Loving-Kindness Meditation To Deepen Connection

Start in a comfortable position with your back straight and just take a minute to settle into your body and notice how you feel.

Connect to your breath.

You will start by doing some deep belly breathing.

Take a breath in through your nose,

Deep into your belly and then into your upper chest.

Exhale through your nose,

Let out a long sigh,

Letting go of any tension as you exhale.

Take two more deep breaths like this.

We will now move on to a loving kindness meditation.

For this you can sit facing each other.

Focus on your heart center and on creating feelings of loving kindness.

Repeat these phrases after me to each other.

May you be happy.

May you be kind to yourself.

May you accept yourself as you are.

May you be at peace.

Now close your eyes.

I want you to direct these feelings towards yourself.

So often we are able to be kind and loving to others but struggle to do the same for ourselves.

So try and treat yourself more like you would your loved ones.

Repeat these phrases after me.

May I be happy.

May I be kind to myself.

May I accept myself as I am.

May I be at peace.

Practicing loving kindness meditations regularly helps you to become better at being more compassionate to yourself and others.

You can start to make gentle movements to your fingers and toes.

Start to bring your attention back to the room and open your eyes.