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Self-Kindness Meditation - 5-Minute Daily Insight

by Bodhipaksa

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Meditation
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A meditation in self-kindness (self-metta), in which you will learn a number of embodied approaches to being gentler and more supportive toward yourself so that you can develop skills of self-compassion that can accompany you through life.

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Transcript

Hello and welcome to The Daily Insight.

My name is Bodhi Pakcha and in today's meditation we'll be focusing on being kinder to ourselves,

Wishing you a self-compassionate period of practice.

So as you're settling into your meditation posture,

Just call to mind what would it mean to sit with kindness.

Perhaps it means not holding yourself rigidly and allowing the body to be at ease.

But it may also mean sitting with a sense of poise and dignity,

Letting the body be upright and open so that you can have an open heart and so that you can breathe freely.

And I just invite you to bring your attention to your eyes.

And as you do so,

Recall what it's like to look with love.

So we've all had this experience of looking with tender love,

Perhaps at a child or a lover or even a pet.

So as you call some memory of looking in that way to mind,

Just being aware of whatever qualities arise around the eyes,

Perhaps elsewhere in the body.

Just allowing those qualities to persist as you bring your attention into the body.

Observing this body breathing.

Observing the rise and fall of the breathing with a sense of tenderness and appreciation and warmth.

And observing anything that comes into your attention in that same way.

And when you hear the bell ring,

Just bringing this way of looking out into the world.

Meet your Teacher

BodhipaksaNew Hampshire

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Recent Reviews

Debby

February 21, 2025

Beautiful day to start the day. Will return to this often. Thank you.

Liane

April 12, 2024

Love your voice, love your meditations. Thank you 🙏🏻

Donna

March 18, 2024

I like to start looking with love outside myself—at the beautiful sky, a flower, a tree, a squirrel—just look! It is fantastic, whatever it is! Then closing my eyes and looking within, the beauty is there, too. Thank you for this meditation, Bodipaksha! Namaste, Donna

Senga

January 1, 2024

Lovely way to start 2024. Thank you Bodhipaksa. Happy New Year to you. 🙏💖🕊

Debbie

December 5, 2023

Beautiful meditation. Thanks so much. I needed that reminder today.

MaKo

November 5, 2022

That was great! I haven’t encountered this idea in meditation or elsewhere before. I’m going to be thinking about it now. Thank you 🙏

Victoria

August 20, 2022

I like your voice and the silences between the words.... thank you for this moment 🙏🏻

Connie

August 13, 2022

if you don’t have much time but need a few moments to yourself this man has a super mellow voice and rhythm is great.

Cindy

July 27, 2022

That was a helpful meditation. I appreciated it and you for providing it. Thank you.

John

July 15, 2022

One of the best guided meditations. Space in between talk, zen voice. Simple but profound

Linda

June 24, 2022

Thank you 🙏 for a lovely pause in my day 💗 a delightful few minutes of peace ☺️ Eb

Julie

June 15, 2022

Thankyou 😊 I find this meditation a very clear, uncomplicated way to relieve self defeating thoughts

Joya

June 10, 2022

Thank you for this wise, vivid and gentle guidance with space in which to feel and cultivate a positive shift.

Denise

January 25, 2022

Thank you

Kristine

December 26, 2021

Very nice, thank you!

Keith

December 17, 2021

Very nice

Maitrida

December 5, 2021

Sorry needed a bit of positive input this morning as too noisy to meditate

Magdalena

October 17, 2021

Such a great way to get the right mindset, really easy and amazing. First time when no thoughts invaded my mind in these five most peaceful minutes. I'm very hapy I discovered this gem. Thank you 🙏

Kay

September 3, 2021

Awesome meditation thank you !

pilarin

August 6, 2021

Such powerful 5 minutes...thank you very much.

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