Sat Nam everyone! I thought I'd take a break from offering any meditations @ this time & simply share some insights into my own meditation practice. So without further delay here we go! Now as far as the Lovingkindness meditation is concerned I do it a little differently. If I were to do this meditation 1st for myself, then for my loved ones & then for people that I might be judgemental toward or who might be that way toward me, I would be up all friggen night! So what I do after I go through my prayer list is I put everyone together (myself included) & say, "May everybody be at peace, may our hearts remain open, may we awaken to the light of our own true nature, may we be healed, & may we be a source of healing for all other beings." After that, I go through the prayer for closing the chakras or energy centers. Now as far as this goes I do it a little differently too. Since I'm a 7th Day Adventist & the origional version is a little too weird for me, I've turned it into a prayer of thanksgiving using the 7 chakras. If I were to do this in the AM I would work my way from the root chakra on up. But since I do this one also before bed, I work my way from the crown chakra on down. just like I've learned it on the guided meditation CD Guided Meditations for Morning & Evening by Dr. Caroline Myss. Here's how it goes: Crown Chakra: colors white, violet, silver, & gold Prayer: Thank you God that I don't have your job because I sure as heck don't want it. 3rd eye point: colors indigo & deep violet prayer: Thank you God for discernment, instincts, intuition, knowledge & wisdom. Throat Chakra Color: blue Prayer: Thank you God for clarity of expression & for showing me how & when to speak the truth in love. Heart Chakra Color: Green Prayer: Thank you God for your unconditional love toward me & for showing me how to extend that to others even though I want to kill them. Navel Point/Solar Plexus Chakra Color: Yellow Prayer: Thy will be done. Lower Abdomen Chakra: Color Orange Prayer: Thank you God for helping me to keep my hormones balanced (in more ways than one)! & for that creative birthing energy. Root Chakra Color: Red Prayer Thank you God for grounding me to earth & connectiong me with nature. Sometines after I go through each chakra I like to chant the mantra Sat Nam which means "God is Truth". Now as far as the Invocation of the angels meditation is concerned I also do this one a little differently. I ask God to place each of the Arch Angels in the 4 directions instead of doing this myself (which I also find this a little strange). For example I ask God to place Uriel in front of me & ask God for clarity, direction, & guidence (both for myself & everyone else on my prayer list) sssssssssssssssssswith Uriel's help. Then I ask God to place Michel at my right & if there are any areas in my life (or anybody elses for that matter) that need forgiveness, love or mercy, I ask God to provide it with Michel's help. Next I ask God to place Rapheal behind me, & I pray that if there are any areas in my life or anyone else's life that need healing I pray that God would heal those areas with Rapheal's help. & last I ask God to place Gabriel at my left & I pray that God would give me & everyone else on my prayer list strength because we all need it. Also if I know that someone is in trouble or going to be on the road I ask God to station gaurdian & warring angels around that person or those people. I hope that you find this to be helpful & inspiring. Until next time Sat Nam, Dana Morgan a.k.a. Amrita Kaur