Our new publication in the journal Mindfulness shows how meditating with one’s avatar in Virtual Reality enhances self-compassion and perspective-takingRegular self-compassion practice is associated with improved mental health by fostering kindness toward one’s suffering and relying on self-related processes like perspective-taking. It is not known whether recently described self-related processes that rely on multisensory bodily signals, induced by exposing participants to an avatar and multisensory stimulation, also contribute to self-compassion meditation. We integrated virtual reality (VR)-based self-compassion meditation with multisensory stimulation promoting self-identification with the avatar.Our study showed that (1) incorporating VR-based multisensory stimulation with an avatar into self-compassion practice (ASC) was feasible, (2) both ASC and SSC induced higher compassion ratings characterized by decreased negative and increased positive qualities compared to the baseline, and that (3) ASC meditation improved perspective-taking more than SSC. We proposed that multisensory perceptual cues provided by VR can support perspective-taking, potentially fostering empathetic engagement towards oneself, aiding self-compassion practices.FundingThis research is supported by All Here SA (The Home Within: Minimal Phenomenal Selfhood, Phenomenal Existence, and Meditation Neuroengineering).Olaf Blanke is supported by Carigest SA, Swiss National Science Foundation (3100A0-112493), Bertarelli Foundation. Hang Yang is supported by Autism Research Special Fund of Zhejiang Foundation For Disabled Persons (2025013).ReferencesYang, H., Herbelin, B., Pecchini, E., Ngo, C., Vuarnesson, L., Hangartner, D., Klimecki, O., & Blanke, O. (2026). Meditating with One’s Avatar in Virtual Reality Enhances Self-Compassion and Perspective-Taking. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-026-02941-4