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Reunite

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...

Metta Bhavana: Fifth Stage of Loving Kindness

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...

Metta Bhavana: Entering the Fourth Stage of Loving Kindness

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...

Metta Bhavana: Extending Loving Kindness to an Acquaintance ~ Stage 3

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....

Metta Bhavana: Developing Compassion & Loving Kindness ~ Stage 2

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...

Metta Bhavana: Developing Compassion & Loving Kindness

by Nikki Ackerman | Aug 21, 2019 | blog, The Art of Daily Living, Uncategorized

May you be well. May you be happy. May you be free from suffering. Today I share with you Metta Bhavana, a practice of developing compassion or loving kindness. This is a beautiful gift that not only benefits your life, but the entire world. We all want to...