Marie Bloomfield

Clinical Psychologist

 

Ageing with mindfulness and self-compassion resources

 

We invite you to listen to the following free mindfulness and self-compassion guided meditations.  The aim is to train our mind, as we age,  to reduce stress, ease struggles, and manage difficult emotions, as well as to increase resilience, well-being, peace and happiness. The following mindfulness and self-compassion meditation practices have been known to facilitate sleep, reduce anxiety, depression, pain and other health issues as well as promote better relationships with ourselves and others. The meditations are inspired by the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, Tara Brach, Elisha Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, Jack Kornfield, Mark Williams, Paul Gilbert, Kristin Neff, Thich Nhat Hanh, Chris Germer and others. 

Please Note: These meditations are psycho-educational and are not intended to replace therapy. Always seek the advice of a doctor or psychologist for any questions you may have regarding your own specific medical or mental health condition.  If emotional difficulties arise while listening to these meditations, please consult urgently a psychologist or other qualified health care professionals. Meditations has many benefits but it is not for everyone. 

Warning: please do not listen to the following audio while you are driving or operating machinery.

You can download the mp3 audio if you wish for your own personal use.

All the meditations are presented by Marie Bloomfield

Self-Compassion Break (12 min)

The Self-Compassion Break Meditation is a practice which consist of the three elements of self-compassion: acknowledging that we are suffering(mindfulness), acknowledging our common humanity and treating ourselves with self-kindness