In this episode of the Mindfulness Exercises Podcast, Sean Fargo guides a heartfelt exploration of loving-kindness—one of the most transformative mindfulness practices for connecting with ourselves and others.
Sean shares reflections on what it really means to open the heart, even when we feel resistance, numbness, or emotional pain.
This episode includes a guided meditation that weaves together four powerful styles of loving-kindness practice, offering listeners multiple ways to cultivate genuine care, empathy, and connection.
Whether you’ve practiced Metta before or are new to it, this episode helps you meet yourself and others with more gentleness, compassion, and curiosity.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✔ Why loving-kindness can feel uncomfortable or even triggering at timesand how to work skillfully with that
✔ How to meet resistance, grief, or doubt with gentle awareness
✔ 4 unique ways to guide or practice loving-kindness meditation
✔ Why Metta is more than just repeating phrases, it’s about emotional attunement
✔ How to offer love to friends, difficult people, and yourself without bypassing pain
✔ A complete, guided loving-kindness meditation you can return to anytime
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About the Podcast Mindfulness Exercises with Sean Fargo is a practical, grounded mindfulness podcast for people who want meditation to actually help in real life. Hosted by Sean Fargo — a former Buddhist monk, mindfulness teacher, and founder of MindfulnessExercises.com — this podcast explores how mindfulness can support mental health, emotional regulation, trauma sensitivity, chronic pain, leadership, creativity, and meaningful work. Each episode offers a mix of: • Practical mindfulness and meditation teachings • Conversations with respected teachers, clinicians, authors, and researchers • Real-world insights for therapists, coaches, yoga teachers, educators, and caregivers • Gentle reflections for anyone navigating stress, anxiety, burnout, grief, or change Rather than chasing peak experiences or spiritual bypassing, this podcast emphasizes embodied practice, ethical teaching, and mindfulness that meets people where they are—messy, human, and alive. If you’re interested in: • Mindfulness meditation for everyday life • Trauma-sensitive and co...