Circle of Caring Meditation

In this meditation, bring to mind a circle of caring individuals, animals, or other presences to bring you support, kindness, and caring. Davida plays the guitar while leading you through this brief meditation that is useful for grounding, strengthening the strong adult "part," and is a resourcing tool for trauma processing in treatment with a trained professional.

**As you know, doing a video on the internet is not a substitution for counseling. Please be safe when you do this and not while you are driving or watching small humans. If you don't like it, stop doing it. If you feel unsafe, please reach out for help, the suicide hotline is: 800-273-8255

Loving Kindness Meditation

This is my take on a Loving Kindness Meditation. Loving Kindness is a metta and this type of meditation is a Buddhist meditation. When we practice loving kindness we are kind without exception to all beings. The four statements used in this meditation are "may I be calm, may I be loving, may I be happy, may I be well."

This type of meditation has been well researched as a method for stress reduction.

*As always, keep in mind doing a meditation on the internet is no substitution for counseling. Please do not do this if you are operating a vehicle or watching small humans. Please stop if you feel uncomfortable.

Square Breathing

Learn about and practice square breathing.
**As you probably know, following a video on the internet is not a replacement for counseling. Please listen or watch safely, without driving or watching small humans. Please stop any time if this is not working for you. Please seek out support if you are not feeling safe: 1-800-273-8255 (National Suicide Crisis Line).