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Add this to your tool box, if you haven't already.
I turn to this practice in times of uncertainty.
Here is a powerful R.A.I.N. Audio Meditation led by Tara Brach.
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R.A.I.N. is a four-step practice that helps us recognize our emotions so we can respond, not react, to challenging situations. It can assist in easing emotional confusion and suffering. Sharon Salzburg and Tara Brach are a few of my favorite meditation teachers that teach R.A.I.N.R — Recognize:
Recognize what is happening.
It is impossible to deal with an emotion—to be resilient in the face of difficulty—unless we acknowledge that we’re experiencing it. The first step is simply to notice what is coming up.
A — Acknowledge or Allow:
Allow life to be just as it is.
The second step is an extension of the first—you accept the feeling and allow it to be there. Put another way, you give yourself permission to feel it.
I — Investigate:
Investigate inner expereince with kindness.
Now you begin to ask questions and explore your emotions with a sense of openness and curiosity.
N — Non-identify or Nurture:
In the final step of RAIN, we consciously avoid being defined by (identified with) a particular feeling, even as we may engage with it.
We cannot will what thoughts and feelings arise in us. But we can recognize them as they are—sometimes recurring, sometimes frustrating, sometimes filled with fantasy, many times painful, always changing. By allowing ourselves this simple recognition, we begin to accept that we will never be able to control our experiences, but that we can transform our relationship to them. This changes everything.
- Real Love by Sharon Salzburg
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WHAT I AM LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW
Here are a few podcasts that helped me cultivate joy and purpose this week.
Creative Pep Talk | EP301
Feeling Apathetic? How to Get Super Motivated for 2021 in 3 Steps
Host, Andy J. Pizza uses joy and humor to share why it matters to live for the now, how being present has improved his life and a more compassionate way to set goals in 2021.
Don't keep Your Day Job with Cathy Heller
Cathy started posting bite size episodes every morning.
Little nuggets of love and inspiration to lift the creative spirit.
Meditation and Dharma Talk with Vinny Ferraro
Friday night 7:30 PST, group talk and meditation with Vinny Ferraro help me recenter after the work week. Seeing all of the beautiful faces of others doing the work, practicing love and kindness, and sharing their experiences is healing.
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WORD OF THE WEEKInnervism: A term coined by Elizabeth Lesser, bestselling author and cofounder of Omega Institute. Innervsim is inner work as a form of activism. The work of being courageous and really looking at ourselves. Challanging our thoughts and actions to align with what we want to see in the world.
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I wish you health, joy and peace.
Thank you for sharing your light with the world!
We need you here.
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