Mettā or lovingkindness practice can be very helpful for moving past grief, loss, and pain. When the old wounds are released at the deeper levels of the heart, our heart is much more open and free to offer love and take chances with the people we allow into our heart space. Mettā practice opens us up to compassion, equanimity, joy, and forgiveness. We are able to build bridges and hold opposite views. And this is what’s needed more than anything else in this divisive environment that we are living in. It’s revolutionary to practice mettā in these difficult times.
Pawan Bareja
Spirit Rock Residential Teacher
Pawan Bareja, PhD has practiced vipassanā meditation since 2001. She is a Spirit Rock trained teacher with a keen interest in empowering students with practices to resolve their stress and trauma using mindfulness, Buddhist psychology, and neuroscience. She is the author of Reignite Your Power: Resolving Trauma Using Mindfulness.