Practicing mindfulness helps us manage stress and can also help you become more resilient in the face of challenges. Being mindful also means having compassion for yourself. Practicing self-compassion and loving-kindness meditation reduces negative emotions, increases positive emotions, fosters resilience and Self-compassion helps us feel more connected to ourselves and others, even when we are apart from each other. This episode covers the 3 components of self-compassion followed by a loving-kindness meditation. **Important Announcement** A Keen Mind has a new Community Meditation Group: First Group meeting: May 3rd, 4 pm EST This Group Meets every other week from 4pm-430p on ZOOM This Community Meditation Group is an opportunity to learn and practice mindfulness-meditation with the support of others. The group is open to everyone on a drop-in basis. There is no need to have prior meditation experience, however, you may find it helps understand the more about mindfulness and medita...