A 20-second session of self-compassionate touch reduced stress, increased kindness to participants and improved mental well-being, according to a recent study.
A devoted meditator, Eli Susman wanted to deepen his practice, and his meditation journey took him across the world. He spent a month at Plum Village, a mindfulness practice center in southern France run by Buddhist monks focused on honing the art of mindful living. Susman expected to spend most of the retreat in hours-long meditation sessions, but to his surprise, he found the schedule only allotted 30 minutes of formal meditation practice.
Sanam Hafeez, a neuropsychology director of Comprehend the Mind in New York City who was not involved in the study. “Performing this short-lived, self-compassionate touch daily was highly effective, almost as if you were seeing a therapist long term.” Susman’s findings answer an important question of how much self-compassion training is needed to reap the benefits, especially since people often tend to quit mindfulness interventions because of the lengthy time commitments, according to Dr.
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