Everyone, even those we disagree with most, is driven by a basic desire to be happy, healthy and at ease. When we lose touch with that understanding about ourselves, forgetting to practice self-compassion, it undermines our intentions to stay strong, and changes how we treat other people. When we forget that reality about the experience of other people we encounter, it undermines how we interact with our friends, family and community. Lovingkindness practice is a reality-based, heartful path to uncovering our inherent ability to recognize the common wishes we all have to be free of suffering– a fact that holds true for everyone, everywhere.

This guided practice is one session in the two-part series taught by Mark Bertin during the Contemplation by Design Summit. You are welocme to attend one or both sessions. The other session is a lecture titled Ancient Wisdom for Modern Families: Flourishing in the Midst of it All also on October 20th 2025. 

Dr. Mark Bertin is a developmental pediatrician and author of How Children Thrive, Mindful Parenting for ADHD, Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD, and The Family ADHD Solution, all of which integrate mindfulness into evidence-based pediatric care, and a contributing author for the book Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Kids and Teens. Dr. Bertin is a faculty member at New York Medical College and the Windward Teacher Training Institute and has served on advisory boards for APSARD (American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders), Additude Magazine, The Screen Time Action Network, Common Sense Media, and Reach Out and Read. His blog is available through Psychology Today and elsewhere. For more information visit www.developmentaldoctor.com. 

This sessions is part of the FREE Contemplation by Design Summit, Oct. 15-27, 2025.

The full summit schedule is posted at: https://med.stanford.edu/contemplation/summit.html.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stanford-contemplation-by-design-summit-2025-online-oct-15-27-registration-1520413249959