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Light Of Compassion

3 Min
Meditation
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Christina & Darrin
Love Coach & Therapist
Compassion is a strong concern for yourself and others when suffering. We all experience suffering, even if it is merely our everyday experiences of sadness, stress, or worry. By shining more compassion on yourself on the inside, you become a beacon of compassionate light on the outside as well. Photo by Gabriel Siqueira from Pexels www.christina-mcmahon.com
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40 reflections
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Meredith
Tapping into emotions
Sometimes it's easy to numb out of what we're truly feeling- especially with sadness, fear, and difficult emotions. But the thought of tapping in and letting myself feel the wave of sadness and bringing in the light of compassion to brighten my heart space resonated with me so much. Very moving, thank you 🙏🏻
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Lhiza
Compassion
We have the capacity of changing our feelings, so whenever I feel sad, I just pray and think of positive things or people that makes me feel happy. Thats the power of mind.
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Aaron
Letting go
Wow this really hit home for me. I get anxiety attacks in my chest when I think of stress or certain situations in my life. I also am working on being my own best friend and becoming my own best person so this was a wonderful meditation!
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Adam
See the emotion...
...and breathe into it. Very empowering and reassuring bit of self-care.
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Marci
Thinking about self compassion made me cry because I really don’t have much.
I will think more about it and try to make some. My whole life I’ve felt my “job” has been compassion for others and I’ve put my own needs last.
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Marci
Compassion
Self compassion for me is difficult. I have more for others than me.
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Vivian
Self love
I learned that one thing about this subject is that it’s okay to be true to yourself and accept all the flaws and quirks that you have. I still have a little bit of trouble giving myself compassion but I’m sure that it’s a matter of time to heal from my trauma and live in the moment.
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Michelle
Being for me
I learned that it’s not about who are by your side but it’s all about to be yourself who is there always, to fill your heart with light of compassion rather than sadness or nostalgia. All the people that surrounds you are moments, is you who stays, always stays.
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Amanda
Self compassion
I learned that I have the power to quiet turbulent emotions.
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Taylor
I learned that
Calming down and just focusing on your breathing is very relaxing
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Sarah
Hearts and Compassion
In my first meditation I may have been distracted, but challenging myself to stick to it will help me in the long run
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Everett
Ska
A third wave a fourth wave a hidden fortress all designed to capture my maze
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Hev
I’ve learned that
I need to put certain aspects of my life on hold to focus on myself and my family
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Lex
Imagine how that looks...
I️ thoroughly enjoyed turning my emotions into color and then shining compassionate yellow all over them, a powerful message for me.
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Norma
Anxiety disguised as...?
I learned that feelings of anxiety can stem from not having enough self-compassion. I think I just confused stress with anxiety before. Having more confidence and pushing aside thoughts that try to tell me “I’m not measuring up” could go a long way towards reaching my goals.
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Elena
♥️HeartBeat♥️
Good Morning This meditation was relaxing and helped me on my breathing really allowed me to be to focus on my ♥️Heart♥️. Meditation was really good for me. I noticed ever since I joined Aura my stress level has been down I relax more. I listen to the meditation when I can and I like it. My mind becomes clear and it takes my mind to a soothing peaceful place. Focusing on my ♥️heartBeating♥️ is very Important because it allows me to breathe. I love myself.
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Alexander
Lucky Me
My heart is filled with memories of adventure and fun and for me to feel the warmth of this mediation was something special.
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Tammy
Compassion
Giving compassion to our heart. Visualization of a warm yellow light nurturing our heart with love. Beautiful start to day.
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Sian
Sad
It's made me feel about sad moments, and that I feel like I have a broken heart from my past relationship and that my broken heart needs to be fixed!
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Madie
Visualization
I learned that visualization is not the technique for me. Mediation for me should be focused more on things I can actively control rather than things I must visualize.
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Roshini
Day 2
Today I felt that it was easier to let go of negative space and allow the inner light from within back into my heart, I breathe better before and I definitely feel better
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Mia
Sadness
Was a feeling in my chest informed by a verse of an ancient Japanese haiku ("solitude stained my chest"), that my mind kept for years. From now on, the feeling is and will be: "my inner fire radiates my chest with heat and light."
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Kelly
Droopy
When I focused in on my heart, I felt a heavy sensation like as of my heart was dropping down into my chest like a dying flower. After, I felt as if my heart inflated like a balloon as the warmth was put into my heart.
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Riley
Becoming me
I learned that I can start healing my own sadness by finding my inner self and appreciating myself more
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Melanie
Self care
Although we need other people in our lives, journeying with us and offering their experiences. We oftentimes expect other people to fix us and make us happy. When in reality, we are our own best caretaker and friend. You can’t truly be happy until you are happy with yourself!
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J.W.
raindrops crackle like pop rocks
A distant bark echoes “let me in! I’m done! It’s wet out here!” One soaked cricket tries to rosen his bow but puts it away after a few slippery strokes The highway swooshes like a distant air plane inside of a seashell I think I’ll stay inside and curl up by the fire with a good book
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Alexis
Compassion-Day1
I learned I must be compassionate to myself to be compassionate to others
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Lori
Yellow Light
Be your own best friend and be your own caretaker. Shine your light of compassion from within.
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Katrina
Compassion
I am my own best friend. I am my own best caregiver. I know me better than anyone else does. Even when it feels like I have no one, I will at least have myself.
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Liv
Feeling warmth.
It’s so easy to be your worst enemy. It’s even easier to be compassionate and understanding towards yourself. :)
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Melissa
Self-compassion
I struggle with this. I find it easier to feel compassion for what others are feeling or going through but I get very impatient with myself when I am not “perfect”. This was a good reminder to start being more compassionate and loving toward myself. I am human and matter as well.
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Shateca McGee
Light of Compassion
That my heart beats and I can control it by what I think on and how my heart rises and falls.
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Koby
I had to go to be at work this morning and I decided to do this right before work. And i took a show
Cleared mind and hopeful the day wouldn’t be as Long. I love how it described yellow as the color of compassion and it was easy for me to create imagery in my head
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Cheryl
Visualization
Visualizing colors and emotions is an interesting exercise. Seeing compassion as yellow and warming my heart was lovely. We’ll see how it affects me today.
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Clay
Vacation
It’s hard for me to focus on vacation while I’m so excited and there is so much to do. To take 4 minutes feels like a lot.
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Tara
Light of compassion
Learning to become my own best friend. I am learning to replace anxiety and fear with compassion for myself
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McKenzie
What i learned
I am my own bestfriend. If something goes wrong and i feel as if no one is there for me, i know that i am my own bestfriend.
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Giana
Forget It
I need to forget what has been hurting me and focus on how I can help my heart heal with the light.
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Cherish
Our Own Best Friend
This is a wonderful meditation in which Christina has us visualize a bright yellow light of compassion into our heart center. It is a great way to bring warmth into our heart center if we are experiencing tough emotions. As I sat here feeling sadness, I began to feel my heart center. It felt heavy, empty and as if my heart was broken into two. I followed Christina’s lead and began to visualize a warm yellow glow of light of compassion encompass my heart center. With each breath, my heart center became warmer and warmer as this yellow light became brighter and brighter. What a beautiful and comforting feeling! I am grateful for listening to this meditation because Christina gave me a tool that I can use anytime to fill myself up with compassion and love. It is important to remember, especially during difficult times, to be our own best friend.
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Juliette
Light Of Compassion
When life is hard I must remember that I can be my own bestfriend, my own caretaker