Loving-Kindness & Compassion

Loving-kindness and compassion practices train you to extend warmth and care - first to yourself, then to others. These meditations can shift how you relate to difficult emotions, tough relationships, and your own inner critic.
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Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Make a Friend out of a Foe 

Making a habit to be friendly—even toward people we don’t like—can render us happier and healthier. Read More 

  • Elaine Smookler
  • September 11, 2017
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Expert Interviews
Love Everyone 

Sharon Salzberg on how we can extend our hearts to every single person—not just the people we know or like, and not just when we’re feeling good. Read More 

  • Sharon Salzberg
  • August 1, 2017
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