Begin this series by learning how to release tension with each out breath. This will take you out of the stressed aspect of the nervous system (the sympathetic wing) and stimulate the soothing, happy parasympathetic wing of your nervous system.

Following so much shock, grief, and change over the last year, it’s easy to worry about what was… and what will be. Learn how to unhook your mind from these worries by coming into the present moment with body and breath awareness. In short, enjoy—and experience—life as it happens.

What we resist persists—the shame, the judgment, the void of kindness for ourselves. We’ve spent many years creating a story about ourselves. Break this cycle by becoming aware of the resistance and creating space for softening, kindness, and acceptance.

It’s common for busy people to think they “can’t” meditate, or that they’re “doing it wrong” as thoughts race about, pinging from responsibility to responsibility and concern to concern. Find relief knowing this is a normal experience for most of us—new to meditation or not. There are techniques, however, to train your mind to anchor in the moment to receive the benefits of a practice.

Our evolution has equipped us to be particularly alert to threat. This is useful from a survival point of view but can leave us edgy and wired more frequently than what is necessary. Eventually, it begins to affect our health. Spending time noticing goodness can be healing for the mind and heart.

The key to true freedom is knowing to neither cling to what we want, nor resist what we do not. The reality of life is that it is always changing; accepting that will build an unshakeable strength and resilience inside you.

It is possible to feel deeply interconnected with life, and yet deeply isolated and lonely, simultaneously. And for some entering a new stage of life, the void feels deeper than ever before. In this session, we will focus on everything we share with others and strengthen feelings of connection.