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June 27, 2025 46 mins
This episode is sponsored by our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification. Register today for 80% off at ⁠⁠⁠https://mindfulnessexercises.com/certify/ In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo guides a heartfelt exploration of loving-kindness—one of the most transformative mindfulness practices for connecting with ourselves and others. Sean shares reflections on what it really means to open the heart, even when we feel resistance, numbness, or emotional pain. This episode includes a guided meditation that weaves together four powerful styles of loving-kindness practice, offering listeners multiple ways to cultivate genuine care, empathy, and connection. Whether you’ve practiced Metta before or are new to it, this episode helps you meet yourself and others with more gentleness, compassion, and curiosity. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✔ Why loving-kindness can feel uncomfortable or even triggering at timesand how to work skillfully with that✔ How to meet resistance, grief, or doubt with gentle awareness✔ 4 unique ways to guide or practice loving-kindness meditation✔ Why Metta is more than just repeating phrases, it’s about emotional attunement✔ How to offer love to friends, difficult people, and yourself without bypassing pain✔ A complete, guided loving-kindness meditation you can return to anytime 🧘 Want to go deeper into loving-kindness practice and learn how to teach it skillfully? Explore the guest teacher workshop with Donald Rothberg on how to share Metta meditation with others—available inside our members area. Enjoyed this episode? ⭐ Leave us a review and share how mindfulness enhances your personal or professional practice! 🔗 Join our community to connect with other mindfulness professionals: Mindfulness Exercises Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠mindfulnessexercises.com⁠⁠⁠ Connect Community for Mindfulness Teachers: ⁠⁠⁠⁠mindfulnessexercises.com/connect-mindfulness-community⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@Mindfulness.Exercises⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mindfulness Exercises⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Exercising Mindfulness⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Explore more guided meditations and mindfulness resources at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mindfulness Exercises⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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