Self-Compassion: Warm embrace/practice value vs. cure-all technique

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I'm reading Neff's book on self-compassion and really like it so far. Her exercises are very helpful and the practice feels like a warm loving hug and a slow long deep breath. Really see it as a meta-value and a strong form of acceptance. Just shining a more specific light on this piece. It really resonates.The posture of self-compassion is pivotal for me as I'm in the high shame and self-critical category. Anyone else using this stuff?BTW, I do see a trap...i do see some tendency in readings on compassion (and in my own mind) to turn this all into yet another cure-all, self-help move/technique, but so far that is not a problem.terry