A Practice in Loving Kindness with Loren Hardy and Creative Earth Wellbeing. Metta, or loving kindness, is a gentle heart opening practice that invites you to soften into compassion, beginning with yourself and gradually extending outward to others. In this meditation, you’re guided to offer kind wishes to your own body and spirit, to someone you love, to a neutral person, and even to someone you find challenging, creating space for healing, release, and inner steadiness. As you rest in the warmth of your breath and your heart, you’ll experience a sense of returning home to yourself while widening your capacity for empathy, connection, and spaciousness.