A self-love meditation, by Rohan Gunatillake

Meditative Story

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Mental Health, Society & Culture, Mindfulness, Spirituality, Meditation, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Stories, Health & Fitness, Storytelling, Society And Culture

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🗓️ 14 February 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Valentine’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate love of all kinds — whether it’s the unconditional love of a pet, the instinctual reflex to help those who are suffering, or, perhaps most important, the time we take to send love back to ourselves. Love has many dimensions, and it doesn’t always involve a heart-shaped box of chocolates. Take some time with Rohan as he guides you through a celebration of love in its many varied forms.

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0:00.0	So, Valentine's Day. There are a lot of things about this holiday that make me feel cynical.
0:22.0	Overpriced restaurant menus, cliché cards, and a dozen red roses with the carbon footprint of a small town.
0:30.0	You could say that this particular saint's day is not that big a thing for me.
0:34.0	But, celebrating love, that I can get behind.
0:40.0	Today, I want us to try and expand beyond the boundaries of romantic love, to celebrate love in its varied forms.
0:48.0	The kind of love that sustains our hearts and minds, no matter what date it is on the calendar.
0:54.0	So, regardless of what this holiday means to you, let's take the time to settle in,
1:01.0	dedicating this time to ourselves, gifting this meditation to ourselves,
1:08.0	giving ourselves permission for the body to just breathe.
1:14.0	Nothing else.
1:21.0	Relaxing the body, softening the body.
1:32.0	And balancing relaxation with openness.
1:37.0	Love can be such a charged word that the idea of getting into it for a whole meditation can feel a bit much.
1:46.0	Recognising that, we move to openness, to curiosity.
1:54.0	The sense is bright and open to whatever comes their way, not missing anything.
2:02.0	The mind itself, open.
2:15.0	To begin, let's spend the moment on the love born out of companionship.
2:21.0	It can take many forms, be expressed in many ways.
2:26.0	In my case, it's K9. Kat Stevens, now use of Islam, is one of my and my wife's favorite singer songwriters.
2:36.0	His first album from 1967 has this track on it. I love my dog.
2:41.0	I always used to think that it was a bit silly when it's opening with rain.
2:45.0	I love my dog more than I love you.
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