Self Care Tips to Find More Energy
Get your groove back by making yourself a priority with these 3 self care tips for women part of your routine.
I was first exposed to Loving Kindness meditation almost 10 years ago. Since then, I’ve been able to make peace with the painful pieces of my past - relationships, choices and situations. Through the practice, I experienced a profound shift in my life. My consistent practice has allowed me to find patience for others in my life - friends, family, acquaintances and myself. I recognize they are doing the best that they can. Even though it might not seem like it!
Healing may not be so much about getting better as about letting go of everything that isn’t you. ~Rachel Naomi Remen
Loving Kindness is derived from Buddhism and refers to a mental state of unselfish and unconditional kindness to all beings. Loving Kindness is about caring for others and wishing them well. By consistently practicing, feelings of hopelessness can be replaced with feelings of compassion for yourself and others.
Next, move to a person who most invites the feeling of pure unconditional loving kindness, the love that does not depend on getting anything back.
Repeat the phrases above with “May they…”
Now move to someone you have difficulty with–hostile feelings, resentments. Repeat the phrases for this person. If you have difficulty doing this, you can say before the phrases, “To the best of my ability I wish that you be….”Let the phrases spread through your whole body, mind, and heart.
Repeat the phrases above with “May they…”
Finally, radiate loving kindness out to all beings. Stay in touch with the ember of warm, tender loving kindness at the center of your being, and begin to visualize or engender a felt sense of all living beings. May all living beings everywhere, on all planes of existence, known and unknown, be happy, be peaceful, be free from suffering.
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