Compassionate Strength™ Training
Journey
For Individuals & Groups
Begin a self-guided training journey towards Compassionate Strength™ — a way to meet life’s challenges with kindness, clarity, and strength, supported by the Kind, Kinder, Kindest™ Framework, a structured practice plan, and the Living Gently™ app.
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Kind
10–15 min per day, 12 weeks
Self-kindness is the practice of responding to your experiences with warmth and care, and relating to yourself as you would a dear friend, with patience, understanding, and gentleness.
A starting practice for newcomers with no previous experience as well as experienced meditators alike.
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Weeks 1–4 — Intention
Begin by setting an intention for your wellbeing and practice.Weeks 5–8 — Awareness
Observe your thoughts, feelings, and sensations with curiosity and non-judgement.Weeks 9–12 — Connection
Nurture a kind relationship with yourself, just as you would with a dear friend, allowing warmth and care to grow naturally.
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The Living Gently™ app offers a 12-week training journey, supported by gentle in-app messages and a recorded monthly guided meditation. Our approach to self-kindness is evidence-informed, drawing on the self-compassion research of Kristin Neff.
What’s included
12-week self-guided training journey
Gentle in-app supportive messages
Monthly recorded guided meditation
Evidence-informed self-kindness approach
Kinder
15–20 min per day, 12 weeks
Mindfulness is the practice of gently paying attention to your present moment experience on purpose, with openness, and without judgement.
A continuing practice for those seeking balance and connection just as they are, with no pressure to fix, change, or perform.
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Weeks 13–16 — Growing
Bring mindful attention to everyday moments.Weeks 17–20 — Focusing
Develop concentration and curiosity in your attention.Weeks 21–24 — Deepening
Expand awareness toward self-compassion and care for others.
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The Living Gently™ app offers a 12-week training journey, supported by gentle in-app messages and a recorded monthly guided meditation. Our approach to mindfulness is evidence-informed, drawing on the research of Jon Kabat-Zinn.
What’s included
12-week self-guided training journey
Gentle in-app supportive messages
Monthly recorded guided meditation
Evidence-informed mindfulness approach
Includes an optional monthly 10-minute Kind Call with live guided practice if needed. Please book ahead. See disclaimer
Kindest
20–30 min per day, 12 weeks
Compassionate Strength is the practice of nurturing the kindest relationship with yourself, others, and living world, offering a way to meet life’s challenges with care, clarity, and strength, guided by your wellbeing intention and purpose.
A modern wellbeing practice that brings self-kindness and mindfulness into full lived experience.
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Weeks 25–28 — Strengthening
Ground mindfulness and kindness in everyday life.Weeks 29–32 — Expanding
Widen your circle of care to include others, community, and the living world.Weeks 33–36 — Embodying
Living gently with your practice — letting awareness, compassion, gentleness and care guide how you move through life.
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The Living Gently™ app offers a 12-week training journey, supported by gentle in-app messages and a recorded monthly guided meditation. Our approach to Compassionate Strength™ and holistic wellbeing is culturally informed by Te Whare Tapa Whā, Aotearoa New Zealand’s recognised model of holistic wellbeing developed by Sir Mason Durie, and integrates self-kindness and mindfulness practices, drawing on the research of Kristin Neff and Jon Kabat-Zinn.
What’s included
12-week self-guided training journey
Gentle in-app supportive messages
Monthly recorded guided meditation
Integrated evidence and culturally informed approach
Includes an optional monthly 20-minute Kind Call with live guided practice if needed. Please book ahead. See disclaimer
Living Gently™ app
1. Self-guided
Go at your own pace
Cultivate the practices needed to move through your day gently. Begin with 10–15 minutes practice per day, gradually progressing to 20-30 minutes for an embodied experience.
2. Guided
Support for your self-guided practice
Practice support is available through in-app messaging, monthly meditation, and live 1:1 mindfulness practice. All guidance is designed to help you engage with the content, including journaling prompts and mindfulness exercises giving you a choice of formats that work best for you.
Begin
Your free trial.
Individual
(Monthly Subscription)
Starting from NZ $156.00 per month
($39 per week, per person — billed monthly)
Grow gently with weekly, self-guided practices in Self-kindness, Mindfulness, and Compassionate Strength™, with ongoing support for your practice, moving at a pace that feels right for you.
Group
(Book a call)
Bring Compassionate Strength™ to your group.
Every group is unique, so in a free complimentary 20-minute chat you can share which wellbeing practice is most likely to meet your needs.
Access our free Guide.
Begin your Living Gently journey with our free, step-by-step Joining and Sharing Guide. It’s a simple way to begin with care and clarity. Complete the form and we’ll send you the link straight away!