1. MEDITATION Research Why Loving-Kindness Meditation Resources
Apps
Sattva
Headspace
The Mindfulness App
Books
Radical Acceptance
The Untethered Soul
Real Love
Full-Catastrophe Living
May all beings be safe, happy, healthy, live joyously…
May all living beings be safe, happy, healthy, live joyously…
May all breathing beings be safe, happy, healthy, live joyously…
May all individuals be safe, happy, healthy, live joyously…
May all beings in existence be safe, happy, healthy, live joyously…
May I be safe from harm.
May I be happy just as I am.
May I be peaceful with whatever is happening.
May I be healthy and strong.
May I care for myself in this ever-changing world graciously, joyously.
May all beings in the air, on land, and in the water be safe, happy, healthy, and free from suffering.
May all living beings everywhere, on all planes of existence, known and unknown, be happy, be peaceful, be free from suffering.
Research
Why Loving-Kindness Meditation
Clin Psychol Psychother Jul-Aug;22(4): doi: /cpp Epub 2014 Mar 16.
A wait-list randomized controlled trial of loving-kindness meditation programme for self-criticism.
Front Psychol Nov 3;6:1693. doi: /fpsyg eCollection 2015.
The effect of loving-kindness meditation on positive emotions: a meta-analytic review.
J Consult Clin Psychol Dec;82(6): doi: /a Epub 2014 Jun 30.
Effect of kindness-based meditation on health and well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Increases Positive Emotions & Decreases Negative Emotions
Decreases PTSD
Activates empathy & emotional processing in the brain
Increases Compassion
Increases Empathy
Curbs Self-Criticism
Increases Social Connection