Author: McGonigal Ph.D., Kelly
Brand: Sounds True
Edition: Unabridged
Binding: Audio CD
Format: Audiobook
Release Date: 01-09-2016
Part Number: Relay time: 405min; 6 Units
Details: Breakthrough Science and Practical Tools for Cultivating Compassion
Why is compassion so powerful? Like many forms of spirituality and meditation, compassion practice has been shown by research to enhance your health, psychological well-being, relationships, and sense of purpose. โThe unique quality of compassion,โ teaches Dr. Kelly McGonigal, โis that its benefits extend to the one who offers it, the one who receives it, and all those who witness compassion in action.โ With The Science of Compassion, this acclaimed researcher presents a practical workshop to help you understand what makes compassion workโand how you can cultivate it in your life.
The Power of Choosing Compassion
Compassion can be a difficult choice to makeโafter all, why would we deliberately choose to add another personโs pain to our own? โNot only does our compassion ease the suffering of others,โ teaches Dr. McGonigal, โOur brain, heart, and entire physiology are tuned to support us when we make the courageous decision to be compassionate.โ In this seven-hour training intensive, she provides invaluable tools and guidance for overcoming emotional fatigue, empathic distress, self-judgment, and other obstacles that can keep us closed down and afraid to reach out.
โCompassion is an embodied state that prepares us to take positive action,โ says Dr. McGonigal. Here is an audio course filled with cutting-edge science, inspirational stories, and research-based practices to help you build your capacity for generosity, empathy, and kindnessโand become a compassionate force in the world.
HIGHLIGHTS
โข The Biology of Compassionโempowering findings from the latest compassion research
โข The Upward Spiral of Compassionโthe power of witnessing and sharing stories of kindness
โข The Unique Challenge of Self-Compassionโthree keys for offering loving support to ourselves
โข Compassionate Presenceโwhen simply being with another without trying to change anything is the best choice
โข Empathic Distressโhow to keep from being overwhelmed by anotherโs suffering
โข Receiving Compassionโguidance for allowing help to come when we need it
โข Difficult Compassionโpractices for broadening your ability to offer forgiveness and generosity towards those who cause you pain
โข Healing with Compassionโthe positive effects of compassion on stress, loneliness, and social anxiety
โข Beyond the Selfโhow we can connect to a source of compassion that surpasses our normal human limits
โข Sustaining Openheartednessโhow to overcome the common challenges of โcompassion fatigueโ and โcompassion collapseโ
โข Meditation and Mindfulnessโpotent tools for cultivating compassion, including guided practices
โข Eleven sessions of breakthrough research, heart-opening stories, and transformative practices from renowned health psychologist Dr. Kelly McGonigal
EAN: 9781622037797
Package Dimensions: 6.6 x 6.1 x 1.0 inches
Languages: English
