Definition:

Loving-kindness, also known as Metta Meditation, is a practice that strives to cultivate kindness, empathy, love and compassion for self and others. It’s about the small, everyday ways we notice what’s often overlooked. Just as we will during this session pay attention to the fingers, toes, wrists, ankles, and eyes—parts that are easy to ignore—we can bring the same awareness and kindness to people and moments in daily life that might otherwise go unnoticed.

Mantras:

Loving Kindness grows through practice & repetition.

Kindness is a choice, available in every moment.

Quotations:

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” — Dalai Lama.

“Think of kindness as a ripple; when you start with one thoughtful act, the effect multiplies.”– Lisa Charles, Wellness Coach

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said… but people will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou, poet

“Whatever you do, do with kindness. Whatever you say, say with kindness. Wherever you go, radiate kindness.” — Jonathan Lockwood Huie, author & life coach

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” — Jennifer Dukes Lee, author & speaker

“Kindness is doing what you can, where you are, with what you have.” – from Random Acts of Kindness movement

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” — The Dalai Lama

Savasana:

Metta meditation