Using Yoga and Compassion to Strive Skillfully
Diana Hill spoke with Dr. Kaitlin Harkess on the Wisdom for Wellbeing Podcast about Using Yoga and Compassion to Strive Skillfully
Key Takeaways
- Diana’s process of managing the ‘frenemy’ of striving to cultivate meaning and take values-based action
- What it means to strive skillfully
- Diana’s early introduction to Thich Nhat Hanh and teachings around meaning and living with integrity
- The three arms of compassion (self, receive, give) and how this looks in the parenthood journey
- Navigating the guilt of ‘self care’ and finding flexible ways to practice
- The core processes of Acceptance and Commitment Training/Therapy (ACT)
- Understanding yoga as a philosophical system beyond yoga asana
- The ongoing process of balancing effort and surrender – in life and in yoga
- How the ACT Daily Journal can be used in parenthood