This week’s meditation is about finding our edges. I use imagery of cliffs and precipices a lot in my personal practice. I find both the symbolic meanings of edges/cliffs and the somatic reactions I experience to the concept to be invigorating and relevant in a lot of my work regarding deepening the relationship to the self and building the internal landscape view.
Read MoreA Guided Meditation for Tapping into the Nervous System & Bodily Awareness
In this meditation we will focus on cultivating bodily presence and awareness through sitting in a mindful awareness of our nervous system. Please allow at least 20-30 minutes for best practices.
Read MoreCompersion as a Practice
Compersion is a huge topic amidst Ethically Non-Monogamous (ENM) and polyamorous communities. I often see this referred to as “the opposite of jealousy,” and I notice that many people I talk to in ENM relationship structures aspire to cultivate this response to a potentially activating situation such as a beloved announcing a new potential love interest. In some of these conversations I notice that people believe one is either oriented toward compersion, or oriented toward jealousy. This can create a breeding ground for a lot of self and/or partner shaming, and the difficulties one can face in the process of learning to practice compersion can turn some people away from ENM altogether.
Read MoreGuided Practice: Body Scans
This is a guided exercise for releasing tension throughout the body. I find body scans to be extremely helpful in re-centering the mind/body/spirit during Mindfulness practice, and I prefer to begin all of my meditation and journaling exercises with a body scan practice.
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