#12 A Peaceful Pause
Loving-Kindness
Welcome to this month’s edition of A Peaceful Pause.
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Metta = non-romantic love, kindness, friendliness
Bhavana = development, cultivation
May all beings be well,
May all beings be safe,
May all beings live with ease.
The world needs a lot more Loving-Kindness.
Metta Bhavana (Loving-Kindness) is a practice stemming from the Buddhist tradition (but you don’t need to be Buddhist in order to do this practice). It’s been shown to boost feelings of social connection and positivity towards others as well as ourselves.
“Research has shown that loving-kindness can have numerous benefits, including subduing self-criticism and improving self-compassion, increasing vagal tone and the experience of more positive emotions, and it may even reduce chronic pain and decrease migraines.” - extract from by book, Rest + Calm
This month’s edition of A Peaceful Pause is a guided Loving-Kindness meditation for you to help cultivate a deeper sense of compassion, goodwill and appreciation for yourself and the world around you.
(If you enjoy listening to this, find more like it in past editions of A Peaceful Pause and in the audio version of my book, narrated by me.)
Here’s your Loving-Kindness meditation (12mins):
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