Somatic Healing Meditations

Havening To Cultivate More Self-Compassion


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Cultivating self-compassion isn’t just a feel-good practice; it’s an essential ingredient for genuine healing and transformation in our lives.

In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, Karena guides you through a powerful Havening exercise designed to soothe your heart, mind, and body while boosting your self-compassion in real, tangible ways. Havening, a psychosensory healing technique, offers a transformative approach to building a compassionate relationship with yourself.

This Havening exercise also incorporates iffirmations—a more grounded and authentic take on affirmations—to help you gently and supportively open up to greater self-compassion.

Dive in now and start cultivating more self-compassion today!

In this episode:

  • Self-Compassion: A Pathway to True Healing
  • Havening Exercise to Cultivate More Self-Compassion
    • Self-Havening to regulate and drop in
    • Cultivating compassion for your struggles
    • Iffirmations to Cultivate Self-Compassion
    • Learn more about Havening Techniques and the science behind them

      Learn all about Iffirmations here

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      In 5 powerful mini-lessons, it will help you drop in, deepen your compassionate self-understanding, and find more clarity and healing on your journey.

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      Iffirmations to Cultivate More Self-Compassion:

      • Iffirmations to normalize/humanize your struggle:
        • What if it’s okay to feel this way right now?
        • What if lots of people struggle like this sometimes?
        • What if there’s nothing wrong with me for feeling this way?
        • What if my reaction here actually makes sense in a way?
        • What if I can soften my heart to myself and this moment exactly as it is?
        • What would it be like to acknowledge what I’m really feeling right now and love myself anyway?
        • What if I can stop fighting with what is?
        • What would it be like to just accept my feelings right now?
        • What if I can love and accept myself even though I’m struggling?
        • Iffirmations to soften towards yourself:
          • What if I can soften my heart towards myself today?
          • What if I can start to accept myself where I am and as I am?
          • What would it be like if I learned to honor myself, imperfections and all?
          • Who would I become if I could release my self-judgment and foster self-understanding instead?
          • What I can become a steady source of love and compassion in my life?
          • What if I can have my back even when things are hard?
          • What if I can be patient with myself?
          • What if self-compassion is my best route forward?
          • What if I truly and deeply deserve compassion?
          • What if I truly and deeply deserve compassion, because …
          • Connect with Karena:

            • @helloinnerlight on Instagram, and YouTube
            • helloinnerlight.com
            • Somatic Healing Meditations homepage
            • Free mini-course: The Feel it to Heal it Mini-Course
            • Join The Co-Regulation Community: https://helloinnerlight.com/the-coregulation-community
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