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Posts by Kristy Arbon

What is a trauma-informed approach?

What is a trauma-informed approach?

October 9, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

On loneliness and neurochemicals

On loneliness and neurochemicals

September 25, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Mindfulness at the Gym

Mindfulness at the Gym

September 21, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Why am I entering into the Gift Economy?

Why am I entering into the …

September 13, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Starting a New Chapter with Backdraft

Starting a New Chapter with …

September 11, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Remembering to Snarl

Remembering to Snarl

September 6, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

On Flight

On Flight

August 17, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Finding community, grieving disconnection, taking care of my body, and teaching MSC with chronic fatigue

Finding community, grieving …

August 10, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Holding Resistance with Patience and Kindness (19 minutes)

Holding Resistance with …

July 1, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Unpeeling Layers of Internalized Abandonment

Unpeeling Layers of …

June 27, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Interoception, the Inner Critic, Intergenerational Trauma, and the Wisdom of the Body in the Moment

Interoception, the Inner …

May 29, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

What If I Knew I Would Always Feel This Way?

What If I Knew I Would Always …

May 28, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Power of Secure Attachment and Connection in Community

Power of Secure Attachment and …

May 23, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

The Inner Critic, Baking our Neural Circuits, and the Wisdom of the Geese

The Inner Critic, Baking our …

May 15, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Sick and Self-Compassionate

Sick and Self-Compassionate

May 7, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Allowing Unsettledness to Dissolve in Your Body or the Earth (12 minutes)

Allowing Unsettledness to …

March 31, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Adjustments as Practice (11 minutes)

Adjustments as Practice (11 …

March 20, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Becoming Empowered Through Somatic Self-Compassion

Becoming Empowered Through …

March 19, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Somatic Self-Compassion Online (SSCON) content, structure and community explained

Somatic Self-Compassion Online …

March 14, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Trauma Adaptations, Power, and Acceptance

Trauma Adaptations, Power, and …

March 10, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Self-Inquiry As Self-Compassion Practice

Self-Inquiry As …

February 16, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Stress, Shame, and Somatic Self Compassion

Stress, Shame, and Somatic …

February 9, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Meet my Inner Little Nervous Projectionist

Meet my Inner Little Nervous …

February 3, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Affectionate Awareness and Responding with Compassion to Sensation (13 minutes)

Affectionate Awareness and …

February 2, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Breathe Contentment

Breathe Contentment

January 31, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Crying Meditation

Crying Meditation

January 29, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Absolutist Thinking and Waking Up

Absolutist Thinking and Waking Up

January 29, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Feeling Emotions in the Body, Connecting Values, and Self-Soothing

Feeling Emotions in the Body, …

January 20, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Allowing Awareness to Flow (16 minutes)

Allowing Awareness to Flow (16 …

January 14, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Finding Our Compassionate Meditation Posture

Finding Our Compassionate …

January 6, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Birth of a Sensory Lounge (aka Rosemary’s Kitchen)

Birth of a Sensory Lounge (aka …

January 6, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Self-Compassionate Gadgets to Soothe Senses

Self-Compassionate Gadgets to …

January 6, 2019 by Kristy Arbon

Grounding Awareness in Sensations in Our Hands (11 minutes)

Grounding Awareness in …

December 24, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Self-Care During a Long Journey and Beyond

Self-Care During a Long …

December 22, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Practicing Self-Compassion: You already do it!

Practicing Self-Compassion: …

December 22, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Somatic Self-Compassion First Aid

Somatic Self-Compassion First Aid

December 22, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Ritual and Self-Compassion Practice

Ritual and Self-Compassion Practice

December 22, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Ritual As Self-Compassion Practice

Ritual As Self-Compassion Practice

December 22, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Anchoring Awareness with Acceptance (13 minutes)

Anchoring Awareness with …

December 17, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Anchoring Our Awareness: Alternatives to the breath

Anchoring Our Awareness: …

December 16, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Drawing Useful Qualities Inward and Releasing Burdened Qualities Outward (17 minutes)

Drawing Useful Qualities …

December 15, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Air Exchange with Gratitude (15 minutes)

Air Exchange with Gratitude …

December 14, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Stress, Core Values, and the Holidays

Stress, Core Values, and the …

December 9, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Grounding Awareness (9 minutes)

Grounding Awareness (9 minutes)

December 8, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

My belly is yelling at me in the night…

My belly is yelling at me in …

December 6, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Calling Our Emotions Home (16 minutes)

Calling Our Emotions Home (16 …

December 3, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Head Heart Belly Support During a Challenge (22 minutes)

Head Heart Belly Support …

December 3, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Affectionate Awareness (10 minutes)

Affectionate Awareness (10 minutes)

December 2, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Tender Self-Massage (17 minutes)

Tender Self-Massage (17 minutes)

December 2, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Awareness (Topic 1)

Awareness (Topic 1)

November 20, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Resting in Being Held in the Here and Now (10 minutes)

Resting in Being Held in the …

November 18, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Adverse Meditation Effects, the Dalai Lama, and the Noble Eightfold Path

Adverse Meditation Effects, …

November 10, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Awareness of the Midline of Our Body (22 minutes)

Awareness of the Midline of …

November 1, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

We live in tricky times

We live in tricky times

October 15, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Grounding in the Earth (18 minutes)

Grounding in the Earth (18 minutes)

October 14, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Allowing Heaviness in the Body (9 minutes)

Allowing Heaviness in the Body …

October 5, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Motivation from Love and Fear (19 minutes)

Motivation from Love and Fear …

October 3, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Touch and Release Practices for Tension (11 minutes)

Touch and Release Practices …

September 27, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Am I Motivated from Love or Fear?

Am I Motivated from Love or Fear?

September 23, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Meeting Unmet Needs (17 minutes)

Meeting Unmet Needs (17 minutes)

September 22, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Affection (Topic 2)

Affection (Topic 2)

September 20, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Allowing Your Body to be Held (10 minutes)

Allowing Your Body to be Held …

September 17, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Addressing Anxiety with Somatic Self-Compassion practices

Addressing Anxiety with …

September 17, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

The Young Frog and the Trauma Process

The Young Frog and the Trauma …

September 5, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Who is the inner critic?

Who is the inner critic?

August 25, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

A love note for the weary heart-centered business woman…

A love note for the weary …

August 25, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Reclaim Your Life Interview Series

Reclaim Your Life Interview Series

August 11, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Values and Strengths (Topic 3)

Values and Strengths (Topic 3)

August 5, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Reframing our Critical Internal Messages

Reframing our Critical …

August 4, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Tending to the Outer Critics

Tending to the Outer Critics

August 4, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Goals and Motivations (Topic 4)

Goals and Motivations (Topic 4)

August 4, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Neurochemicals (Topic 5)

Neurochemicals (Topic 5)

July 20, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Nourishing Self-Care (Topic 6)

Nourishing Self-Care (Topic 6)

July 19, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Balancing Power in Our Stress and Trauma Work

Balancing Power in Our Stress …

July 18, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Feeling Emotions in the Body, Connecting With Values, Self-Soothing (15 minutes)

Feeling Emotions in the Body, …

July 17, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Social Justice Begins with Self-Compassion for Our Body

Social Justice Begins with …

July 12, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Being Heavy on the Earth (15 minutes)

Being Heavy on the Earth (15 …

July 6, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Anchoring Awareness in Breath or Heartbeat (8 minutes)

Anchoring Awareness in Breath …

July 5, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Arriving in This Place and Time (8 minutes)

Arriving in This Place and …

July 2, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Coming to Stillness (7 minutes)

Coming to Stillness (7 minutes)

June 28, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Belly Heart Head Wisdom for a Dilemma (9 minutes)

Belly Heart Head Wisdom for a …

June 28, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Tuning in to Body Wisdom (and why we don’t)

Tuning in to Body Wisdom (and …

June 21, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Attention Restoration (Topic 7)

Attention Restoration (Topic 7)

June 21, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Expanded Awareness (Topic 7)

Expanded Awareness (Topic 7)

June 20, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Awareness of our Communicating Body (11 minutes)

Awareness of our Communicating …

June 19, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Finding Lovingkindness Phrases (26 minutes)

Finding Lovingkindness Phrases …

June 19, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Body-Centered Awareness (Topic 8)

Body-Centered Awareness (Topic 8)

June 19, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Mindfulness is the Mother of Equanimity; Self-Compassion is the Midwife.

Mindfulness is the Mother of …

June 6, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Soothing Touch Pendulation (7 minutes)

Soothing Touch Pendulation (7 …

June 4, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Experiencing Phenomena in the Mind and Body (23 minutes)

Experiencing Phenomena in the …

May 26, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

To My Body in Pain…

To My Body in Pain…

May 23, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Acknowledging Our Internal Parts (14 minutes)

Acknowledging Our Internal …

May 12, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Noticing The Breath in the Body (7 minutes)

Noticing The Breath in the …

May 12, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Tending to A Sense, Emotion or Thought (16 minutes)

Tending to A Sense, Emotion or …

May 10, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Inviting the Body to Release (9 minutes)

Inviting the Body to Release …

May 10, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Savoring Relaxation in Your Eyelids (9 minutes)

Savoring Relaxation in Your …

May 8, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Connecting with Body Tension Intimately and With Perspective (19 minutes)

Connecting with Body Tension …

May 7, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Holding Space for a Tense Part of You (17 minutes)

Holding Space for a Tense Part …

May 7, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Holding Our Breath as Sacred and Special (7 minutes)

Holding Our Breath as Sacred …

May 7, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Welcoming Emotions Home in the Body (19 minutes)

Welcoming Emotions Home in the …

May 6, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

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