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Advanced Mindfulness: The Art and Science of Self-Compassion
Techniques to help clients break through self-criticism, insecurity and depression
The fascinating convergence between modern science and mindfulness practice
Practices to re-energize your work and increase your effectiveness
Explanation of self-compassion as vital element of mindfulness practice that is often overlooked in the mental health field
Self-compassion might be the single most important skill for effectively dealing with difficult emotions. In fact, a lack of self-compassion is one of the strongest predictors for anxiety, depression and other mental health problems. This seminar will equip you with tools to build the capacity for self-compassion in your clients. We will explore the convergence between modern science and mindfulness practices that can be used to build self-compassion in the present, and can be applied to heal past trauma. You will be taught a thorough, yet accessible, orientation to cognitive science and neuroscience as they relate to mindfulness.
This seminar recording consists of highly engaging and experiential learning that will give you a firsthand experience of how these practices can build and sustain well-being. You will have an opportunity to practice guiding others and being guided through mindfulness and self-compassion exercises with the support of skilled supervision. Take home the Toolbox for Teaching Mindfulness and the Toolbox for Teaching Self-Compassion, allowing you to immediately incorporate what you have learned into your work with clients.
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Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy: Mindfulness-Based Practices for Healing and Transformation
Applying the art and science of self-compassion in day-to-day therapy work.
Teaching our clients not only mindfulness—how to be aware in the present moment—but also how to “sit with” and accept difficult feelings and emotions (self-compassion) can lead to tremendous healing. This book does just that, giving therapists concrete tools to introduce this concept to clients for deeper change and transformation.
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The Self-Compassion Deck
Cultivate kindness & compassion for yourself and others!
The Self-Compassion Deck offers 50 mindfulness-based practices for use at home, in the classroom, or therapy office. Commit to these easy, yet meaningful exercises in kindheartedness and gain a deeper appreciation for yourself and your life.
The practice of self-compassion has been proven to:
Improve well-being
Regulate emotions
Reduce depression and anxiety
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Advanced Mindfulness: The Art and Science of Self-Compassion
Techniques to help clients break through self-criticism, insecurity and depression
The fascinating convergence between modern science and mindfulness practice
Practices to re-energize your work and increase your effectiveness
Explanation of self-compassion as vital element of mindfulness practice that is often overlooked in the mental health field
Self-compassion might be the single most important skill for effectively dealing with difficult emotions. In fact, a lack of self-compassion is one of the strongest predictors for anxiety, depression and other mental health problems. This seminar will equip you with tools to build the capacity for self-compassion in your clients. We will explore the convergence between modern science and mindfulness practices that can be used to build self-compassion in the present, and can be applied to heal past trauma. You will be taught a thorough, yet accessible, orientation to cognitive science and neuroscience as they relate to mindfulness.
This seminar recording consists of highly engaging and experiential learning that will give you a firsthand experience of how these practices can build and sustain well-being. You will have an opportunity to practice guiding others and being guided through mindfulness and self-compassion exercises with the support of skilled supervision. Take home the Toolbox for Teaching Mindfulness and the Toolbox for Teaching Self-Compassion, allowing you to immediately incorporate what you have learned into your work with clients.
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VIDEO: Overcoming Barriers to Self-Compassion
Tim Desmond on Self-Compassion in Therapy
A Buddhist Approach to Helping Low Self-Esteem
Teaching Self-Compassion in Therapy
Tim Desmond
Tim Desmond, LMFT, is a Buddhist scholar, therapist in private practice, and co-founder of Morning Sun Mindfulness Center in Alstead, NH. He is the author of Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy (W.W. Norton, 2015) and co-author of The Self-Compassion Deck (PESI, 2016) He offers training and consultation to therapists around the world, helping them to integrate mindfulness practices into their work.
Tim has presented at Yale University, the Institute of Meditation and Psychotherapy Colloquium, Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Conference, and the International Society for Ethics in Psychology and Psychiatry. His writings on mindfulness and self-compassion have appeared in the Psychotherapy Networker and the Mindfulness Bell magazines. Tim was interviewed about practices for self-compassion by the Huffington Post, and writes for major mental health websites such as www.Madinamerica.com.