It's not always an instinctual go-to for us, but self-compassion is one of the most powerful forms of healing and restoration for our mental and physical well-being.

In this meditation, mindfulness teacher Shamash Alidina offers three ways to show compassion for yourself when you're stressed and need a reset.

Shamash Alidina has been practising mindfulness since 1998 and runs his own successful training organisation. He is the author of Mindfulness For Dummies and most recently, The Mindful Way Through Stress. He frequently pops up in newspapers, magazines and on radio shows. Based in London, he runs online trainings and speaks at conferences all over the world. He's been teaching mindfulness full-time since 2010.

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Show Notes

Find more from Shamash Alidina here.

Go Deeper

For more resources to help meet stress, balance your nervous system, and tap into resilience, check out these resources from Mindful.org:

• Deep Resilience: The Wisdom of Making Friends with Your Mind

• Swimming, Walking, Running—Why Mindful Movement Can Boost Resilience

• Why Your Outbreath is Connected to Your Well-Being

• You Don't Have to Shut Down or Burn Out When You Care This Much. Do This Instead.

For more practice tending to your nervous system with self-compassion, try A 12-Minute Body Scan Meditation for Self-Compassion and Presence.

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