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Loving-Kindness Meditation
Karen Schwisow – 15 minute audioLoving-kindness stengthens the natural human desire that you and others be well. A core part of our Mindful Self-Compassion program as well as other compassion cultivation programs, loving-kindness meditation uses a combination of imagery and language to open the heart. The imagery involves bringing to mind people we’re in relationship to, and the language brings […]
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Video Course on Mindfulness
Tim Burnett & Carolyn McCarthy – 7 practice videosExplore these videos on mindfulness practice at your own pace. Thanks to King County’s employee wellness program, Balanced You, for supporting the creation of these videos. Anchoring Meditation – 8 minutes Self-Compassion break – 6-minute practice plus a story More about Mindful Self-Compassion Mindful Eating – 6 minutes Awareness of Breathing –…
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Fierce Meets Tender: Self-Compassion in Action ~ Carolyn McCarthy
Article by Carolyn McCarthy
March 2021The ferry was running late. New to island living, my friend hadn’t planned for the ways wind and water might shape his day. Now he would miss his meeting. Frustrated, he texted a colleague to ask her to cover for him. But wait! They seemed to be speeding up. The boat made landfall earlier than…
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Podcast: Cultivating Acceptance in Relationships
Interview with Tim Burnett by Michelle BeckerExplore the important role of acceptance in relationships – what it is and isn’t – and how it relates to curiosity, vulnerability, and intimacy. Listen to the Podcast of Tim’s conversation with Wise Compassion’s Michelle Becker below.
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You Do Not Have To Be Good
Article by Tim Burnett
February 2021You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Right. Remembering these lines I feel something in my gut unclench a bit. I find it…
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The Calm Within the Storm
Article by Michael Kelberrer
January 2021By all accounts the Dalai Lama is the embodiment of equanimity. In the face of persecution, a lifetime of exile, the responsibility of both an entire nation and an entire religion, he has always seemed grounded, open-eyed and to be acting from a base of strength. That’s not me. Mostly I’ve been Dorothy: seeming to…
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Meeting a Challenging Moment
Article by Tim Burnett
December 2020Dear Friends, We finally kissed 2020 goodbye a few weeks ago, hoping for more peaceful, healthy, and productive times ahead. And yet as I write this, the U.S. is breaking tragic records for deaths from Covid-19 and Congress is debating whether to impeach President Trump for the second time. That 2021 is off to a…
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When Kindness is the Only Thing That Makes Sense Anymore
Article by Teresa Johnson
November 2020I have a strong preference for life to make sense, especially the part that involves human interactions. Do you find that, too? So much rides on our ability to see eye to eye and solve problems. I want everyone’s attitudes and actions, including my own, to line up like a tidy picket fence, upright, orderly,…
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Mindful Movement with Qigong
National Qigong Association – 20 minutesThe ancient Chinese practice of Qigong is a deep root for mindful movement in our programs. Qigong is gentle, flowing, and can be done by most bodies. The sequence we do can be done equally well standing as in a chair. Give it a try and see how it works for you. For videos and…
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On Walking Meditation
Practice Instructionsby Jack Kornfield, A Path With Heart Select a quiet place where you can walk comfortably back and forth, indoors or out, about ten to thirty paces in length. Begin by standing at one end of this “walking path,” with your feet firmly planted on the ground. Let your hands rest easily, wherever they are…
