A Guided Meditation on Embodied Love | Happiness Break
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Feb 20, 2025
Join a soothing journey to connect with the physical sensations of love through a guided meditation. Feel the warmth in your chest and a gentle relaxation as you recall a time you felt deeply cared for. Visualize love spreading like a warm light throughout your body, enhancing emotional awareness. This practice encourages mindfulness and invites you to bring this loving energy into your daily interactions. Experience the joy of embodying love and discover the connection that's always within you.
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Finding Comfort and Focus
Find a comfortable position, either sitting or lying down.
Close your eyes or soften your gaze, and focus on your breath.
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Recalling Love
Recall a moment of feeling deeply loved, whether from a person, pet, or experience.
Focus on the feeling of love instead of the specific details of the memory.
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Noticing Physical Sensations
Notice the physical sensations of love in your body, such as warmth or openness.
Observe these sensations without judgment, gently returning your focus if your mind wanders.
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Experience the physical sensations of love through this guided meditation that nurtures connection, relaxation, and emotional awareness.
How To Do This Practice:
Sit or lie down in a relaxed posture. Close your eyes or soften your gaze. Take a deep breath in, then slowly exhale. Notice the weight of your body and release any tension in your shoulders, jaw, or hands.
Recall a time when you felt deeply loved and cared for—whether from a person, pet, or a meaningful experience.
Instead of focusing on the memory itself, notice where love manifests in your body—warmth in your chest, a tingling in your hands, a soft smile, or gentle relaxation.
With each inhale, visualize love spreading through your body like a warm light or soft energy, filling your heart, arms, and entire being.
Allow yourself to fully experience this embodied sense of love, knowing it is always within you.
When ready, bring awareness back to your surroundings, wiggle your fingers and toes, and take a final deep breath before opening your eyes. Set an intention to bring this felt sense of love into your interactions throughout the day.
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Today’s Happiness Break Host:
Dacher Keltner is the host of The Science of Happiness podcast and is a co-instructor of the Greater Good Science Center’s popular online course of the same name. He’s also a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.
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