Caring for Yourself When Caring for Others

Name: Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others
Start: 2025-01-26
End: 2025-01-26
Location: Online

Sunday, January 26th, 2025 • 11.15am-12.30pm (Europe/London) • Online (Zoom)

Overview

Join David for a free workshop on Insight Timer Live.

Caring for others, whether in a professional role or for loved ones, can be deeply rewarding, yet it often comes with unique challenges. How do we continue to give our best to those who need us, without neglecting our own needs? Is it not selfish to focus on ourselves?

In this talk, we’ll explore how to balance the demands of caregiving with the necessity of self-care. Drawing on Buddhist wisdom and modern insights, this session will offer tools for maintaining balance and resilience, arousing self-compassion, and finding moments of joy and gratitude, even amidst the challenges.

We’ll explore how to:

Avoid burnout by nurturing your own wellbeing and finding meaning and value.
Cultivate a mindset of gratitude and universal compassion to navigate difficult situations.
Reframe feelings of guilt or self-pity into kindness and care for yourself.
Use mindful practices to bring calm and clarity to your daily life.

Whether you’re a healthcare professional, a family caregiver, or simply seeking tools to care for yourself amidst life’s responsibilities, we hope this talk will offer practical strategies to help you thrive.

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Booking & Recording

This event will be held online. Please book your place using the form at the bottom of this page.

This session will be recorded and shared with those who can’t join live.

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The Teacher

David Oromith is the Operations Officer for the CCN, as well as co-founder of Samadhi. He is a Buddhist contemplative and meditation guide with a background in mental health services. Having practised meditation since the age of 18, his journey into Buddhism began through personal struggles with depression and anxiety, leading him to the Buddha’s teachings.

David has studied under various teachers, with Lama Alan as his root guru, and is influenced by Tibetan Buddhism among other traditions, recognising the value and benefit of multiple points-of-view. He focuses on meditation training and core, practical Buddhist principles in his teachings. He is the author of the book A Practical Guide to Mindful Living and leads several retreats across the UK every year, as well as teaching online and in person across South Wales.

David’s engaging style is clear, practical, and relatable, hoping to make ancient practices applicable to modern life. He envisions and works towards the establishment of the Samadhi Eco Retreat Centre as a community for spiritual development.