Loving Kindness Meditation

Embrace the power of compassion and cultivate a loving kind mindset. This practise encourages you to extend warm wishes and positive intentions not only to yourself but also to others. By repeating affirmations and visualising the happiness and well being of yourself and others you will cultivate a sense of kindness, gratitude and inner peace.

Transcript

Welcome to this guided meditation. I invite you to get comfortable sitting or laying down whichever feels right for you and gently close your eyes. Take a few deep breaths allowing yourself to relax and settle into the present moment and release with a few deep mindful breaths out. Take a moment to set your intention for this meditation. The intention is to cultivate feelings of love kindness and compassion towards yourself and others. We're going to start by directing loving kindness towards yourself. Repeat the following affirmations silently or out loud whatever feels most comfortable for you. May I be happy. May I be healthy. May I be safe. May I live with ease. Repeat affirmations several times allowing the feelings of love and kindness to fill your heart. Now bring to mind someone you love and care about deeply. It could be a family member, A friend or a loved one. Visualize their face and repeat the following affirmations for them. May you be happy. May you be healthy. May you be safe. May you live with ease. Allow these affirmations to resonate with your feelings of love and care for this person. Next think of someone you feel neutral towards. It could be a co-worker, An acquaintance or someone you don't know very well. Repeat the same affirmations for them. May you be happy. May you be healthy. May you be safe. May you live with ease. Extend your well wishes and cultivate a sense of kindness towards them. Now bring to mind someone you had difficulty with or may feel some conflict towards. This could be someone you disagree with or have had a challenging relationship with. Repeat the affirmations for them. May you be happy. May you be healthy. May you be safe. May you live with ease. Allow yourself to let go of any negative feelings and send them thoughts of compassion and understanding. Finally expand your loving kindness to include all beings near and far. Repeat the affirmations. May all beings be happy. May all beings be healthy. May all beings be safe. May all beings live with ease. Imagine your well wishes spreading out to the entire world. Radiating love and kindness to all living beings. Take a few moments to sit with the feelings of love and compassion that you have cultivated. Notice how your body and mind feel and allow yourself to fully experience the positive emotions. When you're ready gently bring your awareness back to your breath and the present moment. Take a few deep breaths and slowly open your eyes returning to the space around you.