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    Loving Kindness Meditation Script

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

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    Loving Kindness Meditation

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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. “Loving 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, “This 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 — the simple weight of touch is a powerful signal of care.
    3. Offer kind words. Try, “May 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 — especially — the small ones.

    Here’s a Sample of the “Loving 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, “To be kinder, both to myself and others.” Or, “to 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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