Self-Kindness Meditation - 5-Minute Daily Insight

A meditation in self-kindness (self-metta), in which you will learn a number of embodied approaches to being gentler and more supportive toward yourself so that you can develop skills of self-compassion that can accompany you through life.

Transcript

Hello and welcome to The Daily Insight.

My name is Bodhi Pakcha and in today's meditation we'll be focusing on being kinder to ourselves,

Wishing you a self-compassionate period of practice.

So as you're settling into your meditation posture,

Just call to mind what would it mean to sit with kindness.

Perhaps it means not holding yourself rigidly and allowing the body to be at ease.

But it may also mean sitting with a sense of poise and dignity,

Letting the body be upright and open so that you can have an open heart and so that you can breathe freely.

And I just invite you to bring your attention to your eyes.

And as you do so,

Recall what it's like to look with love.

So we've all had this experience of looking with tender love,

Perhaps at a child or a lover or even a pet.

So as you call some memory of looking in that way to mind,

Just being aware of whatever qualities arise around the eyes,

Perhaps elsewhere in the body.

Just allowing those qualities to persist as you bring your attention into the body.

Observing this body breathing.

Observing the rise and fall of the breathing with a sense of tenderness and appreciation and warmth.

And observing anything that comes into your attention in that same way.

And when you hear the bell ring,

Just bringing this way of looking out into the world.

Reviews

Beautiful day to start the day. Will return to this often. Thank you.

Love your voice, love your meditations. Thank you 🙏🏻

I like to start looking with love outside myself—at the beautiful sky, a flower, a tree, a squirrel—just look! It is fantastic, whatever it is! Then closing my eyes and looking within, the beauty is there, too.
Thank you for this meditation, Bodipaksha!
Namaste,
Donna

Lovely way to start 2024. Thank you Bodhipaksa. Happy New Year to you.
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Beautiful meditation. Thanks so much. I needed that reminder today.

That was great! I haven’t encountered this idea in meditation or elsewhere before. I’m going to be thinking about it now. Thank you 🙏

I like your voice and the silences between the words.... thank you for this moment 🙏🏻

if you don’t have much time but need a few moments to yourself this man has a super mellow voice and rhythm is great.

That was a helpful meditation. I appreciated it and you for providing it. Thank you.

One of the best guided meditations. Space in between talk, zen voice. Simple but profound

Thank you 🙏 for a lovely pause in my day 💗 a delightful few minutes of peace ☺️
Eb

Thankyou 😊 I find this meditation a very clear, uncomplicated way to relieve self defeating thoughts

Thank you for this wise, vivid and gentle guidance with space in which to feel and cultivate a positive shift.

Thank you

Very nice, thank you!

Very nice

Sorry needed a bit of positive input this morning as too noisy to meditate

Such a great way to get the right mindset, really easy and amazing. First time when no thoughts invaded my mind in these five most peaceful minutes. I'm very hapy I discovered this gem. Thank you 🙏

Awesome meditation thank you !

Such powerful 5 minutes...thank you very much.