Loving-Kindness Walking Meditation

Daily Meditation Podcast

Mary Meckley

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.1 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Are you ready to put into practice the loving-kindness techniques you've explored throughout this week's series? I encourage you to take your meditation ritual outside today. If that's not possible, no worries. But if you could do a walking meditation outside, you can practice grounding yourself with loving-kindness, even when triggered by stress -- maybe the loud muffler of a car roaring by -- you'll be sending that driver loving-kindness instead of glares. I think most people agree that the world needs more loving-kindness. This week, take part in the ancient tradition of Ahimsa, or non-violence, from Pantanjali's Yoga Sutras. Discover how harmful thoughts are considered to be as violent as physical violence. This is part of a collection of meditation series focused on sending more peace and love into the world. You'll release negative thoughts and cultivate a calmer, kinder approach to the problems in the world today. Join us in part 7 of this week's Loving-Kindness series. You'll be guided to release negative, harmful thoughts and replace your thoughts with loving-kindness. This is part 7 of a 7-part Loving-Kindness meditation series episodes 2096-2102. THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Every day, consciously send loving-kindness to yourself, others, and the world. THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION TECHNIQUES: Affirmation - "I send loving-kindness to those around me.." Breathing - Inhale: Send out loving-kindness. Exhale: Release negative thoughts. Mudra - Brahma Mudra Chakra - 3rd - at abdomen - inner passion, zest for life Herb - Passionflower - calms the heart Yoga Asana - Setu Bandha Sarvangasana - Bridge Pose

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0:00.0	This is episode 2,102 of your daily meditation podcast. I'm Mary Meckley and I welcome
0:10.3	you to day seven, the final episode in our Welcome you've been discovering the Yama of Ahema all week long from Pantangelis Sutras. This is the Yama of nonviolence.
0:29.6	You've been focusing on loving kindness. In fact, you have a loving kindness
0:36.8	challenge this week where every single day this week you have been encouraged to share loving kindness in three ways with
0:48.1	yourself, with others, and with the world. The world can definitely use a lot more loving kindness these days
1:00.0	and you as well can be extra gentle with yourself for all your going through.
1:07.0	And as we finish up our series, I want to share with you all the goodness you've been giving for yourself.
1:15.0	So the Yoga Sutras from Pantanguli, who is reported to be the author of these sutras were written way back in 500 BC anywhere to the year 200
1:32.3	a. D so there's a time span when these sutras were written and nobody
1:39.9	really knows exactly when they were written but that's the estimated time frame and
1:46.6	there could have been several authors or it could have just been Pantanjali. It's a little bit mysterious, but what we do know is that this timeless
1:58.8	wisdom stands today. It holds the test of time. This Ahimza, nonviolence, loving kindness, is a remedy
2:10.1	for a lot of what is wrong in the world today, including how you regard yourself.
2:19.4	And I want to share with you some science-backed research. There have been a lot of studies
2:28.1	on mindfulness meditation in particular, especially mindfulness-based meditations that have a focus on loving kindness
2:40.8	have revealed some fascinating results.
2:45.0	There have been some neuroimaging studies
2:48.0	that indicate that when you do a loving compassion meditation or loving kindness
2:56.2	meditation that it helps to regulate how your limbic system functions.
3:04.2	Your limbic system is the part of your brain
3:06.9	that's in charge of processing your emotions. And also also it helps you to be more empathetic.
3:18.2	Studies have proved that when used as that loving kindness meditation can be as useful as cognitive and behavioral types of therapy.
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