Loving-Kindness And Compassion: May We Enjoy An Open Heart

To cultivate peace, lovingkindness, and compassion, it’s essential to regulate our nervous system so we can move beyond the fight/flight/freeze response. Practicing lovingkindness—starting with ourselves, extending to those we care about, and eventually including others—helps us reconnect with a sense of kind connection.

Once you’ve listened to the entire practice, you may choose to focus directly on the phrases (starting at 2:30). Feel free to pause the recording at any time to deepen your experience with any particular phrase.

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I really appreciated the nervous system perspective on loving kindness, it helped me understand why it is sometimes a challenging practice. And as always you guide with so much compassion. Thank you!