03/04/2026
If you are exhausted from a constant barrage of bad news, conflict, and carrying the weight of collective grief, you are not alone.
Many are angry, tired, and over-whelmed.
It is difficult to find the time and energy to care for ourselves and often, taking time for self-care feels like a luxury or maybe even a distraction.
When people talk about meditation, it is often framed as a means of "escape" or as a way to "clear your head". But really, meditation is not about escaping the world or shutting down our thoughts and feelings. It is a radical act of self compassion that allows us to sustain ourselves and meet the chaos without breaking.
Meditation allows us to refuel and nourish ourselves so that we may continue to show up for ourselves and for our loved ones during destabilizing times.
When we meditate, we give ourselves permission to put the weight down for a moment when things feel heavy. It teaches us to be with our feelings. To be with the stress, fear, and anxiety and to give them space to exist without trying to fix them or push them away. Without judgement.
In a world where so many of us were taught to suppress our emotions, it can be challenging to allow ourselves to feel. But when we resist our thoughts and feelings, they don't disappear. In fact, we may end up feeling worse.
Strong emotions activate the amygdala and our entire nervous systems, but when we allow ourselves to be with our emotions, we can change our relationship to them. We can slowly but surely move from a place of reactivity that we cannot control to a place of reflection and responsiveness.
When we take time to meditate, to practice mindful breathing, we can signal to our bodies that we are safe in this exact moment. We can shift out of the stress response, out of panic mode and into conscious choice. And when we have the ability to choose, we hold all of the power.
We can choose to put our fears, worries, and grief down. We can choose where we spend our energy and which seeds we water.
Mindfulness is a radical act of self compassion. In a world that is pushing us to be angry and reactive and to sow division, we have the power to say "I refuse to allow this to ruin my inner peace".
This does not mean that we are ignoring the world, but it does allow us to be with the chaos with presence, awareness, and ease so that we may continue on.
If any of this speaks to you, consider joining us on Monday evenings. The weight is a little lighter we we can hold it together. 🧘🏻♂️🪷🙏🏻
