Kindness isn’t just a gift to others — it’s a wellspring of strength within ourselves. This meditation invites you to embrace kindness as an act of courage and a way to keep your heart open in a hard world.
Jennifer Cray is a life coach, meditation teacher and yoga teacher for Living Lit Up, based in Brisbane. You can deepen your meditation practices with her on Insight Timer.
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Episode Transcript
Approche production. Good morning. I'm Jennifer Cray, host of your
morning mantra. Kindness is often seen as a gift we
give to others, but it is also a source of
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strength for ourselves. Today's meditation invites us to see kindness
as a powerful act of courage. Your mourning mantra, my
kindness is my strength. Let's begin, if it's safe to
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do so, close your eyes or lower your gaze. Relax
your eyes, relax your ears, relax your jaw, Relax your
shoulders down, and bring your attention to your breath. Breathing
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into the heart space. Feel the warmth expanding with each inhale,
and letting the shoulders soften as you exhale. Kindness connects
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us to our hearts, to our humanity. It dissolves walls
and brings comfort whether there is pain. Each time we
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choose kindness, we show up with courage. We are open
and caring in a world that can be hard. To
keep our hearts open and compassion alive, we can be
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the shining light for those around us. Today's mantra, my
kindness is my strength. Repeat to yourself, either out loud
or in your mind, my kindness is my strength, bringing
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your awareness back to your breath, breathing in and out
of your heart space. May you be happy, may you
be well, May you be free from stress, worry, fear,
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and anxiety. And may your whole life be truly blessed.
Bringing your awareness back to the space around you and
slowly opening your eyes to increase self awareness and growth,
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I invite you to listen to this evening's reflection. You
can also deepen your practice with me on Inside Timer
find the link below. In the show notes,
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