How can meditation practice support our vulnerability?

Learning to stay open when we'd rather shut down, spin off, burn it all down, or numb out.

lol the half-dead grocery story bouquet I received for mother’s day surrounded by all the natural beauty of springtime in the Hudson Valley. it’s usually a both/and, huh?

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The irony is not lost on me.

My work invites people to find their growing edges and do the bold, vulnerable work of exploring self-inquiry, self-understanding, self-compassion, and self-sovereignty.

Not like easy-going, ha-ha-ha, chilled-out stuff. 😆

Not for the faint of heart.

And like… I can talk about that “in theory,” BUT if I’m doing my job correctly, that also means I’m walking the walk.

I actually have to do the work myself.

Change is tough, and I feel like I’m in the midst of one of those underground-seismic-shift moments. Tough lessons keep falling from the sky like the pollen that’s in the air right now.

And I’ve had SO many moments over the last few months of this where I’m like, “NOPE!”

I’d rather pack it all in. Shut down the openness that growth requires. And stay safe and comfy right where I am.

And yet…

Ok here are some words on how meditation helps us (me) meet and return to and eventually learn how to stay when we (I) meet a growing edge of rawness, tenderness, discomfort, you name it.

As always - no sexy promises to follow. Just a real view from the middle ;)

And one more thing! Also lol my face here… 🤷‍♀️

And now, a 7 minute meditation to help YOU practice this too 👇