“Exercise Two Mindfully Working with Pain Conduct this small experiment to observe how mindfulness and self-compassion can help us suffer less when we’re in pain. 1. Hold an ice cube in your hand for several seconds (this will be mildly uncomfortable). Just react as you normally would, and put the ice cube down when the discomfort becomes overwhelming. Notice how intense your discomfort was, and how long you could hold the ice cube before needing to put it down.”