Introduction & Theoretical Background
The ‘compassionate self’ is a part of us which can contain any strong emotional reactions in a wise and grounded way, and it can be cultivated and developed with practice. Being connected with your compassionate self encourages a pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting which can have a powerful, positive impact on our wellbeing and how we deal with difficulties. There are a variety of exercises that can be used to develop your compassionate self.
Being A Compassionate Person is an exercise taken from the Psychology Tools For Developing Self-Compassion audio collection. This exercise is designed to build familiarity with the listener’s ‘compassionate self’ by using imagination and visualization to experience it in detail. This exercise builds on the previous exercises in the collection, in which the importance of breathing, posture, wisdom, strength, and caring commitment were discussed. The listener is directed to imagine and experience the posture, voice tone,