Oct 2022

9m 5s

Meditation: Loving Kindness

About this episode

In our first Savvy Psychologist Meditation, Dr. Monica Johnson leads you on a loving kindness meditation that allows you to experience compassion, acceptance, and love towards ourselves and others.

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