Our podcast episode for you this week is a mini episode! And during this time of COVID, we wanted to offer a self-compassion centered mindfulness exercise that any mama can do in or out of the NICU.

Certified yoga and mindfulness instructor Stephanie Ashem leads us through a 10 minute mindfulness exercise called, “The Compassionate Friend”, that is modeled after a similar exercise created by self-compassion leaders and teachers Kristin Neff and Chris Germer. We hope that this mini episode offers a moment of peace for your heart and is an episode that can continually be referred back to when you need to extend self-compassion to that beautiful soul of yours.

Steph Asheim is a certified yoga instructor and is trained in mindfulness. Steph's first child, Kaitlyn (now 14), spent some time in the NICU after Steph spent 9 weeks in the hospital awaiting Kaitlyn's arrival. Although she didn't practice yoga/mindfulness during that time, Steph realizes how valuable these tools could have been and has used them consistently while raising Kaitlyn and her younger daughter Carissa.

For more resources, exercises, and information regarding self-compassion: www.self-compassion.org

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