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Self-Compassion Meditation Classes, for Women

Venue: TBC

Call me/ text me: 0788 4959 356

Email: sylvierouhani@gmail.com

Starts: TBC

Class is onsite.

£10 - Pay at the session

Self- Compassion is holding and loving ourselves as we would a dear friend. It is learning to gently stay in our body, to listen to what it has to say. It is accepting ourselves, just as we are in this moment. It is turning towards our feelings of stress or our inner pain, with tender loving care.

In a world where we are taught to take care of everyone around us but ourselves, let's take an hour out of our busy schedule to reconnect with ourselves.

This group is ideal for stressed out mothers, all mothers and, women new to self-compassion mindfulness, all women in the community.

Sylvie

What is Self-Compassion?
Self-compassion is extending compassion to oneself in instances of perceived inadequacy, failure, or general suffering. Dr Kristin Neff, PhD, has pioneered and defines self-compassion as being composed of three main components – mindfulness, common humanity, and self-kindness.

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Mindfulness

It is the process of observing our breath and body, as well as inner world. It is noticing our emotions and where we carry them in our body. When we are aware of our pain, physical and emotional, we can start the journey of self-acceptance and healing.

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Common Humanity

Reminding ourselves how suffering is part of our human experience, and we all experience it (to various degree)

We realise, we aren’t as alone as we think we are.

For instance: a lot of mothers feel isolated and depleted of their energy. Women are discriminated against and forever fighting just to excite.

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Self - Kindness

Taking time to sooth and to love ourselves through our inner pain, challenges, life itself, as we would with a dear friend of ours.

Becoming your own BFF will open the doors of your mind, body and spirit, (your life) for more joy, and happiness.

What will you learn from Self-Compassion meditations?

You will explore:

The 3 concepts of self-compassion - listed above
Deep body and mind relaxation
Taking care of yourself first, so you can support others without burning out
Reaching a place of self-acceptance
Turning towards your feelings and emotions, and stress, with tender loving care.

What is it Life Coaching? What isn't Life Coaching?

It is a partnership between a Life Coach and a client.

The coach facilitates a safe space and creates a positive rapport in order for the client to identify the inner blocks to their goals, hindering their happiness. Life Coaching helps the client to identify their own goals, to find their own solutions and achieve personal growth and transformation.

Life Coaching isn’t therapy. Although we acknowledge most inner blocks have their roots in the client’s past, we don’t dwell deep on it (this is best done in a therapeutic setting), but, with the client’s permission, we can explore how the "Then and There" affects the "Here and Now", and how the client can move forward, with Self-Compassion.

If I feel a client could benefit from ongoing therapy, I will advise they do so.

My approach is trauma informed. What is trauma? What does "Trauma Informed" means and how does it fit in with Life Coaching?

Trauma is the impact any significant event that has a lasting adverse effect on an individual’s happiness and well-being. The earlier and the longer lasting the stressful event in an individual’s life, the deeper the debilitating effect on a person’s happiness and well-being are.

“Trauma-informed coaching happens when the coach understands what trauma is, how it presents in the coaching room and how to respond. All this, within established coaching boundaries and contracts.” Julia Vaughan Smith – Coaching and Trauma

I have personal and professional experience of trauma and have a real understanding of its impact on mind, body and spirit.

What is Self-Compassion?

Self-compassion is extending compassion to oneself in instances of perceived inadequacy, failure, or general suffering. Dr Kristin Neff, PhD, has pioneered and defines self-compassion as being composed of three main components – mindfulness, common humanity, and self-kindness.

Self-compassion is facing our deepest fears, outdated self-beliefs and our perceived inadequacies with loving kindness towards oneself, by learning to take the time to acknowledge when we are hurting (Mindfulness) , by reminding ourselves how suffering is part of the our human experience and we all experience it (to some degree), we aren’t as alone as we think we are (common Humanity ) and, finally, by taking time to sooth and to love ourselves though our pain as we would with a dear friend of ours (Self-Kindness).

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How does Self-Compassion and Trauma Informed Coaching work?

Oftentimes, our deepest fears, outdated self-beliefs and perceived inadequacies, are the very things blocking us from creating a happy, fulfilled life, and building happy relationships, tailored to our needs and aspirations.

These blocks have roots in our past, whether we are aware of this or not, and will impact our thoughts, feeling and our behaviour as well as on how we perceive ourselves and the world around us. The more severe a past trauma, such as Child Sexual Abuse, the stronger the blocks, which are survival/ defence mechanisms created in childhood in order to survive extreme violence and neglect. They are also natural responses to abuse and neglect, when the child really has no one to turn to.

In Coaching, there is an opportunity for the client to explore how the past has an impact on the present and focus on what the client can achieve NOW by becoming their own best friend through anything life throws at them and by having compassion for what they have been through. I will provide the space, the support and some tools (such as reading materials, meditations practice etc...), when necessary, to support clients on their journey. The coaching process will be led by the client. It will be tailored to the client’s needs, with the client’s approval.

The coaching will be most effective if the client is willing and ready to commit 100% to their journey of self-discovery and healing. During Trauma Informed and Self- Compassion based Life Coaching sessions, the client will learn to approach their biggest blocks and find their inner resources of loving kindness and compassion towards themselves.

Contact Me

If you are interested and ready to transform your life, with self-compassion and tender loving care towards yourself, please, contact me for a FREE 30-minute Skype/ Zoom or phone assessment.

(See Notice Board below for more info)

I am looking forward to hearing from you,

Sylvie

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Zoom or Teams

For those who would prefer to have their Life Coaching sessions, remotely, I use Zoom and Microsoft Team.

Venues for face-to-face sessions

TBC

Life Coaching sessions available from January 2023

My Fees

- 30 Minutes Skype/ Zoom or phone assessment: FREE

- Full price - £80. (8 to 10 sessions in total.)

-Concession prices: £60 (8 to 10 sessions in total.)

If you are experiencing financial hardship, such as unemployment or long-term disability, I offer limited places on concession fees. Please, contact me to discuss.

All payments via bank transfer.

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