“Self-Compassion: Developing Empathy for Ourselves” Public Workshop

“Self-Compassion: Developing Empathy for Ourselves”
Public Workshop
 
Pattie Williams, Licensed Professional Counselor, will share how to explore and practice empathy for ourselves and facilitate a creative imagery experience so participants can connect to their individual Deeply Wise Compassionate Self. This compassionate image can provide warmth, gentleness and empathy during personal feelings of pain, suffering, or inadequacy.
                        
The Dalai Lama gives testimony to the need for self-compassion when he says, “One must be compassionate to one’s self before external compassion."
 
Pattie has studied Non-Violent Communication and Self Empathy for 12 years. Those who work with her in her private practice, either individually or in small groups, discover personal ways to utilize the resource of inner wisdom.
 
Pattie is also a member of Compassion Fayetteville. This community work has led her to develop guidance, training and program offerings on self-compassion. This current focus is influenced by Marshall Rosenberg, Robert Gonzales, Paul Gilbert, Kristin Neff, and Brené Brown.
   
THE OMNI Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology and Compassion Fayetteville offer this workshop as a 2014 Compassion Games event. Suggested donations of $10-$20 will be shared with both organizations toward sustaining programs of community compassion and cooperation. Donations are welcomed, but are not mandatory for this workshop participation. No one will be turned away.
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