Mara ElwoodNov 25, 20202 minCreating with Yin and YangWhen Kristin Neff came out with her audio program “The Yin and Yang of Self-Compassion”, I bought it and engaged with it because I knew t...
Mara ElwoodJun 29, 20203 minThe Colour of CompassionColour is powerful. There has been quite a bit of research done on the subject of colour and the effect it has on psychological performan...
Mara ElwoodSep 23, 20193 minParenting with Self-CompassionRecently my 14-year old son came home from school very upset. It turns out that a “friend” had been bugging him about being of German de...
Mara ElwoodJul 10, 20193 minThere's and App for thatRecently someone attributed the phrase, “Everyone should meditate for 20 minutes a day, if they are too busy, they should sit for 1 hour....
Mara ElwoodJun 18, 20194 minCompassion and GenderThe most amount of male participants that I have had in one of my courses is 2, and one of them dropped out after the first three weeks. ...
Mara ElwoodMay 28, 20192 minIntention?If you do a google search asking how many decisions we make on average every day, it comes up with 35 000 (imagine the implications of th...
Mara ElwoodMay 27, 20192 minCompassion is the KeySo yesterday was my birthday, 48 years old now. I think the last 8 years have been the most rewarding and fulfilling in my life. Not beca...
Mara ElwoodMay 14, 20192 minSelf Compassion for TeensBeing an adolescent in our modern times is not an easy task. A 2017 Time Magazine article stated that depression has increased between 2...
Mara ElwoodApr 13, 20193 minMindfulness Vs. Compassion?As I try and build my teaching up in the big city of Auckland I have come across some resistance from people to promote Mindful Self-Comp...
Mara ElwoodMar 19, 20192 minCompassion for SurvivalThe Dalai Lama says that compassion is not a luxury, we need it for the survival of humanity. After the events in Christchurch last week...
Mara ElwoodMar 10, 20192 minThe Labyrinth of LifeAt my recent “MFY: Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens” training in Australia, I took the time to do a Labyrinth walking meditation each da...
Mara ElwoodFeb 27, 20193 minEmbodying the Yin and YangThe sign of a good teacher is someone that embodies what they teach. This type of teacher lives what they pass on to others, which is re...
Mara ElwoodFeb 12, 20193 minStealth Buddhism?Over the past 4 days I have been attending the International Conference on Mindfulness Asia Pacific. There have been some amazing presen...
Mara ElwoodJan 22, 20192 minQuiet Courage Quiet courage, a way to face times that feel dark and hopeless with determination, knowing that things will change, as everything does. ...
Mara ElwoodNov 19, 20182 minStruggling and PerseveranceA common struggle with most Mindful Self-Compassion teachers that I have talked to, is the struggle to fill classes with enough participa...
Mara ElwoodSep 18, 20181 minThe Dilemma of Should A bird comes to rest on a tree, as people walk aimlessly around me. Nowhere to go. Nothing to do. Asking; What SHOULD I do? How SHOULD I ...
Mara ElwoodSep 18, 20181 minLocal Media Coverage of my teachingAfter some persistence the local media did finally publish something about my next course offering on Waiheke Island. Unfortunately, the...