Today I want to share this guided meditation with you. It is meant as a resource during times of overwhelm and uncertainty.
These last few weeks and months have been overwhelming for a lot of us. Trying to find a balance between following what is happening on the political stage, keeping ourselves informed, understanding how political decisions will impact our lives, and on the other hand still staying present with our day-to-day lives, joys, and challenges. Navigating it all can feel overwhelming and often plays right into our trauma responses; When we feel overwhelmed, we might disconnect from our emotions, our body, and our felt sense. We might freeze up and feel hopeless. Or we might go into fight mode, completety ignoring the overwhelm and staying only with action and fighting back, without tending to ourselves. Or we might even avoid all the uncomfortable things that we are witnessing because we don’t have the capacity to name them, be present with the harsh reality of them, speak up, or act.
The oppressive systems as well as the current political situation in the US are designed to overwhelm us, designed to create confusion and inaction. I find this a helpful reminder in times of overwhelm; This is not about you. Anyone would feel overwhelmed by this. It is by design.
This guided meditation is a tool to help remind you of your connection to yourself, remind you that you can always resource, remind you to practice creating flexibility in your nervous system – as a way of creating safety in your body and felt experience and help you gradually build your capacity to stay fully present with yourself and with what is.
I hope you find the meditation supportive. You can listen to it below.
With love,
Lise
A Gentle Meditation for Uncertain Times
PS. I originally created this guided meditation for my embodiment membership for women, Rooted, but decided to share it here too, as a resource for my broader community during these intense times. If you are a woman looking to explore embodiment practices and lean into supportive community, come join us in Rooted. Until February 28 you can join on a 30-day free trial and at a reduced monthly rate of 32 USD after the free trial ends. Come join us if you feel called <3