Metta meditation is becoming increasingly popular with not just yogis and buddhists, but folks from all backgrounds.
This practice is centries old and orignally comes from Buddhist traditions, It involves repeating set phrases for yourself and other beings you wish.
Here are 2 examples to try:
‘May I be well, happy, and peaceful.’
‘May you be well, happy, and peaceful.
'May I be healthy, safe and strong'
May you be healthy, safe and strong'
Loving-kindness meditation can have many benefits, including:
Improved self-esteem: By replacing negative self-judgment with self-acceptance and kindness, loving-kindness meditation can help improve self-esteem.
Reduced stress: Loving-kindness meditation can help reduce stress and physical pain.
Increased empathy: Loving-kindness meditation can help increase empathy and emotional intelligence.
Improved relationships: Loving-kindness meditation can help improve relationships.
Reduced negative emotions: Loving-kindness meditation can help minimize negative emotions toward yourself and others.
Increased resilience: Loving-kindness meditation can help increase resilience.
Improved mental health: Loving-kindness meditation can help improve mental health.
Increased positive emotions: Loving-kindness meditation can lead to shifts in people's daily experiences of a wide range of positive emotions.
To practice loving-kindness meditation, you can:
Sit or lie down in a comfortable posture.
Bring your awareness to your breath and body.
Breathe and rest, establishing a stable platform of awareness.
Repeat to yourself internally or verbally your Metta Mantra for a few rounds.
Try to visual and keep your mind on specifcally what or who it is.
When you feel ready to stop, give yourself some time in silence to absorbs the energy you have created.
Take a big deep breath and open your eyes.
Become aware of how you feel.
The rise of Metta Meditation - Loving Kindness Meditation
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