by Nikki Ackerman | May 6, 2020 | blog, Your Practitioner
Reunite These have been some incredible times that we have been going through. It has shifted many of us with our routines and our experiences. Some of us have become more mindful and some have rampant thoughts of fear. There is no judgement. Our experiences are a...
by Nikki Ackerman | Feb 27, 2020 | blog, The Art of Daily Living
Metta Bhavana: The Fifth & Final Stage of Loving Kindness We have experienced a journey. A journey of looking within as well as offering our metta, our unconditional love, acceptance, and compassion to those around us. We have done this by first sharing our metta...
by Nikki Ackerman | Dec 26, 2019 | blog, The Art of Daily Living
Entering the Fourth Stage of Loving Kindness Welcome back to your journey of loving kindness, or meta bhavana. As you see from this practice, each stage builds as we experience each of the five stages. If you are just getting started, I encourage you to start from...
by Nikki Ackerman | Oct 30, 2019 | blog, The Art of Daily Living
Journey of Well-wishing Continues As I prepare for the next Metta Bhavana, or Loving Kindness sitting, I reflect on the third stage of this practice. With this practice we learn to shift from our minds or head to our heart filling that space with nurturing....
by Nikki Ackerman | Sep 2, 2019 | blog, The Art of Daily Living
May you be well. May you be happy. May you be free from suffering. Today we continue our journey with the second stage of the Metta Bhavana, or Loving Kindness, meditation. As you see, meditation doesn’t have to be difficult. Mostly, meditation is about...