Coaching practices for Self Compassion After Meditation
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- Sitting alone with my own mind tends to dredge up self-criticism and uncomfortable stuff, and I come out of meditation feeling more turned-against-myself and isolated than when I started
- When the scared or self-loathing part of me shows up, my reflex is to shove it away or pile more judgment on it, which only makes it worse
- Whatever I’m feeling, I pile on top of it
- After I mess up I’m stuck choosing between tearing into myself or letting myself off the hook entirely
- The voice I turn on myself after I mess up is brutal in a way I’d never speak to anyone else
Practices that may help
- Metta at the close — sharing merit and goodwill
End each sitting by radiating goodwill outward, softening any self-critical edge the practice surfaces.
Vipassana Meditation, Made Practical - Cultivate Self through directed inner compassion
Practice sending compassion inward — toward the parts that are suffering — to build the Self-energy those parts need.
IFS Self Energy, Made Practical - N — Nurture with self-compassion
Offer the part that is suffering what it most needs — care, acknowledgment, reassurance — as you would a dear friend.
RAIN Meditation: Tara Brach’s Four-Step Practice - Self-compassion through the distancing lens
Combine third-person perspective with self-compassionate framing to avoid both self-attack and self-indulgence.
Self-Distancing Journaling - Ahimsa toward the self: replacing self-attack with self-compassion
Treat yourself after a failure the way you would treat a good friend in the same situation.
Ahimsa: Non-Violence as a Daily Practice - The self-compassion break
A three-step phrase you say in a hard moment: this is suffering, suffering is human, may I be kind to myself.
Self-Compassion, Made Practical - Mindful awareness of suffering
Hold painful feelings in balanced awareness — neither suppressing them nor being swept away by them.
Self-Compassion, Made Practical - Recognize backdraft — the pain that arises when kindness first lands
When self-compassion initially hurts more, that is backdraft — a sign it is working, not failing.
The Self-Compassion Break - Loving-kindness toward yourself
Begin by directing the well-wishes inward — “may I be safe, happy, healthy, at ease.”
Loving-Kindness (Metta) Meditation - Self-Compassion, Made Practical
Kristin Neff defines self-compassion as treating yourself with the same kindness you would offer a struggling friend, built from three parts: self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness. Unlike self-esteem, it does not depend on success or comparison — and it has a genuinely strong research base, with controlled trials linking it to lower anxiety, depression, and self-criticism.
Related concerns
- How Do You Practice Self Compassion And Avoid Being Too Hard On Yourself During Difficult Times
Kristin Neff defines self-compassion as treating yourself with the same kindness you would offer a struggling friend, built from three parts: self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness. Unlike self-esteem, it does not depend on success or comparison — and it has a genuinely strong research base, with controlled trials linking it to lower anxiety, depression, and self-criticism.
- Self Compassion Meditation
End each sitting by radiating goodwill outward, softening any self-critical edge the practice surfaces.
Metta at the close — sharing merit and goodwill
- Self Compassion Practice
Practice sending compassion inward — toward the parts that are suffering — to build the Self-energy those parts need.
Cultivate Self through directed inner compassion
- Self Compassion When Starting Out
Practice sending compassion inward — toward the parts that are suffering — to build the Self-energy those parts need.
- Why Self Compassion Hurts At First
When self-compassion initially hurts more, that is backdraft — a sign it is working, not failing.
Recognize backdraft — the pain that arises when kindness first lands
- Drop Should Self Compassion
When self-compassion initially hurts more, that is backdraft — a sign it is working, not failing.
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