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To begin this practice<\/span><\/p>\n Let yourself be in a relaxed and comfortable position and just bring your awareness on your breath and just observe your natural way of breathing.<\/span><\/p>\n Inhaling in through the nose, exhaling out through the nose or the mouth as you feel comfortable<\/span><\/p>\n Just stay with your breath,\u00a0 just observe with gentle curiosity the rise and fall of your breath<\/span><\/p>\n And allow yourself to relax\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n In the relaxed state you are, let yourself bring to mind<\/span><\/p>\n Someone whom, the moment you think of them, you feel love and appreciation<\/span><\/p>\n See if you can bring to mind<\/span><\/p>\n It could be a relative, a close friend<\/span><\/p>\n Just a general sense, that when you think of them you feel happy<\/span><\/p>\n Can pick a child<\/span><\/p>\n Or you can always choose a pet<\/span><\/p>\n A dog or a cat<\/span><\/p>\n A creature it\u2019s fairly easy to feel love for<\/span><\/p>\n So let them come to mind<\/span><\/p>\n Have them– have a sense of them being in front of you<\/span><\/p>\n You can feel them, sense them, see them<\/span><\/p>\n And as you imagine them<\/span><\/p>\n Notice how you\u2019re feeling inside<\/span><\/p>\n Maybe you feel some warmth<\/span><\/p>\n Or there\u2019s some heat to your face<\/span><\/p>\n A smile, sense of expansiveness<\/span><\/p>\n This is a loving kindness<\/span><\/p>\n This is a natural feeling that\u2019s accessible to all of us at any moment<\/span><\/p>\n So now having this loved one in front of you<\/span><\/p>\n Begin to wish them well<\/span><\/p>\n May you be safe and protected<\/span><\/p>\n May you be happy and peaceful<\/span><\/p>\n May you be healthy and strong<\/span><\/p>\n May you have ease and wellbeing<\/span><\/p>\n And as I say these words, you can use my words or your own words<\/span><\/p>\n And have a sense of letting this loving kindness come from you<\/span><\/p>\n And begin to touch this loved one<\/span><\/p>\n Reaching out<\/span><\/p>\n You might think in images<\/span><\/p>\n You might have a sense of colour or light<\/span><\/p>\n You might just have a feeling<\/span><\/p>\n The words may continue to bring on more of this feeling<\/span><\/p>\n And so as you\u2019re sending out these words and these feelings of loving kindness<\/span><\/p>\n Also check into yourself and see how you\u2019re feeling inside, and allow these feelings to grow in the center of your heart and feel warmth in your heart<\/span><\/p>\n And now imagine that this loved one turns around<\/span><\/p>\n And begins to send it back to you<\/span><\/p>\n So see if you can receive the loving kindness<\/span><\/p>\n Take it in<\/span><\/p>\n And they\u2019re wishing you well, may you be happy<\/span><\/p>\n Meaning you<\/span><\/p>\n May you be peaceful and at ease<\/span><\/p>\n May you be safe and protected<\/span><\/p>\n May you have joy, well being<\/span><\/p>\n Letting yourself take it in<\/span><\/p>\n Now if it\u2019s possible , see if you can send loving kindness to yourself<\/span><\/p>\n You can imagine it coming down your body from your heart<\/span><\/p>\n And now let this loving kindness expand out<\/span><\/p>\n Spreading<\/span><\/p>\n Touching anyone that you want to touch right now<\/span><\/p>\n In all directions<\/span><\/p>\n People you know, people you don\u2019t know<\/span><\/p>\n People you have difficulty with<\/span><\/p>\n People you love<\/span><\/p>\n Just imagine expanding and touching<\/span><\/p>\n And each person or animal<\/span><\/p>\n Whoever is touched by this loving kindness<\/span><\/p>\n Each person is changed<\/span><\/p>\n You can imagine that<\/span><\/p>\n So may everyone everywhere be happy and peaceful and at ease<\/span><\/p>\n May we all experience great joy<\/span><\/p>\n And express gratitude for having this beautiful experience<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To begin this practice Let yourself be in a relaxed and comfortable position and just bring your awareness on your breath and just observe your natural way of breathing. Inhaling in through the nose, exhaling out through the nose or the mouth as you feel comfortable Just stay with your breath,\u00a0 just observe with gentle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[529],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meditation"],"yoast_head":"\n