Metta meditation

• May I experience Happiness and its causes

• May I be free from Suffering and its causes

• May I be Well in body, mind and spirit

• May I be Peaceful

How would you like to feel these ways more often?

That's Metta Meditation in a nutshell.

It's what the practice will bring you. 

Research in psychology proves it.

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WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE:

• Veterinarians wanting to increase their capacity to navigate stress with more peace

• Veterinarians wanting to develop their ability to experience positive emotions more often

• Veterinarians curious about how meditation can help them

• Veterinarians already familiar with Metta Meditation who want to explore the method and teachings more deeply

• Veterinarians wanting to connect with a community of like-minded peers in an intimate course where we will have the opportunity to support each other and nurture meaningful relationships 

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COURSE OUTLINE

Week 1: Understanding Stress and the benefits of Metta Meditation

• Overview of physiological and psychological impacts of stress

  • What is stressHow does stress affect wellbeing

  • Benefits of managing stress

• Metta Meditation Overview

  • What is Metta Meditation/ Loving Kindness Meditation

  • Overview of research on Metta Meditation

  • How to do Metta Meditation

  • Benefits of Metta Meditation

• H.E.A.L. Method Overview

  • How the mind learns

  • How the H.E.A.L. method works on the nervous system and emotional system based on concepts from modern psychology

  • Steps to the H.E.A.L.method

Week 2: Metta: Developing Loving Kindness toward yourself and others

• The foundational yogic principles of Metta Meditation

  • Loving Kindness

  • Compassion

  • Joyful Wellbeing

  • Equanimity/Peace

• Metta: Loving Kindness

  • Understanding Loving Kindness

  • How does the practice of Loving Kindness increase wellness

• Live Guided Meditation: Metta, build the internal resource of self-kindness

Week 3: Developing Compassion toward yourself and others

• Developing Healthy Compassion

  • Overview of Compassion

  • What compassion is and isn’t

  • The stages of compassion development

  • How compassion benefits wellness

  • Compassion versus empathy

  • Compassion fatigue and emotional burnout

  • Addressing obstacles to healthy compassion

• Live Guided Meditation: Karuna, build the internal resource of self-compassion

Week 4: Integration Week: Self-Study

• Motivation and Will Power

  • Article: Understanding limits to willpower how to develop new healthy habits

• Realizations about Happiness

  • Article: Reflecting on your views about personal happiness

• Self-Assessment: Mindset and Beliefs

Week 5: Cultivating Joy and Wellbeing

• Overview of Wellbeing and the importance of Joy

  • What joyfulness is and how it differs from happiness

  • How joyfulness benefits wellness

  • How joy is related to developing generosity

  • Addressing obstacles to joy and wellbeing

• Live Guided Meditation: Mudita, build the internal resources of joy & wellbeing

Week 6: Cultivating Peace and Equanimity

• Equanimity for a Peaceful Life

  • Overview of Equanimity

  • What is equanimity

  • How equanimity benefits wellness

  • Addressing obstacles to equanimity

• Live Guided Meditation: Upeksha, build the internal resource of peace

Week 7: The Complete Metta Meditation practice

• Bringing it all together

  • The five Stages of Metta Meditation

  • The rewards of developing Loving Kindness through Metta Meditation

• Live Guided Meditation: The Complete Metta Meditation practice