“And I said to my body softly: ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath and replied, ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this.’ ”   

Nayyirah Waheed

How do you treat your body?

❗  Do you sneer and CONDEMN your body no matter how much it does for you?

❗  Do you make UNREASONABLE DEMANDS on it?

❗  Do you PUNISH it with a gruelling schedule?

❗  Do you insist it works harder, longer and with LESS SLEEP?

❗  Do you constantly CRITICISE it?

❗  Are you TIRED of beating yourself and your body up?

❗  Are you ever satisfied with your body or do you spend all your time JUDGING it?

Do you want to change this? Are you ready to change this?

"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.”   
~ Brene Brown

Compassionate Body is a 6-month programme for women wanting a kinder, healthier and more compassionate relationship with their body.  It is open to any woman who has struggled or is struggling with their weight, their body image, physical pain or simply feeling happy and relaxed in their own skin.

We gently address ways to befriend your body and learn to treat her as we would a dear friend, with kindness, patience and respect.  This is a confidential space where you will be safe to ‘undress’ your pain and suffering, gently explore your edges and move lovingly toward a warmer relationship with your body.

"Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.”   ~ Jim Rohn

What if you could love and respect your body as you would your best friend?

This programme does not aim to ‘fix’ whatever you perceive to be ‘the problem’ with your body.  Rather, it brings a new awareness, appreciation and compassionate response to whatever the body is presenting.  It promises a sense of peace with your body as you develop a kind and loving relationship, one gentle breath at a time.

This programme is only for open, courageous and willing hearts!

💜  Are you ready to embrace a new way of being with your body, regardless of its ‘condition’? 

💜  Are you ready and willing to ‘meet’ your critical voice that judges your body and makes you wrong?

💜  Are you ready to give up the ‘fight’ with your body and once and for all ‘make friends’ with your body?

What if your body was not your greatest enemy, but rather your greatest ally!

Join Kathryn Lovewell and Liz Walker for the adventure of your life! 

“First act of love is to breathe in and go home to your body. To be aware of your body is the beginning of self-love.”   
~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Pre-requisites

Only Graduates of the Mindful Self-Compassion 8-session course (8 week or 5 day Intensive) training can apply. Places are limited to a small number of participants per programme. 25 years and over. Women only. You are warmly invited to join this exclusive programme “Making Friends with your Body.” We are taking applications from those who wish to befriend their body and have a kinder, more peaceful relationship with their body, inside and out.

This programme is for you if…

☹️ You struggle with your body image

☹️ You beat yourself up for the way you look or think you look

☹️ Your critical voice is constantly judging you and your body

☹️ You are rarely satisfied with how you look or feel

☹️ You believe you are carrying too much or too little weight

☹️ You feel ashamed about your body or aspects of it

☹️ You simply want to be happier in your own skin.

Pre-requisites

We simply ask that you are willing to be as open, honest, and courageous as you can be and to give everything a go in a manner that feels safe and right for you.  You must be a graduate of the official Mindful Self-Compassion Course (8 Week, 10 week Live Online or 5 day Intensive format), be over 25 years of age and identify as female.  If you haven't completed the MSC training already or won't have done so by the time we begin on 26 January, we would like to GIFT you our MSC Intensive training in January 2023 as part of your Compassionate Body programme!  This invitation is also extended to Compassionate Body participants who would like to resit this training as a refresher.

This programme is open to anyone who wants to change their relationship with their body.  This is not therapy, but it is therapeutic.  We guarantee an experience that will enlighten and inspire you to make friends with your body and bring more kindness to your body.  It will provide skills to move toward your body in a more friendly and compassionate way. It does not promise to ‘fix’ what you think is wrong with your body, rather to bring a kinder approach to living in your own skin and a broader, more compassionate perspective to being human and residing in your unique body.

This is an opportunity to learn skills to stop beating yourself up about your body and make friends with the one body you’ll ever own – your own!

Compassionate Body Programme Schedule

The Compassionate Body programme will commence February 2023.

To find out more about the programme and ask any questions, please join Kathryn & Liz on a FREE one hour introductory webinar.