Meditation

Think of our meditations as guided journeys designed to support you in relaxing your nervous system, deepening your self-awareness, and reconnecting with what’s true beneath the noise. It’s not about “clearing your mind of thoughts,” you’re just being asked to meet yourself, as you are, and get quiet enough to hear what’s been waiting to be heard.

This is your chance to take a breath, ground yourself, and get rooted in the here and now to be fully present and fully available for you.

Meditation is how you practice being present (even when you’re uncomfortable), staying focused, and regulating thoughts. All the steps you need to work through any triggering or difficult situation. It’s the best and most studied way to practice self-control / emotional regulation.

The brain is a muscle, and it can be trained to be stronger through meditation.

Consider meditation a workout for your brain.

You can make any muscle stronger with consistent training.

Your brain is no different.

Daniel Siegel (clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and executive director of the Mindsight Institute) said it best:

“The act of bringing your attention back to your breath is like lifting a weight. You don’t curse at yourself when you bring down the weight (I.e. your mind wandering) no, you understand it’s an integral process of building muscle. Your mind wanders (puts down the weight of focused attention) and you bring it back to your breath (you lift the weight).”

As I mentioned, meditation isn’t about eliminating all thought.

We have millions of thoughts per day. It’s natural for the mind to wander. It’s natural for it to feel uncomfortable. Meditating is about becoming aware of our thoughts and not being controlled by them. In today's world, there’s a lot of external noise, and our attention is being pulled in a million different directions at all times. This inward journey of focusing on the present can bring clarity, peace, and a deeper understanding of yourself and how you interact with the world around you.

The reason this is important for our practice is that:

Our thoughts guide our actions.

Our actions become our habits.

Our habits create our reality.

It all starts with noticing your thoughts. Getting more in tune with you.

So, all I want you to do when we meditate is practice watching whatever comes up. 

This is the closest you can get to yourself because you’re literally going inside and witnessing consciousness.

It’s beautiful and chaotic.

p.s. if you ever want to practice meditation on your own, I love the Insight app. I have clients who have also liked Headspace.