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 ourselves can feel like a radical act.

But, when we cultivate self-kindness, our lives get better in every way!

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.

In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, Karena guides you through a somatic exercise for cultivating more self-kindness in a soothing and powerful way. This exercise is deeply regulating, plus it will help you understand and embody more self-kindness.

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

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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.

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