Name: Leaves On A Stream by CompassionFocusedTherapy in ACT
Duration: 10 min 27 s
Description: This is a version of the classic ACT mindfulness exercise, "Leaves on a Stream" originally attributable to Dr. Stephen C. Hayes.

Body scan 20 mins

A CFT consistent loving kindness meditation for use in compassionate mind training. From the NYC Center for Mindfulness and Compassion Focused Therapy with Dr. Dennis Tirch

Metta for CFT

	Unresolved issues from our childhood can often keep us awake at night. That’s when it’s time for Putting Childhood to Rest. Some things can be resolved quickly by changing our focus; some will need a little more time. But we don’t need to lose sleep over them. They are in the past and we have other, more interesting things to focus on now. It’s time now for some well-deserved peace.

Putting Childhood To Rest | Great Sleep Series

An exercise to help you notice when you are in your senses as opposed to in your mind and when you are acting to move towards what's important to you as opposed to acting to escape from difficult internal experiences. 

ACT matrix warm up

This is a version of the classic ACT mindfulness exercise, "Leaves on a Stream" originally attributable to Dr. Stephen C. Hayes.

Leaves On A Stream

This is a brief variation on the Compassionate Self Imagery practice recorded during a training by Dr.  Dennis Tirch. Any mild background noise is just a part of the nature of this "field recording." With metta, DT

Compassionate Self - 12 Minute Variation

Compassionate Mindfulness Of Emotion

Meditation One: Establishing A Mindfulness Meditation Practice

Welcome to the first episode of The Fierce Compassion Podcast. Brought to you by the Center for Compassion Focused Therapy in New York (mindfulcompassion.com), this podcast involves discussions with leading psychologists, authors, artists, spiritual thinkers and musicians about how we can best cultivate compassion and courage in our minds and lives. This moving and vulnerable conversation with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy co-founder Dr. Steven Hayes involves his personal journey in dealing with anxiety and trauma, developing a remarkable synthesis of behavioral science and ancient wisdom drawn from meditation traditions. Steve and Dennis speak for nearly 90 minutes on how we can transform our minds with evidence based methods, and how we can cultivate the fierce compassion we need to face life's challenges. 

Fierce Compassion Episode 1 - A Discussion With Dr. Steven Hayes and host Dr. Dennis Tirch

Three minutes breathing space

Become available for healing, forgiveness and a deeper connection with others.

This 15 minute guided meditation asks you to smile! This may seem an unusual practice however it is a rather beautiful way to open a connection to your heart which is the centre for healing and forgiveness. The intention of this meditation is to open your heart which allows you to connect more deeply to your own truth and to open lines of communication with others.

Open Heart Meditation

An Introduction to Compassionate Mind Training from Compassion Focused Therapy Founder Paul Gilbert.   It is advisable to work with a therapist or teacher when engaging these exercises.  It is also a good idea to learn more about this practice in its context through any of the CFT series of books.  To find out more, visit mindfulcompassion.com.

Compassionate Mind Training

This is a guided audio practice of the Soothing Rhythm Breathing practice from Compassion Focused Therapy Founder Paul Gilbert. This form of meditative breathing is a close cousin to mindful breathing, with an emphasis that relates to the aims of cultivating compassion.  It is advisable to work with a therapist or teacher when engaging these exercises. It is also a good idea to learn more about this practice in its context through any of the CFT series of books. To find out more, visit mindfulcompassion.com.

Soothing Rhythm Breathing

CFT founder, Dr. Paul Gilbert guides the listener in the practice of visualizing the Compassionate Other.  This more advanced method of imagery practice helps the practitioner to cultivate and access their compassionate mind, by visualizing an image of an unfailingly compassionate, warm, and helpful presence.  Elements of metta meditation and traditional dharmic compassion practice can be noticed.  This practice is among the primary imagery exercises in CFT.  This is among the exercises inThe Compassionate Mind Guide To Overcoming Anxiety and the entire CFT series of books.  It is advisable to work with a therapist or teacher when engaging these exercises.  It is also a good idea to learn more about this practice in its context through any of the CFT series of books.

Compassionate Other Imagery

This site hosts streaming audio and  downloads of mindfulness and compassion focused meditations and imagery exercises for The Compassionate Mind Foundation USA, Dr. Dennis Tirch and The Center for Compassion Focused Therapy in NYC.  All of the audio is available for free.


Leaves On A Stream

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