Welcome to today's guided meditation, in honor of World Kindness Day.
In this meditation, we are going to reminisce on moments of kindness throughout your life.
Begin in a comfortable position with eyes closed.
Connect with your breath, feeling the gentle expansion and contraction of your lungs.
The cool air as you breathe in...
And the heat of your breath as it exits your body.
Breathing in...
And out.
In...
And out.
Feel where your body is in space...
Notice where your body comes into contact with the surface you rest on.
Breathing in...
And out.
In...
And out.
Think now of a moment that you experienced recently where someone was kind to you...
How did that make you feel?
Just be present with this feeling for a moment.
Think of an experience recently where you showed kindness to someone else...
How did it make you feel to give that?
Just be here with that feeling.
Think of a moment from your youth where someone showed you kindness...
How did that feel?
Be here with that feeling...
Think of an experience from your youth where you were kind to someone else...
How did that make you feel?
Be present with that feeling.
All of these thoughts, these memories, these experiences...
Allow yourself to really be present with them...
Notice where you feel it in your body...
And take that feeling and send it outward to the world...
Send your love and kindness out for all to enjoy.
Connect again with your breath, feeling the gentle rise and fall of your chest...
Breathing in...
And out.
In...
And out.
Feel where your body is in space...
Where it comes into contact with the surface you rest on...
Breathing in...
And out.
Slowly move about in any way that feels good, gently coming back to your body.
And whenever you are ready, slowly open your eyes.