Then the internal critical voice can soften and the discipline to eliminate bad habits can become stronger.Ĭhinese medicine and Hakomi are wonderful methods for cultivating mindfulness. Compassion starts with becoming mindful: knowing what you are doing, how you are thinking, what you are feeling and how you move through the world. Sometimes it is the heavy anvil of creating tough boundaries and asserting needs. Sometimes it is the soft flowers of kind words and loving presence. Then we can face the ups and downs of life with dignity, courage, and joy.Ĭompassion expresses in many ways. They create spaciousness where Qi and wellbeing can flow. Tension includes contraction of the heart from painful losses, contraction of the mind to create illusions of safety, and contraction of body towards painful sensations. When we make the natural processes of life and death our enemy, we create tension. And we all share the same fate-aging, loss, and death. No one escapes moments of anxiety, depression, worry, and grief. This attitude is the most healing energy we can bring to our troubled bodies, hearts, and minds.
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