Ann Manning
Embracing Resistance
'Whatever is preventing you from writing the poem, is the poem.' Years ago, I hurt my arm and ended up with a ‘frozen’ shoulder. There...
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Self-Compassion
Ann Manning
Aug 23, 20232 min read
I Don't Matter!
Last week I received an email from a work colleague that set me off. It was rude and condescending. I found it totally offensive. And I...
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Ann Manning
May 12, 20232 min read
When I am distracted ...
I sat for meditation – my daily practice – and almost immediately jumped up again. I couldn’t focus and, seeking distraction, I grabbed a...
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Ann Manning
Apr 6, 20232 min read
Softening the Darkness
It had happened before. It was happening again. It felt like my whole being had shut down. I could take care of the small mundane tasks:...
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Ann Manning
Feb 6, 20231 min read
Is it a circle or a spiral?
How do you view your experience? Especially when you come up against an emotional challenge that you thought you had already worked...
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Ann Manning
Nov 10, 20223 min read
Fierce Self-Compassion - Standing firm while keeping your heart tender
When we think of compassion, qualities such as kindness, tenderness and nurturing are likely to come to mind. Another form of compassion...
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Ann Manning
May 11, 20221 min read
Herding Cats
I was agitated. Very busy doing nothing, except distracting myself from what I need to do. What I wanted to do. I was consumed in a...
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Ann Manning
Oct 3, 20219 min read
Resolving Trauma: Somatic and Homeopathic Approaches
My mother trained in social work during the 1940’s. I recall being shocked when she told me, with great authority and conviction, that...
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Ann Manning
Aug 10, 20212 min read
Self-Compassion In Real Life
This morning I was visited again by those dark feelings that lurk in some recess of my being: 'I am worthless, I am nothing.' This...
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Ann Manning
May 25, 20213 min read
My Secret Superpower – Softness
Sometimes I surprise myself. In a good way. Those occasions when, put on the spot, my response has been inspired. I am impressed. Back in...
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Ann Manning
Mar 21, 20212 min read
The Inner Weather Map - Bringing Balance to My Meditation Practice
When I sit for meditation, the first thing I do is to scan inside, assessing the inner weather map: - Is there physical pressure...
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Ann Manning
Feb 22, 20212 min read
Dismantling the Emotional Impacts of Trauma Brick by Brick
It is said you can only heal what you can feel. Then how to breach a lifetime’s defence against experience that had been too painful to...
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Ann Manning
Feb 27, 20193 min read
The Qualities of Self Compassion
A few years ago, while driving into the city, I realised was in the wrong lane; I was heading in the wrong direction. The words: ‘You...
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Ann Manning
Sep 22, 20183 min read
Mindful Self-Compassion - Healing Through the Heart
Five years ago I took part in a course called Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC). It a was powerful and enriching experience. I gained...
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