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September 23, 2016

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

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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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About the author 

Sean Fargo is the Founder of Mindfulness Exercises, a former Buddhist monk of 2 years, a trainer for the mindfulness program born at Google, an Integral Coach from New Ventures West, and an international mindfulness teacher trainer. He can be reached at [email protected]

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