Be Your Best Friend: Wholehearted Self-Compassion

Often, we find it easier to offer compassion, kindness, and unconditional positive regard to others. Yet when it comes to ourselves, we are more likely to be highly critical, unforgiving, or unkind. Over time, depriving ourselves of compassion has adverse cumulative effects on our confidence, self-esteem, creativity, productivity, relationships and overall happiness.

Research has shown that individuals who are self-compassionate are more likely to be resilient, optimistic, creative, and happy. Learn to cultivate self-love and self-compassion during this weekend program.

In this workshop, Sam will share with you:

• The importance of cultivating compassion towards all aspects of yourself
• Psychological principles, spiritual wisdom, Yoga, meditation, healing imagery, joyful laughter practices, storytelling, and group work
• Loving guidance in becoming your own best friend
• Ways to encourage others to practice self-compassion as well

Continuing Education Opportunities

• Yoga Alliance (YA): Approximately 7 contact hours
• Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA) can provide you a CE certificate of your program’s total contact hours. For more information, email membership@iyta.org.

Testimonials

Sam Desai is an awesome teacher—compassionate, wise, and very, very fun! I’ve taken many self-growth classes and have taught my own (as a health and life coach + psychotherapist) and I can honestly say that Sam’s class is one of my favorite experiences! — Karen Schachfer

[This was] absolutely one of the best programs and teachers I’ve ever enjoyed at Yogaville. [The program] truly helped me resolve some life issues and had me laughing and dancing—both rare in my life. Sampada is wonderful!!! — John W. Ward, Jr.

My expectations were definitely met. Sam is very knowledgeable and experienced and she teaches with great warmth. — JoAnn Whiteley

Sam is great—quirky, with happy energy, totally unassuming and open, which was much appreciated. She managed to make the group feel very cohesive. — Past Participant