The following are available to the general public. Feel free to use and distribute them.

  1. Kristin Neff’s Self-Compassion guided meditations and exercises
  2. Christopher Germer’s guided meditations and exercises
  3. The Center for Mindful Self-Compassion’s guided meditations and exercises
  4. The Mindful Self Compassion self test: test how self-compassionate you are
  5. Guided meditations from The Healing Power of the Breath, by Drs. Richard Brown and Patricia Gerbarg
  6. SF Love Dojo Guide to working through the Neff-Germer MSC Workbook
  7. SF Love Dojo lecture series on compassion in difficult times; self-compassion; Asian American men’s and women’s psychology; narcissism, power and relatedness in the American psyche; internet addiction; and cyberbullying.
  8. Resources on approaching social media with mindfulness and compassion, through Dr. Chandra’s book Facebuddha: Transcendence in the Age of Social Networks, published 2017.
  9. Compassionate letter to oneself, modified for marginalized or traumatized peoples by Dr. Ravi Chandra based on the MSC program
  10. Lovingkindness Sutra – you can memorize this and recite as part of your meditation practice, and also notice where your mind snags. This is a good indicator of what still needs attention in you.

Books:

  1. Kristin Neff, Ph.D. (2015) Self Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind.
  2. Christopher Germer, Ph.D. (2009) The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions.
  3. Neff and Germer (2018) The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive.
  4. Richard Brown, M.D. and Patricia Gerbarg, M.D. (2012) The Healing Power of the Breath: Simple Techniques to Reduce Stress and Anxiety, Enhance Concentration, and Balance Your Emotions.

You can find online MSC and CCT courses, and other teachers at the Center for Self Compassion and the Compassion Institute.

I offered a free/by donation “Contagious Compassion Zoom Session” during the COVID19 Crisis. Sign up for my newsletter to find out about the next courses. You can find excerpts of the didactics and guided meditations from these sessions on the “Videos” page on this site.

Laurie Santos, a Yale psychology professor, offers the wonderful and free Science of Well-Being course at Coursera.

Dr. Chandra’s 2019 lectures on compassion, self-compassion, Asian American men’s and women’s psychology, cyberbullying, internet addiction, and narcissism in the American Psyche can be found online as well.

UCSF’s Psychiatry Department has these resources during the COVID19 crisis:

 

You may also be interested in:

Medicine for Difficult Times, by Ravi Chandra (August 9, 2019) at the Center for Mindful Self Compassion website

Descriptions of Lovingkindness meditation:

  1. Jack Kornfield, A Path With Heart, instructions for lovingkindness practice
  2. Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance, instructions for lovingkindness practice

Friendliness and compassion are the “umami” of the inner life and relatedness, making them more tasty and delicious!