week 4
​COMPASSION

Seeing beyond others’ angry or reactive parts and recognizing the fear or pain behind them. Feeling tender caring for a part or another person who is suffering and a desire to help without being overwhelmed by their pain. 

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Optional Pain Science Review

Dr. John Stracks reminds us that mindbody medicine requires that we accept that our symptoms are not the enemy. Instead, when we have compassion for ourselves and get curious about the symptoms, we see they present to try to protect or distract us out of fear.

Watch this Dr. Stracks Hope for Healing interview --> Finding the Path to Healing
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Course Handouts & Video

We will refer to this info in class

AWAKENING COMPASSION: The Guest house

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Awakening compassion: understanding our inner critic 

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We access the Self energy of Compassion so we can befriend our parts, especially critical parts we may have previously pushed away and labeled "inner critic." Here's a heart-focused meditation to awaken compassion towards parts that need to feel our loving attention: Heart Meditation.

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awakening Compassion: "Feldenkrais babies"

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Homework

Some things to explore after
​Week 4 class

Bonus: Here's a blog post where a Feldenkrais practitioner describes his experience with the "Knots." 

1) IFS Practice - JOURNALING

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2) FELDENKRAIS ATM

Although I don't have a link for you to download this lesson, this site has several free lessons, including a similar lesson, "Unified Rolling Using Different Initiations."

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3) IFS Deepening Understanding: COMPASSION