Breathing to Manage Unresolved Grief, Day 3 Holding Space for Silent Struggles Meditation Series

Mar 5, 2024

Explore powerful breathing techniques and mindful meditation to soothe the nervous system, process silent struggles, and reflect on the importance of slowing down in a fast-paced world.

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Introduction

00:00 • 4min

Breathing Technique for Vasevagal Nerve Strength and Nervous System Soothing

03:39 • 3min

Mindful Meditation for Processing Silent Struggles

06:39 • 4min

The Importance of Slowing Down and Reflecting

10:34 • 2min

Be guided in a breathing technique to soother your nervous system. This is a breathing technique that you can do throughout the day to help you stay centered and calm in the face of stress or adversity.

Welcome to "Holding Space for Silent Struggles," a 7-day meditation series where we embrace the unseen, the unheard, and the unspoken parts of our grief journey. Each day, we will explore different meditation techniques to support you in holding space for your silent struggles and nurturing your healing process.

This is part 3 of a 7-part meditation series titled Holding Space for Silent Struggles, episodes 3057-3063.

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Bend Don't Break Quest

This week, select an emotional breaking point you might be enduring and apply a meditation technique to manage it. For example, do daily breathing, yoga, walk in nature, etc when you feel you're at an emotional breaking point.

A DIFFERENT MEDITATION TECHNIQUE EVERY DAY FOCUSED ON A WEEKLY THEME:

You are guided with a different meditation technique every day that is customized for the week's theme. Weave the techniques into the most stressful times of your day to manage difficult emotions. The meditation techniques help to calm the "monkey mind," when your thoughts continuously interrupt your meditation.

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