Loving Kindness Towards SELF

Atma Namaste everyone!

Hope the last month of 2025 is bringing you time to let go, freedom to choose differently for the next year, embrace the joys, and celebrate the victories.

With 2026 on the horizon, it only makes sense to step into the new year with a new promise. And we encourage you to promise yourself loving kindness. Loving kindness is one of the first pillars of self-growth and an essential one for spiritual growth. In a world where criticism becomes a tool of power, it almost feels impossible to wield loving kindness instead.

Extending loving kindness towards others includes speaking and thinking kind things only. As simple as this may look, it is supremely difficult to practice. And yet, it is still easier than extending the same grace to yourself. Loving kindness towards self demands acceptance of flaws with generosity, not anger. It asks for awareness of responsibilities as a sense of duty, not obligation. It calls for a celebration of strength with joy, not pride. And so, when we work within the boundaries of so much intangibility, the journey feels difficult or even daunting.

But here is a fact: no matter how much you give, you never feel satisfied with what you have unless you start giving to yourself. When you start showing up for yourself, you realise you can give more.

So how do you show up for yourself? How do you extend loving kindness inward?

The first step is to stop wounding yourself—in thought, in words, and in actions. When you err, accept it humbly, but avoid disrespectful comments about yourself. Avoid even thinking them.

The second step is to acknowledge your strengths. Not as substitutes for your weaknesses, but as allies. Use your strengths to rise above your weaknesses. Look for creative ways to channel these strengths so you grow slowly, steadily, and consistently.

And the final step is letting go of the ego. People spend lifetimes trying to achieve this, and perhaps it is a great feat. So let’s take a small, humble step. Let’s acknowledge the journeys of those around us. Let’s bow before each other with respect, gratitude, and love.

As Pranic healers, you’ve heard us say Atma Namaste, which means: we salute the divinity within you. This acknowledgement of the divine in you keeps us motivated to show up for you as we would before God—with gratitude, respect, and love.

So come 2026, let’s make this promise. To be kind, generous, and loving to each other—and before all else, to ourselves.

Till next time,

Love,

Arundhati.