and note out loud what comes up from the lens of embodied Self-Compassion. The episode wraps it up with resource sharing, some of which got cut off so we put the complete list in the show notes below.
Building on Liana 's sharing of her favorite well-wishing phrasing by her beloved retreat teacher La Sarmiento, we are extending them to you as our heartfelt wish on your journey:
May you accept yourself just as you are.
May you be kind and gentle with yourself when you are suffering.
May you trust that you are doing the best you can at the moment.
Resources:
Info on Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) work developed by Christopher K. Germer, PhD. and Kristin Neff, PhD. can be found at https://self-compassion.org/ and https://centerformsc.org/
Dr. Kristin Neff Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
Tara Brach Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN
Tara Brach Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
Diane Musho Hamilton, Gabriel Menegale Wilson, and Kimberly Myosai Loh Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart
In this episode, Max and Liana talk about the significance of practicing self-compassion in their healing journeys. Max shares about finding an ever-expanding capacity for compassion, overcoming challenges he had with receiving compassion, relating to heartful practices as “the missing salt in the childhood soup” and coming out on the other side. Liana talks about the road of mindfulness and self-acceptance that she took in going from self-aversion and zero capacity for self-compassion to learning how to lovingly support herself in moments of suffering. Together they do an impromptu social meditation practice in a form of Zen Noting where they take turns and note out loud what comes up from the lens of embodied Self-Compassion. The episode wraps it up with resource sharing, some of which got cut off so we put the complete list in the show notes below.
Building on Liana 's sharing of her favorite well-wishing phrasing by her beloved retreat teacher La Sarmiento, we are extending them to you as our heartfelt wish on your journey:
May you accept yourself just as you are.
May you be kind and gentle with yourself when you are suffering.
May you trust that you are doing the best you can at the moment.
Resources:
Info on Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) work developed by Christopher K. Germer, PhD. and Kristin Neff, PhD. can be found at https://self-compassion.org/ and https://centerformsc.org/
Dr. Kristin Neff Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
Tara Brach Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN
Tara Brach Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
Diane Musho Hamilton, Gabriel Menegale Wilson, and Kimberly Myosai Loh Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart