Be Kinder to Yourself! (Somatic Exercise for Self-Kindness)
Be Kinder to Yourself!
In the journey of self-healing and emotional growth, there's a profound yet often overlooked principle that holds immense transformative power: self-kindness. In a world where we're taught to prioritize toughness over tenderness, being kind to oneself can feel like a radical act.
However, In my own journey, and in my work with others as an emotional healing coach, I've seen firsthand the profound benefits that being kinder to ourselves can have on our lives!
Self-kindness isn't just about pampering ourselves or indulging in superficial pleasures.
At its heart, self-kindness is an invitation to extend the same grace and understanding to ourselves that we so readily offer to others. It’s having your own back, looking at yourself through more loving eyes, embracing your struggles and imperfections with compassion and understanding, and offering yourself the most generous interpretation of yourself and your life.
In somatic work, in particular, it’s about tuning into the sensations in your body to meet yourself as you are, instead of looking at yourself through your mind's lens of who you think you “should be”.
It’s about feeling your feelings and acknowledging your needs and emotions in a way that deepens your relationship with yourself in this moment.
And it makes our lives better in every way!
The Power of Cultivating Self-Kindness
By learning to treat ourselves with warmth and gentleness, we buffer the stresses of life and face our challenges with greater ease and grace.
Through the lens of self-kindness, we learn to approach our wounds and struggles with tender care and honest reflection.
We learn to bear witness to our emotions and internal experience with gentleness. Rather than judging and suppressing our emotions, we learn to hold safe space for ourselves with loving awareness and acceptance.
And, as we extend kindness to ourselves, we nurture a sense of trust and connection in our relationship with ourselves, which allows us to have a deeper connection to our own inner wisdom and authenticity.
About this Somatic Exercise for Self-Kindness
This somatic exercise for self-kindness is a soothing and powerful way to learn to be kinder to yourself!
It utilizes Havening Techniques®, Iffirmations and Regenerating Images in Memory so that you deeply connect with an authentic sense of self-kindness within you. Plus, it’s deeply regulating.
I hope you enjoy it!
Try the somatic exercise for self-kindness now!
Episode timing:
00:00 - The power of cultivating self-kindness
03:49 - About today’s exercise
05:08 - Somatic Exercise for self-kindness (using Havening, Iffirmations and Regenerating Images in Memory)
34:36 - Conclusion
Learn more about Havening Techniques and the science behind them
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Iffirmations for Self-Kindness
What if I can soften my heart towards myself today?
What if I’m worthy of love and kindness … especially from myself?
What would it be like to consistently treat myself with more warmth and more kindness?
What if it’s safe for me to become kinder and kinder to myself?
What if I could feel more appreciation for the beauty within me?
What if I could feel more acceptance for the struggle within me?
What if I can look beneath my stories of self judgment and connect more with my true self?
What if I could be gentle with myself even when things are difficult?
What if I can honor my imperfections and allow myself to grow from my mistakes?
Who could I become if I had more and more consistent access to self-compassion and kindness?
More and more I choose to be kind to myself.
More and more I choose me.
How did that Somatic Exercicse for Self-Kindness feel to you?
What internal shifts did you experience? What looks or feels different now? What do you realize now that you didn’t realize before?
Remember that learning to be kinder to yourself is an ongoing and ever deepening practice! You can revisit this exercise anytime that you want to regulate your nervous system and deepen your embodied experience of self-kindness.
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About me
Hey, I’m Karena!
I’m a trauma informed emotional healing coach here to help you quickly identify and heal the subconscious blocks, old emotional wounds and self-sabotaging core beliefs that are holding you back!
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