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Mindful Guides Series: Transforming Emotions, Thich Nhat Hanh

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Another excerpt from “Peace is Every Step- The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life” is this exercise about transforming emotions (called feelings in this excerpt). Neither this blog nor our upcoming book project Sharing The Now: Mindfulness Exercises to Enhance the Connection with Your Horse are meant to replace psychotherapy or other in-depth exploration of your emotions or mental anguish. However, experiencing intense emotions is a part of life and one learns to pay attention…

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Mindful Guides Series: Self-Compassion, Kristin Neff

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Dr. Kristin Neff, an Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, has a wonderful website on self-compassion highlighting this important Mindful Attitude. Here is an excerpt on her definition of self-compassion – what it is and what it isn’t. This material was reprinted from the website of Dr. Kristin Neff:  www.self-compassion.org. Stay tuned later this week for a personal reflection on how self-compassion can be a restorative and transformative attitude to bear when…

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