Giving and Receiving Compassion

This is one of the core MSC (Mindful Self-Compassion) meditations, developed by Chris Germer and Kristin Neff.

Reviews

Beautiful

Love this! Lovely way to give and receive compassion.Great having long pauses between instructions.

Thank you! Just what I needed to help me regain some self-compassion and compassion towards others in these trying times 🙏

This meditation holds a special place in my heart as I was introduced to InsightTimer when a friend shared this with me. I have since shared it with many more and I return to it often. Thank you for sharing this healing practice.

Powerful and simple. Thank you.

I return to this one again and again. As a practicing psychotherapist this practice is just right.

Excellent guiding leaving me time to implement the concept in silence. Thank you

Breaking down the breath as you do during this meditation was really helpful for me, sometimes I can over focus and feel like I have a tight chest but this meditation really relaxed me. Thankyou

Thank you. There is so much in this. 🙏🏻

Amazing! Thank you!

Very helpful. Thank you!

I loved the pace of this. Thank you 🙏

Loved sending and receiving compassion. Thank you!

Perfect! Thank you.

This is a wonderful guided meditation. Just the right amount of speaking and silence.....

I love this narrative very much. Everything just fell/melt away that it ends up just me and the universe. I experienced true stillness and solitude. Thank you, Kristy.

Thank you Kristy!

Dear Kristy, thank you for this practice. I appreciate the quiet gentle pauses between your guidance. I found tears and comfort while sending compassion to my dear friend who is dying and love to myself. Thank you. Sending good wishes.

So peaceful

Very soothing and relaxing💗💗😀😀😀

A little long for my lack of meditation experience but exactly what I needed today. Loved “one for me...one for you”.

Perfect for today!

One of the better self compassion guided meditations.... not saccharine, balanced with something for caregivers to take away with them as needed.

One of the better breath-focused guided meditations with moments of silence that support my practice.

I find this meditation supportive and soothing. Thank you.

One to do regularly

Very helpful.🙏🏽

I love Kristy's gentle way of guiding. Lots of silent space for personal practice. This one nourishes the self and simultaneously allows one to give back to the world. Very fulfilling.

Gentle and soothing!

Somewhat scratchy recording but the guidance was so good!

It helped me stay focused. 🙏

Gentle guidance. It feels so good to give myself love. It's like nurturing a part of me that others don't. So special.

Thank you.

Thank you

Yes! Just what I needed.

Amazing

Pleasant and meaningful. I appreciated the blend of self and other focused compassion.

Beautiful practice, beautiful voice, beautiful accent.

Soothing 🙏🏻

This was wonderful. Thank you 😊.

Wow! That was beautiful.

Thank you

This is one of my all-time favorites, but I always have to set a timer just in case I fall asleep. I wish all meditations had an ending bell.

A very gentle and loving meditation thank you 💜 namaste 🙏

Very healing and helpful! Thank you. 💖

I loved this.

Beautiful. Thank you so much.

Love her gentle, sweet, relaxing voice!

Love the giving and receiving..thank you

Thank you 😊

Very relaxing

A call and graceful meditation that leaves me feeling subtly energized. Recommend it.

So very grateful for tons

Lovely, gentle, meaningful.

Very peaceful and effectively positive. Thank you

Beautiful. Wonderfully paced with a good balance of gentle, simple instruction and silence. Very helpful exercise in offering love/compassion/ appreciation to both self and others.

Fijne meditatie, rustig, goed om de dag mee te beginnen!

Wonderful!

Thank you

Thank you🍃

This meditation was exactly what I was searching for! Thank you. 🔆

Wonderful timing allowing space for quiet practice and good guiding instructions. Thanks

Didnt feel natural to breathe in thinking about myself and out thinking about someone else. Too much to think about

A new favorite! Lovely voice and I enjoyed the well spaced quiet moments in this guided meditation. Thank you!🙏

Just the perfect meditation for this morning! Nameste!

Great meditation! Thank you! Loved the open space to practice.

Fantastic....giving and receiving are both equally important!

Really needed this today--thanks!

Compassion is good

Simple, spacious meditation. Twenty minutes well spent.

Lovely

Love this. Is this considered Metta meditation?

Love for myself and then for others

I really enjoyed this simple breathing in and out meditation focusing on both breaths. Love and peace 🙏🙏🙏

Gentle balanced compassion for self and others. Since I hear traffic in my apartment, the little white noise didn't bother me at all.

Very soothing breath-based meditation with nice balance of self-compassion and outer-directed compassion. This could be used to bring compassion to ourselves as we are now, then out to ourselves at some point in the past (such as a time we were being abused or blamed, or any time we feel we needed understanding or forgiveness).

Balances out resentment or criticism

Live the accent. Great practice!

Love this practice! And it was the perfect length too.

This one really helps me get into touch with myself and what I "need" in the moment.

Wonderful. Thank you, Kristy.

Love this. Nice pacing

One of my favorite meditations. Thank you!!!!

A wonderful practice!

So wonderful. She gives you the time and space to contemplate and really feel the compassion and love from within.

Thank you for this time and space. Esprcially helpful to me in a challenging time and present moment.

Thank you Kristy, allowing ease into this day has been a gift.

Love this!!!!!

Thank you Kirsty. X

Excellent practice thank you

Thank that was beautiful. It is one I will come back to often

Love it... Ending bell would be helpful

I love all the moments of silence so I can focus on my breathe and the theme for the inhalations and exhalations. This helps me when I'm feeling frustrated with someone to send them love and compassion. Thank you!

Peaceful

I always enjoy Kristy's guidance. Gentle and pleasant.

Very helpful at this moment

Wonderful start to my day. Soothing voice, very unintrusive, lovely guidance. God's love to all.

Very beneficial to my practice

Lovely! There was space to do the work, which was just right.

Wonderful!

Very nice. I appreciated the long pauses without any voice.