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    Loving Kindness Meditation Script

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    Sean FargoPublished September 17, 2020 Β· Updated April 8, 2024 Β· 2 min read

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    Turning toward yourself with kindness

    Most of us are far harder on ourselves than we would ever be on someone we love. β€œLoving Kindness Meditation Script” is an invitation to extend, in your own direction, the same warmth you so easily offer others.

    How mindfulness can help

    Mindful self-compassion has three movements: noticing that this is a moment of suffering, remembering that suffering is part of the shared human experience, and offering yourself a gesture of care. Together, they transform self-criticism into self-friendship.

    Gentle steps to try

    1. Acknowledge the moment. Say to yourself, β€œThis is hard right now.” Let the sentence land without rushing past it.
    2. Place a hand where it helps. On your heart, your cheek, your forearm β€” the simple weight of touch is a powerful signal of care.
    3. Offer kind words. Try, β€œMay I be gentle with myself,” or speak to yourself as you would to a dear friend in the same situation.
    4. Let the moment pass. Self-compassion is not a fix; it is a way of accompanying yourself through what is difficult.

    You are allowed to be a beginner at being kind to yourself. Each moment of remembering counts, even β€” especially β€” the small ones.

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    Here’s a Sample of the β€œLoving Kindness Meditation Script” Guided Meditation Script:

    Take a comfortable meditation seat, and take three deep breaths. With each breath, say,Breathing in, I know I am breathing in. Breathing out I know I am breathing out.Bring a motivation to mind. It could be, β€œTo be kinder, both to myself and others.” Or, β€œto accept myself as I am, and life as it is.”Then say to yourself, either silently or quietly out loud:May I be well and happyMay I be free from enmity, disease and griefMay happiness be my guardSay this 3 times in total.We are going to focus on our body, bit by bit. With each body part, we’ll imagine a smile, a softening, and a soft, gentle, apricot-pink light – loving kindness – slowly filling that part of the body. This has the quality of hugging a small child in distress. Imagine that someone who really cares for you has placed their arm around your shoulders.Say, either silently or quietly out loud:Breathing in I am aware of the lips. Breathing out I smile at the lips.

    Then do the same with the:NoseEyesEarsForeheadJaw MusclesCheek musclesCrown of the headBack of the headBack of the neckThroatImagine the head and neck filling up with a gentle apricot–pink light, and loving kindness.Say,May I be well and happyMay I be free from enmity, disease and griefMay happiness be my guardNext:Breathing in I am aware of the shoulders. Breathing out, I smile at the shoulders.Then do the same with the:Upper ArmsElbowsLower ArmsBack of the HandsPalms of the HandsFingersImagine the head, neck, arms and hands are filled with a gentle apricot–pink light and loving kindness.Say,May I be well and happyMay I be free from enmity, disease and griefMay happiness be my guardNow:Breathing in I am aware of the upper chest. Breathing out, I smile at the upper chest.Then do the same with the:Upper BackAbdomenLower BackPelvic floorButtocksImagine the head, neck, arms, hands and torso are filled with a gentle apricot–pink light and loving kindness.May I be well and happyMay I be free from enmity, disease and griefMay happiness be my guardBreathing in I am aware of the thighs. Breathing out, I smile at the thighs.Then:KneesCalvesFeetToesImagine the head, neck, arms, hands, torso, legs and feet are filled with a gentle apricot–pink light and with loving kindness.

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