Day 5 of Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Daily Heart-Opening Series follows the arc of Nurture—softening the heart with warmth so loving-kindness feels safe, steady, and sustainable. In this episode, you'll practice a Heart Chakra (Anahata) meditation using hand-to-heart awareness and gentle breathing to release protective tension in the chest and invite tenderness back in. This is a nourishing practice for anyone who feels emotionally tired, guarded, lonely, or self-critical. Leave feeling calmer, more supported, and more open—without forcing emotion or overextending yourself.

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ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SERIES

Welcome to Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Daily Heart-Opening Series—a 7-day journey into the ancient practice of cultivating a steady, compassionate heart. This isn't "be positive" meditation, and it isn't personality-based inspiration. It's a classical inner training—rooted in timeless yogic reflections on maitrī (friendliness), compassion, joy, and equanimity—so your mind becomes clearer, your nervous system steadier, and your relationships more spacious.

Across this week, you'll build a simple, repeatable heart practice using one focused technique each day: a loving-kindness visualization, a single phrase of kindness, calming breathwork, a heart-opening mudra, a heart-center (4th chakra) nurture practice, a layered "heart stack" you can use anytime, and a gentle weekly review to embody what you've learned.

Come as you are—guarded, tender, hopeful, tired, or open. Loving-kindness doesn't require a perfect mood. It only asks for a sincere return. In just a few minutes each day, you'll practice opening the heart with steadiness—so compassion becomes less of an idea and more of a lived inner home.

This is day 5 of a 7-day meditation series, "Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Daily Heart-Opening Series" episodes 3465-3471.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - "META-MICRO MISSION"

Each day, send one tiny ripple of kindness: silently offer a loving-kindness phrase to yourself, a neutral person, and a difficult moment (not necessarily a difficult person). Keep it light—3 breaths each— and track your streak with a simple checkmark.

THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY

Day 1: Compassion Visualization

Day 2: Affirmation: "My heart is open and safe."

Day 3: Heart Coherent Breath:

Inhale for 5, Exhale for 5, Repeat for 10 rounds. (Option: inhale "soften, exhale "kindness.")

Day 4: Lotus mudra for opening your heart

Day 5: Fourth chakra for love and gratitude

Day 6: Loving-Kindness Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques

Day 7: Weekly review meditation and closure

SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS

Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at [email protected] or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!

WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST

SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.

SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.

I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at [email protected] and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].

FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST

Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:

• sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/
• sip and om Facebook
• https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/

SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP

Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.

2-Week's Free Access on iOS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.

Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

Day 4 of Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Daily Heart-Opening Series follows the arc of Protect—because a truly open heart also needs a steady boundary. In this episode, you'll practice Lotus Mudra (a heart-opening hand gesture) as an embodied anchor for calm, safe openness—helping you release emotional guarding without becoming overexposed. As you hold the mudra at your heart, you'll cultivate loving-kindness with clarity and inner steadiness, so you can feel more centered, less reactive, and more secure in your own presence.

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ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SERIES

Welcome to Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Daily Heart-Opening Series—a 7-day journey into the ancient practice of cultivating a steady, compassionate heart. This isn't "be positive" meditation, and it isn't personality-based inspiration. It's a classical inner training—rooted in timeless yogic reflections on maitrī (friendliness), compassion, joy, and equanimity—so your mind becomes clearer, your nervous system steadier, and your relationships more spacious.

Across this week, you'll build a simple, repeatable heart practice using one focused technique each day: a loving-kindness visualization, a single phrase of kindness, calming breathwork, a heart-opening mudra, a heart-center (4th chakra) nurture practice, a layered "heart stack" you can use anytime, and a gentle weekly review to embody what you've learned.

Come as you are—guarded, tender, hopeful, tired, or open. Loving-kindness doesn't require a perfect mood. It only asks for a sincere return. In just a few minutes each day, you'll practice opening the heart with steadiness—so compassion becomes less of an idea and more of a lived inner home.

This is day 4 of a 7-day meditation series, "Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Daily Heart-Opening Series" episodes 3465-3471.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - "META-MICRO MISSION"

Each day, send one tiny ripple of kindness: silently offer a loving-kindness phrase to yourself, a neutral person, and a difficult moment (not necessarily a difficult person). Keep it light—3 breaths each— and track your streak with a simple checkmark.

THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY

Day 1: Compassion Visualization

Day 2: Affirmation: "My heart is open and safe."

Day 3: Heart Coherent Breath:

Inhale for 5, Exhale for 5, Repeat for 10 rounds. (Option: inhale "soften, exhale "kindness.")

Day 4: Lotus mudra for opening your heart

Day 5: Fourth chakra for love and gratitude

Day 6: Loving-Kindness Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques

Day 7: Weekly review meditation and closure

SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS

Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at [email protected] or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!

WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST

SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.

SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.

I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at [email protected] and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].

FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST

Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:

• sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/
• sip and om Facebook
• https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/

SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP

Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.

2-Week's Free Access on iOS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.

Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

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Day 3 of Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Daily Heart-Opening Series follows the arc of Ground—so you can feel calmer, steadier, and more emotionally anchored before you try to "open your heart." In this episode, you'll practice Heart Coherent Breath (inhale 5, exhale 5 for 10 rounds) to settle your nervous system and quiet mental chatter, making loving-kindness feel more natural and accessible. Optional cue: inhale "soften," exhale "kindness." Leave this practice feeling more present, less reactive, and more connected to a steady inner base you can return to anytime.

Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Daily Heart-Opening Series Technique: Heart Coherent Breath — inhale 5, exhale 5, for 10 rounds Optional cue: inhale "soften," exhale "kindness."

ABOUT THIS WEEK'S LOVING-KINDNESS JOURNEY

Welcome to Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Daily Heart-Opening Series—a 7-day journey into the ancient practice of cultivating a steady, compassionate heart. This isn't "be positive" meditation, and it isn't personality-based inspiration. It's a classical inner training—rooted in timeless yogic reflections on maitrī (friendliness), compassion, joy, and equanimity—so your mind becomes clearer, your nervous system steadier, and your relationships more spacious.

Across this week, you'll build a simple, repeatable heart practice using one focused technique each day: a loving-kindness visualization, a single phrase of kindness, calming breathwork, a heart-opening mudra, a heart-center (4th chakra) nurture practice, a layered "heart stack" you can use anytime, and a gentle weekly review to embody what you've learned.

Come as you are—guarded, tender, hopeful, tired, or open. Loving-kindness doesn't require a perfect mood. It only asks for a sincere return. In just a few minutes each day, you'll practice opening the heart with steadiness—so compassion becomes less of an idea and more of a lived inner home.

This is day 3 of a 7-day meditation series, "Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Daily Heart-Opening Series" episodes 3465-3471.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - "META-MICRO MISSION"

Each day, send one tiny ripple of kindness: silently offer a loving-kindness phrase to yourself, a neutral person, and a difficult moment (not necessarily a difficult person). Keep it light—3 breaths each— and track your streak with a simple checkmark.

THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY

Day 1: Compassion Visualization

Day 2: Affirmation: "My heart is open and safe."

Day 3: Heart Coherent Breath:

Inhale for 5, Exhale for 5, Repeat for 10 rounds. (Option: inhale "soften, exhale "kindness.")

Day 4: Lotus mudra for opening your heart

Day 5: Fourth chakra for love and gratitude

Day 6: Loving-Kindness Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques

Day 7: Weekly review meditation and closure

SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS

Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at [email protected] or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!

WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST

SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.

SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.

I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at [email protected] and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].

FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST

Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:

• sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/
• sip and om Facebook
• https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/

SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP

Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.

2-Week's Free Access on iOS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.

Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

Day 2 features a loving-kindness affirmation practice—a single phrase to steady the mind and soften self-criticism. Inspired by the Gita's teaching of friendliness and compassion toward all beings and informed by modern RCT reviews of loving-kindness interventions.

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ABOUT THIS WEEK'S LOVING-KINDNESS JOURNEY

Welcome to Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Daily Heart-Opening Series—a 7-day journey into the ancient practice of cultivating a steady, compassionate heart. This isn't "be positive" meditation, and it isn't personality-based inspiration. It's a classical inner training—rooted in timeless yogic reflections on maitrī (friendliness), compassion, joy, and equanimity—so your mind becomes clearer, your nervous system steadier, and your relationships more spacious.

Across this week, you'll build a simple, repeatable heart practice using one focused technique each day: a loving-kindness visualization, a single phrase of kindness, calming breathwork, a heart-opening mudra, a heart-center (4th chakra) nurture practice, a layered "heart stack" you can use anytime, and a gentle weekly review to embody what you've learned.

Come as you are—guarded, tender, hopeful, tired, or open. Loving-kindness doesn't require a perfect mood. It only asks for a sincere return. In just a few minutes each day, you'll practice opening the heart with steadiness—so compassion becomes less of an idea and more of a lived inner home.

This is day 2 of a 7-day meditation series, "Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Daily Heart-Opening Series" episodes 3465-3471.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - "META-MICRO MISSION"

Each day, send one tiny ripple of kindness: silently offer a loving-kindness phrase to yourself, a neutral person, and a difficult moment (not necessarily a difficult person). Keep it light—3 breaths each— and track your streak with a simple checkmark.

THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY

Day 1: Compassion Visualization

Day 2: Affirmation: "My heart is open and safe."

Day 3: Heart Coherent Breath:

Inhale for 5, Exhale for 5, Repeat for 10 rounds. (Option: inhale "soften, exhale "kindness.")

Day 4: Lotus mudra for opening your heart

Day 5: Fourth chakra for love and gratitude

Day 6: Loving-Kindness Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques

Day 7: Weekly review meditation and closure

SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS

Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at [email protected] or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!

WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST

SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.

SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.

I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at [email protected] and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].

FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST

Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:

• sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/
• sip and om Facebook
• https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/

SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP

Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.

2-Week's Free Access on iOS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.

Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

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Welcome to Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Daily Heart-Opening Series—a 7-day journey into the ancient practice of cultivating a steady, compassionate heart. This isn't "be positive" meditation, and it isn't personality-based inspiration. It's a classical inner training—rooted in timeless yogic reflections on maitrī (friendliness), compassion, joy, and equanimity—so your mind becomes clearer, your nervous system steadier, and your relationships more spacious.

Across this week, you'll build a simple, repeatable heart practice using one focused technique each day: a loving-kindness visualization, a single phrase of kindness, calming breathwork, a heart-opening mudra, a heart-center (4th chakra) nurture practice, a layered "heart stack" you can use anytime, and a gentle weekly review to embody what you've learned.

Come as you are—guarded, tender, hopeful, tired, or open. Loving-kindness doesn't require a perfect mood. It only asks for a sincere return. In just a few minutes each day, you'll practice opening the heart with steadiness—so compassion becomes less of an idea and more of a lived inner home.

This is day 1 of a 7-day meditation series, "Loving-Kindness Meditation: A Daily Heart-Opening Series" episodes 3465-3471.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - "META-MICRO MISSION"

Each day, send one tiny ripple of kindness: silently offer a loving-kindness phrase to yourself, a neutral person, and a difficult moment (not necessarily a difficult person). Keep it light—3 breaths each— and track your streak with a simple checkmark.

THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY

Day 1: Compassion Visualization

Day 2: Affirmation: "My heart is open and safe."

Day 3: Heart Coherent Breath:

Inhale for 5, Exhale for 5, Repeat for 10 rounds. (Option: inhale "soften, exhale "kindness.")

Day 4: Lotus mudra for opening your heart

Day 5: Fourth chakra for love and gratitude

Day 6: Loving-Kindness Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques

Day 7: Weekly review meditation and closure

SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS

Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at [email protected] or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!

WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST

SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.

SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.

I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at [email protected] and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].

FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST

Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:

• sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/
• sip and om Facebook
• https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/

SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP

Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.

2-Week's Free Access on iOS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.

Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

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Day 7 of Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again is a weekly review and integration episode with the arc of Embody—turning this week's practices into a lived, repeatable rhythm. You'll reflect on what shifted in your body and heart, revisit the key techniques (affirmation, Let Go Breath, Apana Mudra, and Heart Chakra nurturing), and choose one simple carry-forward ritual to support you moving forward. This episode helps reinforce self-trust, reduce emotional reactivity, and make "letting love in again" something you practice in real life—gently, consistently, and with wisdom.

Focus: weekly reflection + integration Best for: building consistency, strengthening self-trust, and staying open without overexposure Takeaway: Embodiment is a practiced return—your heart learns safety through repetition.

ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SERIES

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Welcome to Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again—a 7-day meditation series designed to help you gently reopen your heart with both tenderness and wisdom. Whether you're seeking a relationship or you're in one and love feels distant, this week will guide you to release what you've been carrying, calm your nervous system, rebuild emotional safety, and create the inner conditions where love can return—without forcing it. Each day follows a simple arc—Release, Safety, Desire, Boundaries, Receiving, Repair, and Choose Again—with breathwork, visualization, and reflective prompts to help you soften protective patterns, trust yourself again, and feel more open to giving and receiving love in real life.

This is day 7 of a 7-day meditation series, "Heart Renewal Meditations: Letting Love In Again," episodes 3458-3464.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - LOVE IN PRACTICE QUEST:

Each day, do one small "letting love in" action— release something heavy, soften your body, express an honest desire, set a gentle boundary, receive without deflecting, make a repair, or choose again. Track it with 7 checkmarks and notice how quickly your heart starts to feel safer, steadier, and more open.

THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY

Day 1: Renewal Visualization

Day 2: Affirmation: "I release what's heavy."

Day 3: Let Go Breath: inhale 4, exhale 8 (or 4/6), do for 8 rounds

Day 4: Apana mudra for purification

Day 5: Fourth chakra for love and gratitude

Day 6: Love Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques

Day 7: Weekly review meditation and closure

SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS

Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at [email protected] or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!

WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST

SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.

SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.

I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at [email protected] and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].

FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST

Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:

• sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/
• sip and om Facebook
• https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/

SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP

Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.

2-Week's Free Access on iOS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.

Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

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Day 6 of Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again follows the arc of Balance—returning to center when emotions feel intense or love feels uncertain. In this episode, you'll practice a layered meditation that combines the week's key techniques: the affirmation "I release what's heavy," the Let Go Breath (inhale 4, exhale 8—or 4/6—for 8 rounds), Apana Mudra as a grounding somatic anchor, and a Heart Chakra focus to soften protective tension. This balanced sequence helps calm anxious urgency, reduce overthinking, and restore steady self-trust—so you can stay open to love without overexposure or self-abandonment.

Featured practice: layered affirmation + breath + mudra + heart focus Best for: emotional swings, anxious waiting, rumination, overwhelm, overgiving Takeaway: Balance isn't a perfect mood—it's a practiced return to center.

ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SERIES

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Welcome to Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again—a 7-day meditation series designed to help you gently reopen your heart with both tenderness and wisdom. Whether you're seeking a relationship or you're in one and love feels distant, this week will guide you to release what you've been carrying, calm your nervous system, rebuild emotional safety, and create the inner conditions where love can return—without forcing it. Each day follows a simple arc—Release, Safety, Desire, Boundaries, Receiving, Repair, and Choose Again—with breathwork, visualization, and reflective prompts to help you soften protective patterns, trust yourself again, and feel more open to giving and receiving love in real life.

This is day 6 of a 7-day meditation series, "Heart Renewal Meditations: Letting Love In Again," episodes 3458-3464.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - LOVE IN PRACTICE QUEST:

Each day, do one small "letting love in" action— release something heavy, soften your body, express an honest desire, set a gentle boundary, receive without deflecting, make a repair, or choose again. Track it with 7 checkmarks and notice how quickly your heart starts to feel safer, steadier, and more open.

THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY

Day 1: Renewal Visualization

Day 2: Affirmation: "I release what's heavy."

Day 3: Let Go Breath: inhale 4, exhale 8 (or 4/6), do for 8 rounds

Day 4: Apana mudra for purification

Day 5: Fourth chakra for love and gratitude

Day 6: Love Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques

Day 7: Weekly review meditation and closure

SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS

Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at [email protected] or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!

WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST

SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.

SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.

I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at [email protected] and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].

FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST

Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:

• sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/
• sip and om Facebook
• https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/

SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP

Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.

2-Week's Free Access on iOS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.

Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

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Day 5 of Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again follows the arc of Nurture—softening the heart with warmth and self-compassion so love feels possible again. In this episode, you'll practice a Heart Chakra (Anahata) meditation using gentle breath and focused attention at the center of the chest to release protective tension and restore emotional openness. You'll learn how relationship stress can show up as shallow breathing and a guarded posture, and how nurturing practices help regulate the nervous system and reduce self-judgment. Leave this meditation feeling calmer, lighter, and more supported—tender, steady, and open to love with wisdom.

Featured technique: Heart Chakra focus (breath + heart-centered attention) Best for: emotional heaviness, guardedness, loneliness, self-criticism, feeling closed off Takeaway: Nurture is how the heart reopens—gently, safely, and from within.

ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SERIES

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Welcome to Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again—a 7-day meditation series designed to help you gently reopen your heart with both tenderness and wisdom. Whether you're seeking a relationship or you're in one and love feels distant, this week will guide you to release what you've been carrying, calm your nervous system, rebuild emotional safety, and create the inner conditions where love can return—without forcing it. Each day follows a simple arc—Release, Safety, Desire, Boundaries, Receiving, Repair, and Choose Again—with breathwork, visualization, and reflective prompts to help you soften protective patterns, trust yourself again, and feel more open to giving and receiving love in real life.

This is day 5 of a 7-day meditation series, "Heart Renewal Meditations: Letting Love In Again," episodes 3458-3464.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - LOVE IN PRACTICE QUEST:

Each day, do one small "letting love in" action— release something heavy, soften your body, express an honest desire, set a gentle boundary, receive without deflecting, make a repair, or choose again. Track it with 7 checkmarks and notice how quickly your heart starts to feel safer, steadier, and more open.

THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY

Day 1: Renewal Visualization

Day 2: Affirmation: "I release what's heavy."

Day 3: Let Go Breath: inhale 4, exhale 8 (or 4/6), do for 8 rounds

Day 4: Apana mudra for purification

Day 5: Fourth chakra for love and gratitude

Day 6: Love Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques

Day 7: Weekly review meditation and closure

SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS

Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at [email protected] or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!

WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST

SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.

SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.

I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at [email protected] and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].

FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST

Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:

• sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/
• sip and om Facebook
• https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/

SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP

Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.

2-Week's Free Access on iOS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.

Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

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Day 4 of Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again follows the arc of Protect—creating a calm inner boundary so your heart can stay open without becoming overwhelmed. In this episode, you'll practice Apana Mudra (thumb touching the middle and ring fingers) as a steady somatic cue for clearing emotional overload and returning to inner safety. You'll explore why relationship uncertainty can activate the nervous system, leading to overthinking, overgiving, and emotional bracing—and how a simple grounding gesture paired with breath can help you protect your peace without shutting down. Leave this practice feeling calmer, more self-respecting, and more secure in your own center—open to love, but no longer overexposed.

Featured technique: Apana Mudra for protection + release Best for: emotional overwhelm, rumination, people-pleasing, anxious waiting, feeling overexposed Takeaway: Protection isn't a wall—it's a loving boundary that helps your heart stay open safely.

ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SERIES

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Welcome to Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again—a 7-day meditation series designed to help you gently reopen your heart with both tenderness and wisdom. Whether you're seeking a relationship or you're in one and love feels distant, this week will guide you to release what you've been carrying, calm your nervous system, rebuild emotional safety, and create the inner conditions where love can return—without forcing it. Each day follows a simple arc—Release, Safety, Desire, Boundaries, Receiving, Repair, and Choose Again—with breathwork, visualization, and reflective prompts to help you soften protective patterns, trust yourself again, and feel more open to giving and receiving love in real life.

This is day 4 of a 7-day meditation series, "Heart Renewal Meditations: Letting Love In Again," episodes 3358-3364.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - LOVE IN PRACTICE QUEST:

Each day, do one small "letting love in" action— release something heavy, soften your body, express an honest desire, set a gentle boundary, receive without deflecting, make a repair, or choose again. Track it with 7 checkmarks and notice how quickly your heart starts to feel safer, steadier, and more open.

THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY

Day 1: Renewal Visualization

Day 2: Affirmation: "I release what's heavy."

Day 3: Let Go Breath: inhale 4, exhale 8 (or 4/6), do for 8 rounds

Day 4: Apana mudra for purification

Day 5: Fourth chakra for love and gratitude

Day 6: Love Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques

Day 7: Weekly review meditation and closure

SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS

Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at [email protected] or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!

WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST

SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.

SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.

I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at [email protected] and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].

FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST

Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:

• sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/
• sip and om Facebook
• https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/

SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP

Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.

2-Week's Free Access on iOS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.

Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.

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Day 3 of Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again follows the arc of Ground—returning to your body when love feels uncertain and the mind wants to spiral into "what if." In this episode, you'll practice the Let Go Breath (inhale 4, exhale 8—or 4/6— for 8 rounds), a longer-exhale technique designed to calm stress arousal and anchor you in the present moment. This grounding practice helps release emotional urgency, reduce overthinking, and bring you back to steady self-trust—so you can stay connected to yourself while you navigate love with clarity and calm.

Featured technique: Let Go Breath (4 in / 8 out, or 4/6) x 8 rounds Best for: anxious waiting, rumination, uncertainty in dating/relationships, emotional bracing Takeaway: When you ground, you stop chasing certainty—and start choosing from self-respect.

ABOUT THIS WEEK'S SERIES

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Welcome to Heart Renewal: Letting Love In Again—a 7-day meditation series designed to help you gently reopen your heart with both tenderness and wisdom. Whether you're seeking a relationship or you're in one and love feels distant, this week will guide you to release what you've been carrying, calm your nervous system, rebuild emotional safety, and create the inner conditions where love can return—without forcing it. Each day follows a simple arc—Release, Safety, Desire, Boundaries, Receiving, Repair, and Choose Again—with breathwork, visualization, and reflective prompts to help you soften protective patterns, trust yourself again, and feel more open to giving and receiving love in real life.

This is day 3 of a 7-day meditation series, "Heart Renewal Meditations: Letting Love In Again," episodes 3358-3364.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE - LOVE IN PRACTICE QUEST:

Each day, do one small "letting love in" action— release something heavy, soften your body, express an honest desire, set a gentle boundary, receive without deflecting, make a repair, or choose again. Track it with 7 checkmarks and notice how quickly your heart starts to feel safer, steadier, and more open.

THIS WEEK'S MEDITATION JOURNEY

Day 1: Renewal Visualization

Day 2: Affirmation: "I release what's heavy."

Day 3: Let Go Breath: inhale 4, exhale 8 (or 4/6), do for 8 rounds

Day 4: Apana mudra for purification

Day 5: Fourth chakra for love and gratitude

Day 6: Love Flow meditation, combining the week's techniques

Day 7: Weekly review meditation and closure

SHARE YOUR MEDITATION JOURNEY WITH YOUR FELLOW MEDITATORS

Let's connect and inspire each other! Please share a little about how meditation has helped you by reaching out to me at [email protected] or better yet -- direct message me on https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om. We'd love to hear about your meditation ritual!

WAYS TO SUPPORT THE DAILY MEDITATION PODCAST

SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss a single episode. Consistency is the KEY to a successful meditation ritual.

SHARE the podcast with someone who could use a little extra support.

I'd be honored if you left me a podcast review. If you do, please email me at [email protected] and let me know a little about yourself and how meditation has helped you. I'd love to share your journey to inspire fellow meditators on the podcast!

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].

FOR DAILY EXTRA SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE PODCAST

Each day's meditation techniques are shared at:

• sip.and.om Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sip.and.om/
• sip and om Facebook
• https://www.facebook.com/SipandOm/

SIP AND OM MEDITATION APP

Looking for a little more support? If you're ready for a more in-depth meditation experience, allow Mary to guide you in daily 30-minute guided meditations on the Sip and Om meditation app. Give it a whirl for 7-days free! Receive access to 3,000+ 30-minute guided meditations customized around a weekly theme to help you manage emotions. Receive a Clarity Journal and a Slow Down Guide customized for each weekly theme.

2-Week's Free Access on iOS

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone

All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to [email protected].Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.

Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.