05:31

Sharing Joy With Yourself And Others

by Melissa Stefanski, PhD, LMBT

Type
guided
Activity
Meditation
Suitable for
Everyone
Plays
2

Sharing our joy increases our joy. This meditation session will help you cultivate compassion for yourself and others by sharing the joy that already resides within you. The joy you send out returns to you.

JoyCompassionMeditationHappinessInterconnectednessGroundingSpinal AlignmentPain ReliefLoving KindnessGrounding TechniqueFull Body HappinessPain And Suffering ReleaseJoy CultivationLoving Kindness MeditationUniversal Joy

Transcript

Take a moment in your seat to connect to the ground.

Through the soles of your feet,

Or your sitz bones,

Or whatever is touching down.

Notice the connection to the ground.

And then with a long,

Slow breath in through the nose,

Lengthen the spine,

Equally long breath out,

Ground it again,

Feeling that same full-bodied happiness and contentment that you feel right now.

And from this sensation of happiness,

Allow yourself to feel as though you are also free from every pain and suffering and all causes of future pain and suffering.

Still breathing into that slight,

Seen or unseen smile,

You are completely free from pain and suffering.

With your whole body,

Drop into the sensation of how good this freedom feels,

As you wish the same for just one particular being or all beings everywhere.

May all beings everywhere be free from pain and suffering and all causes of future pain and suffering.

As you send out this wish,

Feel the energy of that wish fulfilled coming back to you,

As your happiness and your sending of happiness to others cause the happiness of others to return to you.

Seeing all other beings happy and free from pain,

Thanks to your wish,

Brings you joy.

Locate this joy in your body and rest in awareness of this joy.

And feeling completely full of joy,

Send it to others.

May all beings everywhere feel this same complete and full sense of joy.

May they feel the joy of a full body connection to happiness,

Fully absent of any pain or suffering.

And allow yourself to imagine a world where every being is connected to joy,

And because of this connection,

Not a single being would ever hurt another.

And recognize that this world began with you,

With your willingness to connect to the joy within you and to share it with others.

And so may you always be willing to share joy.

And may you share it freely to all beings equally,

Whoever they may be.

Imagine for a moment what it would be like to live in a world where everyone freely and equally shared joy.

Intentionally send out that wish.

May they feel the joy of a full body connection to happiness,

Fully absent of any pain or suffering.

And allow yourself to imagine a world where every being is connected to joy,

And because of this connection,

Not a single being would ever hurt another.

And recognize that this world began with you,

With your willingness to connect to the joy within you and to share it with others.

And so may you always be willing to share joy.

And may you share it freely to all beings equally,

Whoever they may be.

Imagine for a moment what it would be like to live in a world where everyone freely and equally shared joy.

Intentionally send out that wish.

Meet your Teacher

Melissa Stefanski, PhD, LMBTMooresville, NC, USA

More from Melissa Stefanski, PhD, LMBT

Loading...

Related Meditations

Loading...

Related Teachers

Loading...
© 2026 Melissa Stefanski, PhD, LMBT. All rights reserved. All copyright in this work remains with the original creator. No part of this material may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

How can we help?

Sleep better
Reduce stress or anxiety
Meditation
Spirituality
Something else