Compassionate Strength™
In a distracted world, our attention drifts without us noticing.
The Practice of
Compassionate Strength
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Compassionate Strength™ is the practice of caring for your attention by noticing when it drifts, meeting that moment with awareness, and gently returning with kindness. This practice is explored through three simple returns: Kind, Kinder, Kindest™. Each return is part of the Compassionate Strength™ practice.
Kind
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KIND
When you notice your attention has drifted, gently return with kindness toward yourself.
Themes
Week 1 — Intention
Weeks 2–4 — Care
Weeks 5–8 — Self-kindness
Kinder
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KINDER
When you notice your attention has drifted, simply become aware of it without judgement, and gently return with kindness toward yourself.
Themes
Week 9 — Noticing
Weeks 10–12 — Understanding
Weeks 13–16 — Mindful Awareness
Kindest
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KINDEST
When you notice your attention has drifted, gently return with kindness and presence — to yourself, others, and the world around you.
Themes
Week 17 — Aligning
Weeks 18–20 — Connecting
Weeks 21–24 — Presence
An Invitation to Practice
Compassionate Strength
The Living Gently™ app is your daily practice space for Compassionate Strength™, offering a place to pause, reflect, and practise caring for your attention through the 10 Minute Practice, One Month Practice, and Monthly Membership.
Living Gently™ App
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Free Practice
Kind Morning Pause is a free 10 minute pre-recorded guided practice with time to reflect afterwards. It invites you to pause, settle, and notice what’s here, a gentle introduction to bringing self-kindness into your day.
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Self-guided Practice
A gentle introduction to building your own practice. Explore gentle ways to support your ongoing practice before beginning Compassionate Strength practice.
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Support ongoing connection with your attention and everyday awareness.
Personal Practice
A self-guided way to begin or deepen Compassionate Strength™ through Kind, Kinder, Kindest™. Start with the 10 Minute Practice.
Group Practice
A shared practice for groups. Begin with the 10 Minute Practice, then connect with us to explore how it can be shaped for your group.
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Community Practice
The Living Gently™ Club creates space to slow down, listen, and connect through kind conversation each month, in person and offline, across our community. To find the next gathering, join the Club and discover upcoming events.
Discover Living Gently Club ⟶ Click here
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The Living Gently™ app is the daily practice space for Compassionate Strength™ practice — helping you care for your attention through everyday practice. Each Kind, Kinder, Kindest™ return is a practice of Compassionate Strength™.
Monthly Membership
Kind, Kinder, Kindest™ is a 24 week practice, with eight weeks for each return. You can move at your own pace, pausing or returning whenever you need.
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Kind, Kinder, Kindest™ is a 24 week practice, with eight weeks for each practice.
Monthly Practice includes
10 mins per day of self-guided practice
1 new practice each week
Daily reflection and journaling space
Weekly facilitator response to questions
Group invitation (20 minute Kind Call live practice)
How attention drifts
Free Practice
Download the App
Start with a short guide and introduction, then download the Living Gently™ app and begin your free practice, the 10 minute Kind Morning Pause.