Practicing Mindfulness:

Promotes relaxation and calmness, sharpens mental alertness, improves memory and manages moods and emotions.  It also reduces loneliness, decreases the number of hospitalizations, enhances digestion, improves longevity, and even slows the progression of certain health conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.

Practicing Compassion

Is proven to slow the aging process. It also improves symptoms of insomnia, anxiety, fatigue and depression.

Practicing Self-Compassion

Predicts an increased positive response to aging and enhances life satisfaction and self-care activities. It helps decrease mental health and sleep disturbance symptoms and is associated with improved quality of life among older adults.