Kindness and Compassion to yourself and others :)
One of the Mindfulness Moments that we practice before guidance lessons is an abbreviated version of the following Loving Kindness/Friendly Wishes Meditation for children. We often call this sending kind thoughts to yourself and others. It is so important as we have talked about to notice our thoughts and whether they are helpful (inner coach) or hurtful (inner critic). Practicing sending kind thoughts to yourself and others can help you strengthen your inner coach and show compassion to yourself and others.
Try this guided meditation at home and see what you think. Hope you feel better afterwards :)
Friendly Wishes Guided Meditation for Kids (Peace Out)
Parent Tip:
Loving Kindness Meditation for adults:
“With compassion meditation, it slows everything down so you can practice being calmer or noticing the feelings that arise and learning to be less reactive to it. This gives you more mental space to focus on the other person, to practice wishing kindness and wanting them to be well, and I think both parts are really important for effectively responding to people suffering.”
- Helen Weng, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at UC San Francisco
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