Warming up the breath meditation
Transpersonal Psychology Review 2017 DOI: 10.53841/bpstran.2017.19.2.40 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | A meditation combining mindfulness and kindness can activate the soothing caregiving system. |
Abstract
The following meditation trains both awareness of present moment experience (mindfulness) as well as bringing in qualities of warmth and kindness that are designed to activate the soothing care giving system (Porges, 1995). It is an adaptation of a mindfulness breath meditation (Kabbat-Zinn, 1990), the soothing breath rhythm (Gilbert, 2009), and the affectionate breath (Neff & Germer, 2012), and brings in extra heartfulness.