The Mindful Road

12/11/2025

Today's message.

12/11/2025

29/03/2025

Self-compassion is key to living a happy and fulfilling life. Here are six practical ways to cultivate self-compassion:

1️⃣ Speak kindly to yourself: Use a supportive tone, especially when things go wrong. Practice patience, love, and understanding toward yourself.

2️⃣ Ask yourself what you need: Acknowledge that your needs are valid.

3️⃣ Validate your pain: Recognize and accept your emotional experience.

4️⃣ Write a self-compassionate letter: Put pen to paper and offer yourself words of comfort and encouragement, just as you would to someone you love.

5️⃣ Remember you aren’t alone: We all face challenges, and this imperfection is what makes us human.

6️⃣ Treat yourself like a friend: Be supportive and helpful toward yourself.

Which of these practices resonates with you today? 💖 Share your thoughts below!

29/03/2025

It is with sadness that we share the news that our dear colleague and mindfulness teacher Jody Mardula passed away on Friday 7th March, with her family by her side.

Read a tribute to Jody here https://conta.cc/41W0BI3

As a tutor, trainer, supervisor, peer, and friend within the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice and beyond, Jody was truly inspirational. We are privileged to have known her and to have experienced her brilliance.
We wish her family well during this sad time.

29/03/2025

When a particular part caring an old wound is triggered, it tends to take us over so we can't see outside of the worldview of that part.

When we relate to a triggered part from a place of compassion, we become dis-identified with the part and can make wiser choices.

04/12/2024

04/12/2024

Holiday pie chart.

04/12/2024

"As we learn to have compassion for ourselves, the circle of compassion for others – what and whom we can work with, and how – becomes wider." -Pema Chödrön

📷: Simon Steinberger

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22/08/2024

Work in progress, how about you? ❤️

10/08/2024

We could all use the additional support from time to time 💯

Affirmations to remember to practice in any moment of difficulty, discomfort, or unease.

🐻 May I be strong
🦋 May I be kind to myself
✨ May I believe in myself
🌞 May I give myself the compassion that I need
🙏🏽 May I be patient
🌈 May I learn to accept myself as I am
🌳May I trust my goodness