02.20.2026 Guided Meditations for Your Heart For this Weekend Reader, we invite you to take a break from reading and join us in exploring three guided practices for the heart. Below, Spring Washam takes us through a self-compassion meditation, Judy Lief guides us in tonglen practice to give and receive compassion, and Sharon Salzberg offers a 10-minute metta, or loving-kindness, meditation. We hope you’ll take a moment to nurture your mind and body with these enriching and heart-opening practices this weekend. May they give you the moment of peace, quiet, and connection you deserve. And, if you’d like to practice in community this coming week, we invite you to join us live on Wednesday, February 25 for our final guided meditation of the month with Jon Kabat-Zinn. Details to join can be found here. We would love to sit with you!   Guided Self-Compassion Meditation with Spring Washam Join Spring Washam for a heartfelt guided meditation to cultivate loving-kindness and self-compassion. ADVERTISEMENT Guided Tonglen Meditation with Judy Lief In this guided meditation, Buddhist teacher Judy Lief guides us through tonglen, the practice of “sending and taking,” in which we breathe in suffering and breathe out care. 10-Minute Guided Loving-Kindness Meditation with Sharon Salzberg Join renowned meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg for a guided loving-kindness meditation to offer metta to yourself and others. MORE FROM LION’S ROAR