Guided visualization · 18 min
Face of Love
Look into seven faces, your own first, and carry a warmer heart toward everyone you meet today.
With
Rated4.79.4K plays
- Level
- All levels
- Style
- Guided visualization
- Sound
- Guided voice
- Best time
- Early morning or night
About this session
- Grows self-love
- Builds empathy
- Deepens compassion
- Softens old grudges
Jeffrey Allen opens with a scene in your mind: you wake feeling rested, step up to the bathroom mirror and take in your own eyes, skin and hair with kindness instead of criticism. Then seven faces arrive one at a time, from someone dear to someone difficult, and you search each pair of eyes for the same inner light.
Come to it when you're harder on yourself than on anyone else, when a relationship feels stuck, or when the news has left you guarded. It fits a slow early morning before the day gets going, or a late night when you'd like to set down resentment before sleep.
After the session
01
A kinder self-view
Meet your own reflection with warmth, not criticism.
02
Softer feelings toward others
Ease tension around people you find difficult.
03
A sense of shared humanity
Feel connected to people very unlike you.
04
Warmth to carry forward
Bring quiet goodwill into today's conversations.
Who it’s for
Yes, if…
- Anyone who is quick to criticise their own appearance
- People carrying tension with a family member
- Those who want to feel less divided from strangers
- Anyone who'd like a gentle start or end to the day
Not now, if…
- Those looking for an energising practice
- People who prefer silent meditation (this is guided)
- Anyone wanting a short session, since it moves through many faces
About the teacher
Jeffrey Allen
Energy healer, pioneer in online energy training & Mindvalley author
Jeffrey Allen is an energy healer, speaker, and pioneer in online energy training, known to Mindvalley students as the author of Duality and Unlocking Transcendence. Through live seminars and online energy training, Jeffrey has taught thousands of people to tap into their intuition and harness the power of their own energy, improving their relationships, deepening their spiritual connection, and increasing their personal presence, happiness, and impact. He lives in Japan with his wife, Hisami, and together they bridge East and West, helping people around the world awaken their spiritual potential. Jeffrey's mission is to make energy work and higher awareness available to everyone, so people can release needless conflict and pain and live with purpose and meaning.
See all by Jeffrey AllenQuestions people ask
Still unsure? Ask your assistant anything about this session.
Which seven faces do you look at?
First your own, in the mirror. Then someone you love or admire, a close friend from the past, present or future, and a favorite author, teacher or coach. The last three are harder: a family member you're struggling with, a face you fear, and a leader or politician you dislike. The order moves from easy warmth toward real stretch.
What is the "divine spark" you keep looking for?
It's the guide's name for the wisdom and love he suggests lives inside every person. You first notice it in your own eyes, then you look "deeper and deeper" into each imagined face until you sense it there too. You don't have to hold a particular belief. It works as a way of looking for what you share.
Why does each face share the same wording?
The repetition is the practice. Each person gets the same invitation: see their expression as it is right now, happy or unhappy, vibrant or tired, remember your own spark, then look for theirs. Hearing it again and again makes it easier to extend the same attention to someone who normally triggers you.
What if I feel resistance when the difficult faces arrive?
The track expects it. For the family member it asks you to look past your struggles, for the feared face past your fears and stories, and for the leader past your frustration and judgment. You're only asked to see them with new eyes for a moment, not to approve of anything they've done.
What happens at the end of the meditation?
You return to your own face, then see all the faces together: different skin, hair and eyes, one spark. You imagine all of humanity looking back at you and repeat "one divine spark, one humanity, one love." You send that feeling to yourself, to everyone you'll meet, and to all people in need of love.
How can I use it in my day afterwards?
The closing words give you a simple cue: "Shine your divine spark today." When you meet someone, you can quietly recall the line about one humanity and look at them as you did in the session. Doing it in the morning gives you the whole day to try it.