A 12-Minute Meditation for Directing Compassion Toward Ourselves

This week, meditation teacher Vinny Ferraro leads us in a practice that helps us direct compassion to ourselves. We often strive for perfection and can become our harshest critics as we try to hide our flaws and mistakes. This meditation guides us to embrace self-compassion, a shift that allows us to grow more comfortable with our imperfections and human difficulties. We set the intention to meet ourselves with warmth and affection, fostering a friendship with ourselves.    Show Notes Find more from Vinny Ferraro here: https://www.mindful.org/author/vinny-ferraro/ https://vinnyferraro.org/ https://www.bigheartcity.org/teachers And more from Mindful here: More episodes of 12 Minute Meditation The Real Mindful Podcast   Let us know what you thought of this episode of 12 Minute Meditation by leaving a review or by emailing [email protected].  

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The latest scientific research reveals that 12 minutes of meditation a day yields benefits like increased attention, focus, creativity, calm, resilience and compassion. Start your 12-minute sit with guided meditations from today’s leading mindfulness experts, brought to you by Mindful. With a new mindfulness meditation each week, 12 Minute Meditation invites you to bring the benefits of mindfulness to daily life.