An exercise to learn to notice our own thoughts and see them as just that - only thoughts. We can also notice that we don't need to take thoughts so seriously, hook into them or be be pushed around by them. 

thought watching (defusion)

Stimulating Friendly Emotion

Developing the Compassionate Self

Enjoy these beautiful Soothing Rhythm Breathing exercises from Matt Le Mare. In addition to a SRB guided practice, Matt offers us variations on this with different accompaniments - heartbeat, music, sea and a woodland brook. You can also enjoy these accompaniments on their own without words.

Soothing Rhythm Breathing

Meditation - Relaxing, Smiling, Being Here - TaraBrach

Soothing Rhythm Breathing Practices

Postures, Faces And Voice Tones

Deepening The Compassionate Self

Compassionate Image And Compassionate Community

Compassionate Self Imagery

45-Min Body Scan Meditation by Livia Walsh

The Compassionate Mind Foundation promotes wellbeing by facilitating the scientific understanding and application of compassion. We are a charitable organisation that supports research and teaching of an evolution and contemplative informed compassion-focused approach to human difficulty. We also support individuals with training and resources and run specific programmes to apply a compassionate approach in both schools and organisations.