The Experience
Mirror Meditation Private Guided Instruction
Coming face to face with yourself isn’t always easy.
Yet the benefits can be life changing.
If you already have a meditation practice, you’ll find that using the mirror will increase your self-awareness and can give you a unique perspective on what’s happening inside your mind.
If you’re new to meditation, the mirror can be a great tool to help you focus your attention and notice your habitual thoughts and realize how your thoughts are constantly influencing you.
You can do the mirror meditation practice on your own, but you’ll get unique benefits from guided instruction.
As your instructor, Tara Well PhD will show you how to transform your self-criticism into self-compassion. You’ll learn to see yourself with kindness and clarity.
Mirror Meditation Instruction Programs are designed to help you develop new skills on three levels. You can choose which is right for you.
Basic Skills
- See yourself with compassion
- Make peace with your inner critic
- Develop calm and focus
Advanced Skills
- Conquer your resistance to change
- Learn the art of compassionate self-confrontation
- Use your vision for clearer decision-making
Relationship Skills
- Increase your comfort with being seen by others
- Have more confidence relating face-to-face
- Learn to reflect others with kindness and insight
Together we plan a program that’s right for you.
What to expect from your session?
Each session is unique. Here’s a general idea of what happens.
- We set an intention for your session and begin with a progressive relaxation meditation to help you slow down and arrive in the present moment.
- Then with the mirror, Tara Well, PhD will guide you through the Five Facets of Awareness
- Noticing posture and alignment
- Practicing full relaxed breathing
- Managing attention with visual feedback
- Working with emotions related to seeing yourself
- Using visual observation to facilitate deeper listening
- You’ll learn how to work the five facets of awareness to gain valuable insights.
- You practice staying present yourself and noticing whatever arises with compassion.
- We make space for integrating new insights and consider what’s next for you.
Common issues we can work on together:
- releasing self-criticism
- accepting and loving your appearance
- breaking free from selfie and social media addiction
- dealing with changes in your self-image after a break-up
- questioning your purpose and direction in your career
- clarifying and trusting your intuition to make better decisions
- feeling more connected to others and happier in your relationships
- and much more!
Is private instruction right for you?
She looks for a good fit between your needs and her offerings.
You’ll find private instruction with Tara Well, PhD most beneficial if you are:
- ready to make a powerful shift in how you see yourself
- highly motivated to change and grow
- more curious than afraid to look at yourself
- willing to stay with yourself to work through discomfort
- open to seeing yourself from a new perspective
If you’ve done or are currently involved in one or more of these personal development programs, guided mirror meditation instruction may be highly beneficial – and used as a complement and support for your overall personal development program.
- Counseling: traditional psychotherapy, support groups, life coaching
- Contemplative practices: meditation, yoga
- Self-inquiry: personal retreats, journaling, healing programs
Private Instruction with Tara Well, PhD is not a good fit if you are:
- looking for a quick fix to deal with personal challenges
- believe others (parents, partners) are primarily to blame for your issues
- not willing to see yourself with rigorous honesty
- wanting to practice only affirmations and self-adoration with the mirror
Interested in learning more about private instruction?
The Signature Mirror Meditation Workshop
A catalyst for deepening connections,
cultivating trust, understanding, and authenticity.
Looking for a unique experience to bring to your group?
You’ll never see each other the same way again!
A shared experience that sparks creativity, insights, and revelations.
Dr. Tara Well offers full and half day Signature Mirror Meditation Workshops designed to meet your group’s unique needs, suited for 6-30 person groups in private and business settings.
The Signature Mirror Meditation Workshop includes a research-based talk, followed by individual and group reflection exercises tailored to the unique purpose and goals of your group.
Popular workshop themes
The Beauty Trap
- Research on body image and self-objectification
- How and why the mirror evokes self-criticism and what to do about it
- How to dismantle your critiques and look with kinder self-awareness
- Ways to support and reflect others’ inner beauty and unique qualities
The Secret to Stress Management
- Research on stress and emotional resilience
- The mirror as a tool to manage your inner life
- How to develop more focus and calm
- How to manage your inner critic and negative emotions
Being Visible
- Research on self-awareness and performance
- How to comfortably allow ourselves to be seen
- How to feel more relaxed and confident when relating face-to-face
- Learning to see others with greater clarity and compassion