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2022-07-06 Simple Mettā Breathing and Body Awareness (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 51:03
Tempel Smith
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There are so many ways to practice formal mettā (loving kindness) meditation, and they all benefit from a relaxed mind and body. The proximal cause for samadhi (concentration) to arise is from a deepening sense of happiness, calm, and contentment. Many practitioners are drawn to use will and force to concentrate their attention, and this leads to agitation, frustration, and fatigue. With mettā breathing and body awareness we can cultivate the ease so useful for our hindrances to subside.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  July Lovingkindness Retreat

2022-06-10 Metta Introduction 37:26
Walt Opie
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A brief definition of metta or loving-kindness, followed by some stories and an introduction to the practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Establishing Awareness: Insight Meditation Retreat

2022-06-05 Guided Lovingkindness Meditation for Our Bodies 30:41
Yanai Postelnik
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Gaia House :  Practising with Earth - Awakening to our Ground

2022-06-03 Guided Lovingkindness Practice 52:58
Mark Nunberg
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Common Ground Meditation Center :  Monthly Lovingkindness Practice Group

2022-06-03 Guided Lovingkindness Discussion 35:36
Mark Nunberg
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Common Ground Meditation Center :  Monthly Lovingkindness Practice Group

2022-05-30 Cultivating Self Compassion as a Path to Joy 56:33
Diana Winston
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Since so many of us struggle with self-judgment, what practices and tools will help us find more self-compassion and cultivate more joy? In this talk we explore the roots of self-judgment, and the ways in which mindfulness, loving kindness, and the recognition of our shared humanity and inner goodness can work together to alleviate the critical mind and promote joy and resilience.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Awakening Joy and Wellbeing

2022-05-28 Loving kindness practice 27:50
Leela Sarti
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Nirodha Insight Meditation in Finland :  Timeless Presence

2022-05-21 Q&A 35:19
Ajahn Sucitto, Laura Bridgman
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(Questions are précised and read later into the file to protect participants’ anonymity) 00:12 Q1 One-pointedness; 08:22 Q2 Can you comment on the widely taught practice of one pointed concentration; 16:31 Q3 I struggle with narratives filled with self-limiting beliefs I create in meditation and daily life. Can you help with this please?; 30:31 Q4 When do we choose open curiosity versus directed compassion or loving kindness? What is the relationship between them and their utility?
Gaia House :  The Indriya: Allies for Liberation

2022-05-18 Meditation: Awake and Alive (18:27 min.) 18:26
Tara Brach
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This guided practice includes a body scan, and an opening to the awareness that includes all of life. From that wakeful openness we offer a relaxed attentiveness to the changing flow, and close with loving kindness to ourselves and our world.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

2022-05-11 Equanimity – Part 4 of Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love 51:20
Tara Brach
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Part 4: Equanimity – unfolds as we find a wise balance and spaciousness in the midst of this living, dying world. This series reflects on four primary expressions of an awake, wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In each talk we explore the habitual patterning that blocks our full realization of these innate capacities, and the understandings and practices that nurture their unfolding.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC

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