CalmSpace
What this video is about
You should have known better. You are behind. Everyone else has it figured out. That voice thinks it is helping; mostly it makes everything heavier. This short meditation uses the friend test: think of one thing you have been hard on yourself about, imagine a friend bringing you exactly that, and notice what you would say to them.
Then you say it to yourself, silently, in your own words, and notice how different it feels in the shoulders, jaw and chest. A kinder voice is not going easy on yourself; it is the voice that gets you back up and trying again, and it can be practised.
The self-compassion page has the three-minute exercise in writing. CalmSpace.ai also has a 7-day program, a kinder inner voice, in Bliss's voice.
What happens in the video
- The hard voice, quoted.
- Two slow breaths.
- One thing you have been hard on yourself about.
- The friend test: what would you say to them?
- Say it to yourself; notice the body; practise it.
Go further
The guide behind this video: Mindful self-compassion. To try it with Bliss, sign up free at app.calmspace.ai or get the iPhone app. CalmSpace.ai is a calm app, not a medical service; if you are in crisis, the app shows the crisis line for your country.
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