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Self-Compassion

Loving yourself with the same passion, patience and presence you'd stand by a dear friend with.

The Feminine and the Masculine in Contemplative Practice

The Feminine and the Masculine …

August 10, 2020 by Kristy Arbon

Sleep is your #1 Self-Compassion Practice

Sleep is your #1 …

May 24, 2020 by Kristy Arbon

Starting a New Chapter with Backdraft

Starting a New Chapter with …

September 11, 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

Social Justice Begins with Self-Compassion for Our Body

Social Justice Begins with …

July 12, 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

To My Body in Pain…

To My Body in Pain…

May 23, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

The Only Friend We Can Ever Rely On

The Only Friend We Can Ever Rely On

May 3, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Emergent Stretch as a Self-Compassion Practice

Emergent Stretch as a …

April 11, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Choose Your Own Self-Compassion Practice Adventure

Choose Your Own …

January 16, 2018 by Kristy Arbon

Body, Meet You; You, Meet Your Body

Body, Meet You; You, Meet Your Body

December 13, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

Finding the Hard Emotions to Protect the Soft Ones

Finding the Hard Emotions to …

November 29, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

Open Awareness Meditation and Self-Compassion

Open Awareness Meditation and …

November 16, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

The Gift of Fearlessness through Stillness and Somatic Self-Compassion

The Gift of Fearlessness …

November 8, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

Somatic Call and Response: Move it and you can soothe it

Somatic Call and Response: …

November 2, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

Tending to the Inner Rebel (aka Feisty Little Sweetheart)

Tending to the Inner Rebel …

October 4, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

Pulling on the Shirt of Arrows Every Morning: Tools for Preventing Caregiver Burnout

Pulling on the Shirt of Arrows …

July 19, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

Somatic Awareness Journaling: A simple daily practice to reconnect with your body

Somatic Awareness Journaling: …

July 5, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

Skillfully Releasing Pent-Up Energy Through Emergent Somatic Expression

Skillfully Releasing Pent-Up …

June 28, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

Landing Compassionately After Going on Vacation

Landing Compassionately After …

June 7, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

The Feminine and the Masculine in Mindful Self-Compassion

The Feminine and the Masculine …

May 24, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

Should You Go On Silent Retreat?

Should You Go On Silent Retreat?

May 3, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

Shame, Freedom & Social Justice

Shame, Freedom & Social …

April 16, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

Practice as a Life Raft in a Sea of Emotions

Practice as a Life Raft in a …

April 16, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

Coming Home to Mindfulness and Self-Compassion

Coming Home to Mindfulness and …

April 16, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

Re-Parenting Ourselves

Re-Parenting Ourselves

April 4, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

HeartWorks Step-by-Step Approach to Support, Study and Practice

HeartWorks Step-by-Step …

March 10, 2017 by Kristy Arbon

Word Meditation

Word Meditation

October 29, 2016 by Kristy Arbon

How On Earth Do I Meditate? Part 2: Open Awareness

How On Earth Do I Meditate? …

October 22, 2016 by Kristy Arbon

What do I need and how can I give it to myself? A women’s self-compassion retreat.

What do I need and how can I …

August 31, 2016 by Kristy Arbon

Sending in a child to do a woman’s work: Resistance, backdraft and strong woman parts

Sending in a child to do a …

April 19, 2016 by Kristy Arbon

Cold and Teary, Well-fed and Connected at Vallecitos Mountain Ranch: A felt sense of common humanity

Cold and Teary, Well-fed and …

November 2, 2015 by Kristy Arbon

Opening and Closing: The law of emotional expansion and contraction

Opening and Closing: The law …

October 17, 2015 by Kristy Arbon

Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Responding to Injustice

Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, …

October 4, 2015 by Kristy Arbon

Angry Dance: Letting my body have its reaction

Angry Dance: Letting my body …

September 20, 2015 by Kristy Arbon

Is It Equanimity or Dissociation? Part 2: Exploring Dissociation

Is It Equanimity or …

September 10, 2015 by Kristy Arbon

Is It Equanimity or Dissociation? Part 1: Exploring Equanimity.

Is It Equanimity or …

September 6, 2015 by Kristy Arbon

Permission To Not Sleep

Permission To Not Sleep

July 15, 2015 by Kristy Arbon

Meeting Unmet Needs: The Courage to Self-Soothe

Meeting Unmet Needs: The …

July 7, 2015 by Kristy Arbon

10 Tips for Self-Compassionate Air Travel

10 Tips for Self-Compassionate …

June 29, 2015 by Kristy Arbon

The Book of the World in an Episode of Shame

The Book of the World in an …

June 19, 2015 by Kristy Arbon

Check Energy Drains

Check Energy Drains

May 28, 2015 by Kristy Arbon

A painted tiger called Shame

A painted tiger called Shame

January 9, 2015 by Kristy Arbon

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