Name: Mindful Exercise: Compassionate Writing by Your Mindful Teen in compassion
Duration: 9 min 16 s
Description: The following is a compassionate writing/reflection exercise. It is best to have a pen or pencil and paper available but you can also reflect on the questions and see what arises. It was inspired by the work of Kristen Neff and Christopher Germer whose voluminous work on Mindful Self-Compassion has been effective at helping people work with stress, anxiety and the challenges of this human life.

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Clip of speech by Dr. Jon Kabat zinn on Zen Center

Jon Kabat zinn on Self Compassion

The following is a compassionate writing/reflection exercise. It is best to have a pen or pencil and paper available but you can also reflect on the questions and see what arises. It was inspired by the work of Kristen Neff and Christopher Germer whose voluminous work on Mindful Self-Compassion has been effective at helping people work with stress, anxiety and the challenges of this human life.


Mindful Exercise: Compassionate Writing

Soften Soothe Allow, Guided meditation with Dr. Kristin Neff

Dr. Dennis Tirch guides the listener in a variation on the traditional Buddhist loving kindness exercise, with an emphasis on the processes that ACT therapists aim to move, such as contact with the present moment, flexible perspective taking, and commitment to return to valued patterns of action.  It is advisable to work with a therapist or teacher when engaging these exercises.  