The Power Of Self Acceptance - How To Stop Beating Yourself Up

Self Acceptance - A guided visualization to help you stop hating yourself and practice unconditional self love.

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[DonWoschto]

This channel is the most precious thing on all of Youtube. Thank you, Leo.

[ellaartemis]

The first time I watched this, it felt awkward. I still followed though, desperate to rid myself of this excruciating rejection from none other than myself. The meditation/visualization part felt horrible. I cried my eyes out, and my chest was aching. I could not breathe. It was a horrifying experience for me. I fell asleep right after crying since my head was aching so much. This did not work for me, I thought. When I woke up, I was in a calmer state. I gradually realized that I started accepting myself more.

It feels uncomfortable for me to show such weakness publicly, but I wrote this on impulse. I want to know if others have also experienced this :)

Thank you, Leo, for your dedication in helping others and to all who are striving to improve, I want to congratulate us all for trying to get up this hole of ignorance, addiction, negativity, etc.

Cheers to a better life!

[AaronDoughty]

I think self-acceptance is also about embracing the ego and integrating it. Being Self aware of how the ego works and accepting it. Sometimes I hear people say they want to destroy their ego, which I think will only cause inner-conflict because self-acceptance is not being practiced. Awareness of the ego with discernment is powerful. Great video Leo.

[michaelsmith]

Skip to 8:35 if you're returning for the visualization

[rhythmdroid]

This was a very good exercise. I began to find that the easiest person to visualize giving love to was my child self, cute and adorable and innocent of fault. Just a child learning about life who deserves love, reassurance, and forgiveness at every step. Thank you Leo!

[CoolVictor]

I was visualizing hugging myself and i cried, eg. for self image in front of a mirror.

This one that watched your video expresses it's gratitude.

[sharikulislam]

"Love your sins to death" - so simple, yet so effective. I may not like my sins (procrastination, fearfulness), but they are a part of me; actually, they are me. There is no other reality. Thank you for this video!

[MrSasa]

after this visualization I understood why people say that life is love. coming from a rather cynical guy, I always thought love was good when it was given to you or when you were giving it to someone..

but now after applying it to myself I understand that when you love yourself you are loving all humanity. since you are loving all nasty stuff that you and all others are running away from.

this is a beautiful insight to have I think. I gonna keep practicing for real. it is really powerful

[rollandmasebu]

Thank you, Leo. I don't think you can fathom how much your videos have helped me throughout this past year. I'm grateful beyond words😢

[StainlessHelena]

I imagined an older version of me comforting a younger version of me sitting on it's lap. The more severe the problem the younger and weaker the child-me.

[FelixTheForgotten]

I literally visualized me hugging myself at my lowest points and I finnally understood.
This video opened up my perspective.

[IanStormer]

I'm currently going through a hard breakup and I've been so emotional and self-judgemental/critical over the past month and a half. But worse than that, this is the way I've been treating myself my whole life to a certain degree. When I was in the middle of this self acceptance visualisation, tears started rolling down my face and I started crying uncontrollably. I realised that the person that I've been judging and criticizing was this beautiful soft soul, who I've neglected through out the years. I finally gave myself the love that I needed. I know I still have to work on it, but this was one of the most profound experiences I've ever felt. Thank you.

[SoySauce]

I did this practice about a month ago. Since then I have been journaling, meditating, working out, running, picking up a new hobby in guitar, focusing on school, sleeping early and waking up early and just overall positive things for myself. I came back here a month later to do this practice again and WOW! Leo is so right about everything, just 1 month and I already feel a powerful change. This has defiantly gave me new found motivation to continue what I am doing and loving myself in the process.

[davidcao]

I just tell myself "it's ok"

[ennvee]

i imagined myself hugging myself. weird experience but moving.

[michaelinzo]

Leo wtf you just cured my OCD and my irrational fears... Damn I never felt this way before I feel like a child who can do whatever he wants and achieve anything it wants..

[therecovery]

During this exercise, I could feel the ego’s grip on my entire body. The release I felt during this self acceptance exercise is incredible!! I didn’t realize the amount of tension I had from my ego. I’ve been meditating with Leo for almost 2 and a half years and it’s changed my life. Thank you Leo!

[lizcrittenden]

I cried so much when I was accepting every part of myself, it was refreshing, thank you. I’m saving this so I can remind myself to do it daily.

[stelliumX]

I cried during the entire process 😆. This was so good! I’ve never looked at myself inside that way. I imagined myself hugging myself and telling myself it’s ok! I’ll continue to do this everyday. Thank you so much for all of your videos. ❤️