compassionfocused therapy

CFT Meditations

compassion

mindfulness

Postures, Faces And Voice Tones

Deepening The Compassionate Self

Building The Compassionate Self

Our Ideal Compassionate Other

These tracks feature Dr James Kirby delivering Compassion-Focused Therapy exercises in order to help build individual's own compassionate self.

CFT - Safe Place Imagery

4. Ideal Compassionate Self

This practice helps us harness the power of our breath to soothe and calm ourselves.

Soothing rhythm breathing

This is an imagery practice that involves imagining a place that is soothing and calming and using our senses to deepen our experience of being in a soothing place.

Calm place practice

The compassionate ideal image

Track 2 CMT Facial Expressions & Voice Tones

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

The Irish Centre for Compassion Focused Therapy (ICCFT) is an independent practice offering individual therapy and consultation.