Inner Growth

Outer Impact

Inner growth, outer impact.

Our guiding quote “Our inner landscape shapes the world around us. Every thought, intention, word and feeling sends ripples far beyond ourselves” speaks to how our inner world has an impact on everything around us. Not all influence is loud or visible. The quietest intention, the kindest word, or the softest emotion can still create meaningful change with subtle impact.

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Interconnectedness

Through mindfulness, we realise we are not isolated in our internal states. Our outward expressions affect others, often in unseen ways. Like ripples in water, even small thoughts or gestures can travel outward, touching people and environments around us. This insight is about cultivating self-kindness to see the relationship between us and all living things by being Connected.

Self-awareness

Mindfulness invites us to pause and notice how we respond to challenges, and how we shape our lives. When self-kindness is paired with mindful awareness, there is clarity. This insight is about cultivating self-kindness with deep awareness, with the need for focus to make things Clear.

Responsibility

We are responsible for paying attention to what we think, say, and feel, because it matters. Through mindfulness, we become aware that our inner world doesn’t just affect us; it sets the tone for how we impact others. This insight is about cultivating self-kindness with care through Calm.

Evidence-Based References

Please Note: Our programmes are non-clinical and are not intended to replace professional mental health or medical care.

The layered meaning of our guiding quote aligns with a growing body of evidence-based research across the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and wellbeing. Below is a brief summary of each explaining the ripple effects both within and beyond ourselves.

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Self-Kindness Ripple Effects

A leading researcher in self-kindness and compassion affirms that how we treat ourselves inwardly has far-reaching effects, emotionally, relationally, and even socially. Here’s how the science aligns with this truth

Mindfulness Ripple Effects

Mindfulness and self-compassion cultivate inner calm and emotional resilience, helping us respond thoughtfully rather than react impulsively. Cultivating self-kindness and awareness naturally ripple outward, improving how we relate to ourselves and others.

Physiological Ripple Effects

Neuroscience shows that our inner physiological and emotional states influence how we connect with others and shape our environment. Cultivating self-kindness, inner calm and positive emotions creates ripple effects beyond ourselves.

Te Ao Māori Inner States Ripple Effects

Te Ao Māori emphasises that inner balance, intention, aroha (love), and self-kindness deeply influence our wellbeing and environment. From Durie’s holistic model to Marsden’s life force (mauri), and Smith’s focus on ethical purpose, they show how nurturing ourselves creates ripples through relationships, community, and the natural world.

1. Kristin Neff – Self-Compassion Research (2003–present)

Self-kindness changes our relationship with ourselves, reducing self-criticism and increasing empathy. Her research shows that when we respond to our own suffering with compassion, we become more present, balanced, and caring with others.
→ Our inner thoughts and self-talk ripple into how we treat the world.

  1. Jon Kabat-Zinn – Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) (1990s)
    Mindfulness reduces stress and cultivates present-moment awareness. Kabat-Zinn’s MBSR program shows how tuning into the present calms body and mind, enabling people to respond instead of react.
    → Inner calm stops stress rippling outward.

  2. Kristin Neff – Self-Compassion Research (2003–present)
    Self-compassion builds emotional resilience and self-regulation. Neff’s work demonstrates that kindness toward oneself supports mental wellbeing and shapes how we relate to others.
    → Inner kindness creates positive ripple effects.

  1. Stephen Porges – Polyvagal Theory (1994–present)
    The vagus nerve regulates our capacity for emotional regulation, social connection, and safety. Porges’ Polyvagal Theory shows how activating the parasympathetic nervous system fosters inner calm that ripples outward, improving relationships and community wellbeing.
    → Inner calm through nervous system regulation sends positive ripples beyond ourselves.

  2. Richard Davidson – Affective Neuroscience and Emotional Resilience (1990s–present)
    Davidson’s research reveals how emotional states shape brain plasticity and social behaviour. Cultivating positive inner emotional landscapes enhances resilience and fosters compassionate, connected relationships.
    → Inner emotional health transforms how we engage with the world around us.

  1. Durie (1985) – Te Whare Tapa Whā
    A holistic wellbeing model integrating spiritual (wairua), mental (hinengaro), physical (tinana), and social (whānau) health. Inner balance or imbalance affects the individual and ripples out to whānau, community, and environment.
    → Inner harmony sustains outer wellbeing and sends ripples far beyond ourselves.

  2. Elder (2021) – Aroha and Emotional Wellbeing
    Combines Māori concepts of aroha (love) and wairua (spirit) with clinical emotional regulation. Self-kindness and tending to our inner aroha creates calm that extends naturally to whānau, community, and Papatūānuku (earth mother).
    → Inner care shapes outer relationships and environment.

  3. Rangimarie Rose Pere – Te Wheke (1982)
    Her model of wellbeing places wairua and whānau at the centre, teaching that intention, aroha, and emotional energy are always transmitted through speech, thought, and action.
    → What we hold within radiates into our relationships and the world.

  4. Rev. Māori Marsden – The Woven Universe (2003)
    Mauri (life force) links the spiritual, emotional, and ecological realms. Marsden teaches that our inner spiritual state influences the wellbeing of the natural world.
    → Inner harmony sustains outer vitality.

  5. Linda Tuhiwai Smith – Decolonizing Methodologies (1999)
    Explores how intentionality, ethics, and purpose shape the impact of our words, research, and actions. Her work affirms that Indigenous ways of knowing begin with inner alignment.
    → What we carry inwardly shapes what we create in the world.