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Turning Towards Difficulty, Offering Compassion

Name: Turning Towards Difficulty, Offering Compassion
Uploaded: 2023-05-31T07:40:57.480Z
Duration: 12 min 34 s
Channel: Lucy Draper-Clarke PhD
Description: This ancient Tonglen practice of receiving and giving invites you to face troubles by offering care. Breathing in difficulties does not mean they get stuck, but allows them to transform into compassion. The heart has this transformative power as you open wider and wider with compassionate awareness. Your own challenging emotions become the source of loving connection with others.

by Lucy Draper-Clarke PhD

Rated

4.7

Type

guided

Activity

Meditation

Suitable for

Experienced

Plays

268

This ancient Tonglen practice of receiving and giving invites you to face troubles by offering care. Breathing in difficulties does not mean they get stuck, but allows them to transform into compassion. The heart has this transformative power as you open wider and wider with compassionate awareness. Your own challenging emotions become the source of loving connection with others.

Compassion Tonglen Breathing Emotional Processing Empathy Self Support Tonglen Meditation Transformational Breathing Empathic Abilities Visualizations

Meet your Teacher

Lucy Draper-Clarke PhD

City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa

Meet your Teacher

Lucy Draper-Clarke PhD

City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa

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