Compassionate Mind Training (CMT)
An important component of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) are a set of body and mind training exercises. When first using these exercises in sessions, it can be helpful to use a guide or script to support the exercise itself, but also your confidence in using it with the person you’re working with.
You’ll find a number of CMT scripts below, all of which are downloadable.
Compassionate Mind Training (CMT) Exercises - Guidance Scripts
Soothing Breathing Rhythm 1 - Script
Download a script to guide an initial Soothing Breathing Rhythm practice
Soothing Breathing Rhythm 2 - Script
Download a script to the next stage of learning to slow breathing rhythm down
Soothing Breathing Rhythm 3 - Script
Download a script to adding voice tone and facial expression to soothing breathing
If you’d like to have audio guides to these practices, you can find them here, or with the Self-Compassion App
All of these scripts are adapted from the wonderful work of Prof Paul Gilbert www.compassionatemind.co.uk
