Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child
by Thich Nhat Hanh
Mindfulness practices for healing childhood wounds: going back to the five-year-old, breathing with pain, writing letters to parents. Gentle and effective.
Read it if…
old wounds still run your reactions.
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Skip it if…
you want clinical trauma therapy.
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Three things you will actually use
- The wounded child is still here.
- Breathe with the pain.
- Reconcile with your ancestors.
Do this first
Do the inner-child breathing meditation.
Our verdict
Healing the inner child.
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