Healing Compassion Meditation with poem, "All of Us Here"

In this healing compassion meditation, you'll use your breath to find out what it is you need right now. Julie Potiker completes the meditation with the poem, "All of Us Here", by Jessica Kantrowitz, from her book, 'Blessings for the Long Night, Poems and Meditations to Help You Through Depression'.All of Us Here Out of everyone here, there arethose who found pockets of peace todayand those who could not.Among us, there arethose whose hearts liftedat the song of a birdfrom a newly opened window.And those who heard and closed the windowbecause the bird’s joy was so at odds withour sorrow.Do you hear the birdsongright now, where you are?If you don’t, it’s okay.Stay here with us.We’ll wait till you do.by Jessica Kantrowitz, from her book, Blessings for the Long Night.Get the latest on mindfulness and meditation by subscribing to Julie Potiker's YouTube channel and Facebook page at Mindful Methods for Life. You can learn about mindfulness at www.MindfulMethodsForLife.com and also in Julie's newly released book, "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't Have To: Mindful Methods For Staying Calm In The Midst Of Chaos", available on Amazon.com. Her podcast is "Balanced Mind with Julie Potiker", available on iTunes, iHeart, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.