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
How Practicing Loving-Kindness Helped Me Find My Place in the World 

For Jane Anne Staw, the war in Ukraine increased the anxiety she was already feeling, with climate change, mass shootings, political upheaval and COVID. A reminder about the power of loving-kindness meditation helped her find her footing—and her connection with the world at large. Read More 

  • Jane Anne Staw
  • September 20, 2022
The Space to Feel
Depression & Grief
The Space to Feel 

Letting ourselves be present with our full spectrum of emotions as we do in meditation can help us understand that this inner state of allowing is always within us. Read More 

  • Heather Hurlock
  • August 16, 2022
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Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Why You Should Invite Your Inner Demons to Tea 

When it feels like a storm is brewing inside you—a potent mix of anxiety, jealousy, anger, and other difficult emotions—you might be inclined to turn away. But that rarely makes them dissipate, so you might as well invite them in and get to know them better. Read More 

  • Elaine Smookler
  • August 16, 2022
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Guided Meditations
A 12-Minute Meditation to Cultivate an Open Heart 

During times of crisis and uncertainty, touching into your groundedness while remaining open can help you find calm—and inspire others to do the same. Meena Srinivasan offers a guided practice for staying both rooted and open. Read More 

  • Meena Srinivasan
  • July 19, 2022
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