Rick Hanson talks about Befriending Yourself. This practice aims to cultivate the deep sense of being a friend to yourself. Firstly, take care of yourself.
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How does it feel to befriending yourself?
Befriending yourself can be so difficult but here are 3 ways to make it easier to come home to yourself:
1. Consider a loving-kindness or compassion-centered meditation at least 3 times a week.
2. Practice receiving praise and compliment with radical acceptance
3. Keep a gratitude journal
Source: Medium.com
After you listen to this audio, take time to read our post about 8 Mindfulness Exercises for Beginners. In this mindfulness beginners guide, we’re going to strip things back and provide everything you need to embark on your journey.
That includes 8 beginner mindfulness exercises that you can experiment with today, and plenty of further resources so you can dig deeper.
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