(Click the audio above to listen to the full meditation. It’s unedited, so you might notice a few stumbles, background sounds, or natural pauses. I hope you enjoy it just as it is. Paid subscribers can click here for edited meditations.)
As we lead up to Valentine’s day this weekend, I thought we would follow on trend but veer away from the cliched form of valentines and instead practice a metta meditation.
This loving-kindness meditation, also known as a metta meditation, is a mindfulness practice inspired by the teachings of Sharon Salzberg. I offer this here as a grounded alternative to Valentine’s Day consumer culture.
I will be curious to hear how it feels for you. Let’s begin.
Journal prompts to deepen this practice:
