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Freedom from the Inner Critic
Discover your genuine confidence and self-worth.
Powerful tools to make peace with your mind
We've all heard the voice of the inner critic — that part of us that judges us, shames us, and makes us feel inadequate. Mark Coleman shares a practical pathway for freeing yourself from self-doubt and restoring your sense of worthiness.
This Course will help you:
- Make friends with yourself. Activate the place inside you that has always truly wanted your well-being.
- Learn to trust yourself. Discover a reservoir of inner goodness and wisdom that you can rely on.
- Overcome fear & perfection. Learn how to let go of feeling inadequate, or afraid to express yourself fully.
- Embrace living authentically. By living free of self-judgment, you can express the truth of who you are.
- Accept yourself as you are. Find contentment and freedom from the endless cycles of self-criticism.
What's included in this 7-day Course?
7 Transformative Lessons
Daily sessions for living a life free of self-judgment.
Mini Meditations
Bonus practices for in-the-moment relief from self-judgment and negativity.
Q&A
Bonus content of Mark answering commonly asked questions about the inner critic.
60-minute Conversation
A bonus video conversation with Mark Coleman.
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Freedom from the Inner Critic Course
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- 7 transformative lessons
- 3 bonus mini meditations
- 5 bonus Q&A content
- 1 bonus 60-minute conversation
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With a Mindfulness Plus+ Annual Membership, you will get this Course and more for FREE.
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What you'll learn:
Session 1: The Modern Pandemic of Self-Judgment
Step back and take a wider view of the epidemic of self-judgment and how many of us struggle with self-judgment. Begin to explore the role of the critic and how to find relief from its judgments.
Session 2: Mindfulness & the Critical Mind
Understand how to bring awareness to your mental patterns, and begin to find relief from its negative consequences. This session explores various mindful techniques for working with the critic.
Session 3: Understanding the Function of the Critic
Learn the origins of self-judgment. When we understand the deep historical roots of the critic and how it tries to protect us from vulnerability and pain, we can then bring clarity and care to this painful process.
Session 4: From Judgment to Self-Compassion
Discover how to bring a kindhearted care to ourselves and the suffering that comes from self-criticism, allowing self-compassion to flower.
Session 5: From Not Enough to Enough
Discover how to find freedom from the key mantra of the Inner Critic: that you are fundamentally “not enough”. When we realize that we truly are enough, then we can find contentment and peace.
Session 6: Loving Kindness as an Antidote to the Judge
A powerful antidote to negative self-criticism is the practice of loving kindness. Learn how to relate to yourself with kindness and care to establish a foundation for well-being.
Session 7: The Power of Forgiveness
A key tool in releasing self-judgment is the power of self-forgiveness. Understanding that we are always doing the best we can and trusting the goodness of our hearts allow us to find genuine forgiveness.
Meet Your Teacher
Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman is one of the world’s preeminent mindfulness and meditation teachers. He holds an MA in Clinical Psychology and draws on his extensive experience in working with people as a therapist, executive coach, and wilderness guide.
Mark is a senior trainer for the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute, developed at Google, and a senior meditation teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He is the founder of the Mindfulness Institute, which brings mindfulness training to organizations worldwide.
Mark is the author of From Suffering to Peace: The True Promise of Mindfulness, Make Peace with Your Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Help Free You from the Inner Critic, and Awake in the Wild: Mindfulness in Nature as a Path of Self-Discovery.
Learning how to relate with your inner critic can transform every aspect of your life - from more creativity and better relationships, to feeling more confident and worthy.
—Mark Coleman
Kind words for Mark
Dr. Rick Hanson
Psychologist, best-selling author, Senior Fellow, Greater Good Science Centre at UC Berkeley, USA.
“Mark Coleman shows us how to let go of feeling pressured, inadequate, or afraid to express ourselves fully — and instead feel strong, confident, and worthy.”
Sharon Salzberg
Author of Loving Kindness and Real Happiness
“Mark Coleman has distilled powerful, creative strategies for relating with and transforming your inner critic.”
Chip Conley
New York Times–bestselling author of Emotional Equations and Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy at Airbnb
“Most of us wait for some champion to show up in our life who supports our dreams, calms our fears, and provides a vision for our future. Mark Coleman reminds us we can be our own champion by building a healthier relationship with our judgmental mind with clear and practical steps.”
Frequently asked questions
When is the course taking place?
You can take part in this course anytime. As soon as you make payment, you will get lifetime access to the course content and you can do it at your own pace.
How can I access the content of this course?
You can access all the content of this course on your computer or in the Mindfulness.com app. As soon as you make payment, we will email you instructions on how to access the content everywhere.
What's the difference between owning it forever and getting Mindfulness Plus+?
If you opt to own this course, you will have lifetime access to this course and you will be able to access it from our website and the Mindfulness.com app. You will only be billed once.
If you opt to buy a Mindfulness Plus+ subscription, you will have full access to this course as well as unlimited access to:
- New Daily Mindfulness meditations 365 days a year.
- Our entire library of over 2,000 meditations, sleep content, talks, mindful exercises, and more.
- Mindfulness Programs from world-leading mindfulness teachers and leaders, including Tara Brach, Cory Muscara, Melli O’Brien, Mark Coleman, and more.
- Unlimited access to Sleep meditations, stories, music and soundscapes to help wind down, fall asleep, and get back to sleep.
- Exclusive events for Mindfulness Plus+ community members only.
You will be billed $84.99 USD annually for a Mindfulness Plus+ membership. You can cancel your subscription anytime.
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