Free guided practices

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Take a few minutes for yourself. These guided practices are free and open to anyone, anytime. Return to them whenever you need a moment to steady your mind and respond with care. Each week brings a new Compassion Pause and a new Real Life… Real Compassion episode.

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Start here: Why I Teach Compassion

1½ min · A word from Dr. Belinda Douglas

New each week

Compassion Pause

Short guided practices to help you steady your mind, calm your body and meet the moment with care. Most take just a few minutes.

Regulate Anxiety in Just 2 Minutes

2½ min

Holding It All Together But Tired Inside?

4 min

How to Stop Overthinking: A Self-Compassion Practice

5½ min

See all Compassion Pauses on YouTube →

Every Saturday

Real Life… Real Compassion

Honest conversations about the everyday moments that test us, and how compassion helps us meet them.

When Being Right Gets in the Way of Healing

12 min

When Life Gets Windy: Emotional Hygiene for Your Inner Climate

15 min

Strong on the Outside, Struggling Inside

12 min

See all episodes on YouTube →

Ready to go deeper?

These practices draw on Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT®), the evidence-based program developed at Emory University. Join the interest list to hear first when the next cohort opens.

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