How To Befriend Yourself

 

How To Befriend Yourself Buddhist Wisdom to Cultivate Kindness An online course for learning how to nurture and strengthen the most important relationship you have. LEARN MORE “You might have thought that the way to work with your feelings is to meditate around or away from them, and it seems as if many people seek out meditation hoping it will pacify their feelings. But as meditators, we must develop conscious habits of relating to our feeling life with grace and mindfulness, or our meditation will ultimately not be effective. Our feelings—if we know how to practice with them—are our best friends on the spiritual path. They have wisdom to offer. One effective way to work with feelings is to welcome them into the meditative space. In this practice, we sit with our feelings, even unpleasant ones, and make friends with them. We often meet feelings with strategies of escape, avoidance, suppression, indulgence, or self-judgment. The practice of befriending feelings provides us with another option. We gradually learn not only to tolerate what arises, but to welcome it and take it into our personal and spiritual path.” –WILLA BLYTHE BAKER From “Befriend Your Feelings” on lionsroar.com Renew your sense of connection—to others, to the world, and to yourself—with this set of inspiring lessons and guided practices, all delivered by teachers steeped in Buddhist wisdom.   In this series, you'll learn how to: Use simple meditative approaches to unseat unhelpful thinking, behavior, and patterns Make friends with your feelings and difficult emotions Create positive new patterns that can transform the way you live Settle and relax your body for a greater feeling of ease Connect more deeply with others Face life’s challenges with resilience and peace Sessions include:   A guided meditation with Valarie Mason-John for connecting with the body through our sense-experience   Ethan Nichtern on transforming your self-doubt into skillful and positive reflection by working with our habit energy Guided movement exercises with Cyndi Lee to help you ground, center, and connect   Willa Blythe Baker on befriending your feelings by being present and making space for them, with the help of trust and curiosity   “Inserting a Pause” with Josh Korda: a guided practice for becoming aware of compulsive behaviours   Peggy Rowe Ward and Larry Ward on connecting more deeply with oneself, others, and the world through the power of listening from the heart   And more. When you enroll, you'll receive:     Lifetime access to over 3 hours of helpful talks and guided practices   Downloadable MP3 audio for convenient offline listening   Downloadable transcripts of all the program talks   A special 30-page collection of related teachings and advice from How to Befriend Yourself teachers and others, including Thich Nhat Hanh and Sylvia Boorstein Enroll today for just $99 to get started on this next chapter of your spiritual journey. ENROLL TODAY