Metta Loving Kindness Meditation

Jun 26

Description:

In this session we practice ' Metta Loving Kindness Meditation', a practice of opening the heart and offering love and compassion to the self, others, and the world.

Metta is offered as a balm/soothing after deep mindfulness practice. Some believe it acts as a prayer and others that it is simply a self-healing practice. I will leave that for you to decide.

Goal:

To open the heart space to love and compassion.

Summary:

Hold a person in your heart and offer them love.
Say the words (or the intention behind the words) "May you be free of ill will. May you be free of suffering. May you be full of loving kindness. May you be happy."
Begin with someone who is easy to offer love, then extend to yourself, strangers, the world, someone who has wronged you, and all living beings.

Progression:

Extend this practice to a person who has wronged you (it can help to imagine them as a baby).

Listen next:

Explore more guided meditations (also available via iTunes, Spotify, & Amazon).

You can find 100’s more tracks, talks, and full courses on the Insight Timer app, and in The Art Of Self-Connection community.

Book a session:

This session was just an introduction to the practice. If you would like to go deeper I also offer 1:1 sessions.

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Zachary Phillips

Zachary Phillips is a psychotherapist, meditation instructor, author, and poet. He helps people identify and release the limiting beliefs that no longer serve, allowing them to process the past, accept the present, and embrace the future with positivity and purpose.

His work blends psychology and counseling theory with meditation, spirituality, and lived experience to support radical self-acceptance, healing, and meaningful change.

https://www.zachary-phillips.com