Self-Kindness / Inner Child Meditation

Special topic for this session: Connecting With Your Inner Child

Kindness, compassion and acceptance can be difficult to give to others, especially in challenging situations. But it is often even more difficult to give kindness, compassion and acceptance to ourselves. For many of us it is like an under-developed life skill that we didn’t get a chance to learn at school, or even at home, because our parents may have been too critical or distant or too focused on themselves. But regardless of what we missed out on earlier in life, as adults we can rebuild this essential supportive and caring relationship with ourselves from within.

In this group I will be taking you through guided meditations that help you to:

• form a stronger connection with your body, emotions and inner being,
• get to know your inner child and learn to comfort and look after him or her,
• learn to feel and embrace all emotions, not just the pleasant ones,
• discover the treasures hidden in your grief, sadness, anger and fear,
• meet your inner critic and turn this tormentor into a friend who supports you through the challenges of life,
• treat your imperfections, mistakes and failures with more understanding and compassion,
• embrace what it means to be a perfectly imperfect human.

THE SESSION:

1. We will start by introducing ourselves and getting a sense of which aspect of self-kindness the group is most interested in cultivating (10-20 min).
2. I will guide you through a meditation - sit comfortably, close your eyes and simply listen and follow the instructions of where to focus your attention (40-50 min).
3. After the meditation we will talk about what we’ve experienced (20-40 min). This last part is also an opportunity to ask questions about meditating or about any challenges you might be having with self-kindness in general.

After the class we’ll keep the venue open until 8:30pm or so for people who want to stay longer and keep chatting with other participants - it is a good opportunity to socialize with like-minded people in a positive environment, catch up with friends who come regularly, meet some new faces, talk about personal growth and inner healing.

Newcomers are warmly welcome. Come as you are. No prior experience necessary.

COST: $20 good income / $15 medium income / $10 low income

Bank transfer to Growth Space, 38-9002-0523922-12 with references: “SKM-14DEC” and your meetup username.

Or pay by cash on the door.

Cancellations policy:

• If you cancel your attendance before 9am on the day of the class your fee can be transferred to a future class.
• If the event is postponed you will have a choice to transfer your fee to a future class or to receive a full refund.

PUNCTUALITY:

It’s good to come a little earlier to settle in and relax. You can arrive from 6pm for a 6:15pm start. It is disruptive for the meditation to have people coming in late so there’s no entry after 6:30pm - please do not knock and try to arrive on time for the next session.

EVENT RULES:

• Power off all your wireless electronic devices (or enable airplane mode) for the duration of the session.
• Please do not wear strong perfume or fragrances.
• No smoking / alcohol / drugs before coming.
• Do not come when you are sick to avoid passing it on.
• Be respectful towards others and the venue.
• Do not arrive after 6:30pm.

^ These are necessary to create an enjoyable and healing session for everyone.

HEALTH RULES:

• Please do not come when you suspect that you may be infected with a corona virus.
• If you’ve had a very recent vaccine injection or booster please wait three weeks before coming as some people are allergic to the spike proteins being produced after the injections.

LOCATION:

Unit 3, 88 Cook Street, Auckland CBD.

It is the building directly on Cook Street, between Nelson Street and Morton Street and directly opposite the huge open air parking lot.

Use the rear entrance:

1. Walk in through the open car gate on the left side of the building,
2. Turn right,
3. It is the third unit from the right (Unit 3) accessed via the elevated walkway.

PARKING:

This venue is within 400m of all motorway on and off ramps so driving in is super easy.

• Street parking is free from 6pm. You can start parking from 5:45pm thanks to the 10 min “grace period” to ensure you get a free spot.
• A big stretch of yellow dash line directly opposite 88 Cook St (normally bus parking) is free to use after 6:00pm.
• City Works Depot is directly across the road - it is a huge open air paid car park. Their evening rate of $6 for the whole evening starts from 6:00pm.

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This class is also posted in the Meaningful Connections Meetup group.