Metta Together: Your Midday Heart Break
Perfectly Imperfect Hearts Welcome
Join us for a Heart Break—yes, you read that right. Instead of the heartbreak that leaves us shattered, this is the heart break that helps us pause, breathe, and piece ourselves back together with compassion.
Metta, or loving kindness meditation, is a practice of cultivating warmth and care—starting with ourselves and gradually extending it outward to others. Think of it as strengthening your heart's capacity to hold yourself and others with compassion. But here's the thing: it can feel awkward sending love to someone who annoys you, or even harder, offering kindness to yourself. Metta Together isn't about forcing warm feelings, but about gently exploring what kindness might look like in this very moment. A 30-minute lunchtime practice where resistance is normal, self-judgment gets a compassionate nod, and we discover that love doesn't have to be perfect to be real.
What we'll practice
The basics of loving kindness meditation—simple phrases, genuine intention
How to work with the "yeah, right" voice when self-compassion feels impossible
Heart Resonance—discovering how kindness ripples through from our hearts to those we practice with
Practical ways to meet difficulty with gentleness instead of judgment
Our roots
Drawing from the teachings of Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg and Tara Brach, we practice Metta or Loving Kindness not as a bypass for difficult feelings, but as a courageous way to hold all of our experience with care. We explore how this practice of wishing ourselves and others well is far from selfish—it's the foundation for genuine connection with others. Secular, spiritual, honest, and rooted in the understanding that love isn't always easy but accessible through this practice.
Come as you are
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Find a comfortable spot—cushion, chair, or couch
Bring your skepticism, your tender heart, your willingness to try
No prior meditation experience necessary
About the teacher
Anne Mühlethaler is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher (MMTCP), 250-hour registered yoga teacher (RYT), and professional certified coach, as well as a Mindfulness Mentor (Banyan). A former fashion executive turned mindfulness guide, she brings warmth, humor, and real-world wisdom from her training with renowned teachers like Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield, and the Nalanda Institute. Her journey from boardrooms to meditation cushions reminds us that transformation is possible, one breath at a time.