Meditating With Heart And Impact - by Clive Johnson

COURSE

Meditating With Heart And Impact

With Clive Johnson

Making a few simple changes to your meditation practice can bring about a large impact for others, while at the same time, deeply enriching your own felt experience and personal growth. In this gentle and engaging course, we explore one way to make such change–combing the enlivening effects of lovingkindness meditation with the powerful impacts of focused intention holding. Research carried out over many years and involving tens of thousands of people provides compelling evidence for the power of intention (a topic that’s especially been investigated and championed by the author Lynne McTaggart). The purpose and power of lovingkindness or metta meditation is also well known to many, and is advocated by most leading spiritual traditions. Taken together, while willing a positive and specific outcome for another being or situation, meditation can become not only a time for our own inner nourishment and sharpened mindfulness, but truly connect us with our hearts, as we both receive and give beautiful light energy to inspire and heal. The effect is what we might call a “win: win:win”–receiving the gift of lovingkindness for ourselves, impacting the lives of others in very tangible and often life-changing ways, and feeling the uplifting flow of joy that comes when impacts are felt. The course assumes no previous experience with either lovingkindness meditation or intention holding. However, it’s most likely to appeal to individuals who are experienced meditators who wish to enhance their current practice or who are ready to explore approaches to meditation beyond what they are familiar with.


Meet your Teacher

The course is hosted by author, interfaith minister, and spiritual teacher Clive Johnson, who holds daily lovingkindness and intention holding meditations on Insight Timer. Offline from Insight Timer, Clive hosts a weekly "Power of Eight" intention holding group and co-hosts a weekly podcast that focuses on holding intention for news stories affecting our world. He is the author of twelve books, most recently, The Heart of Lovingkindness, which explores how to connect with our compassionate heart.

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5 Days

115 students

4.8 stars

30 min / day

Compassion

English


Lesson 1

The Big Picture

This first module sets the scene for the course, explaining the core principles we are talking about–lovingkindness and intention sending–setting these in context with a meditation practice that allows us to connect with our hearts, willing lovingkindness and impact for others. We specifically explore what is meant by the idea of "dwelling in the heart," and take steps to move between what is going on in the mind to focus attention on what we are feeling in the heart.

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Lesson 2

Dealing With Doubt

This module sheds light on some of the theory about what we are talking about in order to help mitigate any doubts we may have about the power within us to heal and have impact. Research into the effects of intention, scientific studies, and common themes in the teachings of several faith traditions are touched upon, as we build upon the steps introduced in the first module to connect with the power available to us.

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Lesson 3

Making The Connection

In this module, we explore what it means to really yearn for something, and consider whether we can truly empathise with what others are feeling in situations that we haven’t experienced ourselves. We consider how we can clearly define what it is we want to happen, applying vital principles that can help in this process, and working through a number of examples to help illustrate how we might put these principles into practice. We then apply what we've learned and may affirm, continuing to build upon the steps introduced in the previous two modules.

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Lesson 4

Sustaining The Practice

In this fourth module, we work through the entire process of tuning into and sending intention, considering how we can sustain attention as we do so. We look at principles to be mindful of while sustaining intention, and turn our attention to the powerful effects that intention holding can have on us, noting steps we can take to make sure we come out gently from what is a strongly energy-focused approach to meditation and in a way that leaves us feeling re-energized.

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Lesson 5

Joyful Moments

This final module reminds us of the joys of willing lovingkindness for ourselves, as we aim to dwell more fully and more regularly in the heart, where we may find a sense of wholeness, peace, and happiness. We reflect upon the experience of connecting with others at a heart-to-heart level, and the wonder and beauty of sharing in their joy when we learn that impacts we’ve willed for, or better, have come to be.

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4.8 (6)

Recent Reviews

Sherry

July 31, 2025

Wonderful course. Clive has been an inspiration and a light to follow as I journey through these often chaotic times. His calm and compassionate teaching manner allow his vast knowledge to lovingly penetrate the heart and settle in. 🙏🏼

Nada

August 26, 2024

Thank you Clive that was very interesting I may go back from time to time 👏👏👏🍀💁🏻‍♀️🌻

Maria

August 18, 2024

Thank you

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