Compassion Meditation - Sleep Version

Balanced Mind with Julie Potiker

Breath in compassion for yourself, for others, and the world around you through this guided meditation led by Julie Potiker. She completes the mediation with the poem, "How to Stitch Together the World", by Marjorie Moorehead.

This version ends with music allowing you to drift off into sleep.

How To Stitch Together The World

by Marjorie Moorehead, from her book, "Into the Thrum"

When there are so many tears,

what is my needle and thread?

Maybe each word written down

on the page is a stitch to fix a rip,

or to salvage the covering

whose material has worn thin,

the cold now seeping in.

Maybe words, laid down with care,

perform a kind of repair, and, when shared,

are joined with others' handiwork,

our small mendings become stronger

with the merging.

Our words not a cure, but a healing,

allowing for possibility of health, wholeness,

harmony. Maybe well-stitched words can be

a song. Is there anything more beautiful

than the making of harmony?

No matter carrying sadness, or joy,

it is the carrying

that makes us strong.

-Marjorie Moorehead

Find out more about using mindfulness in everyday life through Julie's books, "SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". Both are available on Amazon.com.

Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.com

This podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.

Find out more about using mindfulness in everyday life through Julie's books, "SNAP: From Calm to Chaos", and "Life Falls Apart, But You Don't have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos". Both are available on Amazon.com.

Follow Julie on YouTube and Facebook at Mindful Methods for Life.com

This podcast is available on iTunes, iHeart, Blubrry and everywhere you listen to podcasts.