Month Two - Compassion 1.0
Compassion means “shared feeling” a level of empathy so deep, that it inspired action to alleviate another’s pain or sorrow. Compassion is not sympathy, sympathy creates separation, sympathy says your alone. Compassion moves you to action, is free of judgment and criticism and utilizes the wisdom that comes through spiritual practice and awareness.
Compassion sees things as they are without labelling good or bad, right or wrong. When you practice compassion, this includes yourself.
Each time we practice and focus on compassion, we extend the greater circle of compassion that exists.
My affirmation for this month is…
I awaken loving kindness and compassion in me
I acknowledge the loving kindness and compassion in others
The entire universe loves and supports me in all of my endeavours
When I let the universe know what I need, doors open
Write it for yourself on a piece of paper …
Writing it out helps it to embed into your subconscious.
Though at times it can seem challenging to do so, there is so much magic in remaining soft, open and unguarded in our hearts. Practicing loving kindness and compassion in my Amavi sessions I have witnessed people heal chronic pains, careers, financial and relationship challenges and most of all relationships with oneself. All of this after just one session with loving kindness and compassion as their focus.
So, imagine what one whole month could do?
If at the very least, choose to bring loving compassion into your awareness when feelings of discomfort, frustration, hurt, physical limitations or blocks of any kind.
Simply bring “Loving compassion” in your awareness with your breath
Ways to bring in loving compassion
JOURNAL
Journaling enters you into another place of contemplation, here the contemplation manifests into the material world and you can begin to work through the triggers and areas of your life that you can add more compassion too. Refer to this month’s Ritual exercises for journal prompts.
WALKING MEDITATION:
When walking, practice the loving compassion exercises you learn this month on your walk. It is profound.
YOGA:
Yoga is an act of self-compassion as you put in the work to open, strengthen and soften the physical and energetic body all in one practice. Refer to this month’s yoga video.
COMPASSIONATE TOUCH
Compassionate touch can be profound for chronic pains and expansion in general. Sit in your body, with your eyes closed ask where in my body needs more compassion? And offer your touch there, send love and compassion and ask the body what it needs.
Why is it important to practice compassion?
When we begin to practice compassion, we welcome in acceptance, acceptance for where we are, what we feel and even what we see and think.
Awakening compassion to oneself, can allow for a softening of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual pains and blockages.
To awaken compassion in oneself is to see compassion towards others and to improve a sense of love and joy throughout one’s relationships and daily activities. When we are choosing compassion, we are saying, this is where we are, and I am going to revel in the best of it. We are saying, I release all judgment and choose loving compassion and kindness, when we do this, our hearts and energy centres become unblocked and open, creating space for more abundance and love to flow back in.
“Allow yourself to feel the deep magic in this moment now, in whatever moment you find yourself, revel in the best of it”
The basic ground of compassionate action is working with rather than struggling against. When we extend compassion out in life, we are expanding the circle of compassion that exists, we make the world more compassionate, more whole, closer to the interconnectedness that we were destined for.
Amavi ritual exercise
Find a place in the body that feels discomfort and offer your touch there, with each breath send compassion to that area.
Without judgment, without expectation simply send compassion to that area.
Amavi ritual exercise
In your mind’s eye, choose to send loving kindness and compassion to the following, one at a time.
Someone whom you know and love
Someone whom you don’t know
Someone whom you know, who may have hurt you
Someone whom you may feel jealous of
Someone who has offended you or your ego
Yourself….
Someone whom you worry about
Someone whom has added value to your life…
Smile
Amavi Ritual Exercises
What about myself do I scorn, what about myself do I feel is not good enough?
In what ways could I show more compassion to myself?
What areas of my life or parts of myself could I be less judgment all about?
Amavi Ritual Exercises
In what ways could I show more compassion to others?
In what ways do I already show compassion to others?
Amavi Ritual Exercises
Drop the story lines for a moment ….
Picture others in the world and how confused they might feel about compassion….
Recognise that people are so commonly confused about compassion, just as you have been at times in your life. So extend this understanding and compassion out from yourself unto others, widen your circle of compassion, so that you may see more of it.