This meditation invites you into your heart space. It begins by grounding you in the body and inviting you to experience the foundation of the meditation posture and the strength of the breathing body. Next, some time is spent connecting with the felt sense at the heart. Breathing in and out, you have the opportunity to open to the sensations in the heart and to any emotions of the heart that may be arising and passing. Once settling into connection with your own heart, the meditation begins to use phrases to connect with a benefactor or a caring loving person, your self and the world at large. Through the use of the phrases, you focus on offering yourself and others care, love, and the wish for the end of suffering. The meditation ends with some time spent sensing the interconnectedness of life, recognizing that we all want the same thing, to be happy and free of suffering. *picture provided by Nicole Keating