Inviting Stillness

To get a head start on any therapy, I like to introduce meditation and mindfulness as there is nothing more positive and powerful than feeling safe and calm before considering the challenging parts of one’s life.

Being “busy” is a standard experience for so many of us as we juggle and combine many roles into a day. Being busy becomes the familiar way of living our life so when we try to “be mindful”, it is not unusual to first experience some fear and panic. Similarly, when we engage in therapy, we need to stop what we’re doing long enough to reflect on our responses and what we would really like from life and our relationships. Hence mindfulness is an important part of therapy as it helps to clear one’s mind and really understand where they are.

While we are consumed with the past or the future, we can never truly experience the benefit that NOW holds. Meditation invites stillness, which enables mindfulness. Through guided meditation and mindfulness, we can become a calmer version of ourselves. It requires practice just as learning to play an instrument requires practice. A little bit each day adds up to a productive amount each week and before you know it, the experience of life gradually gives way to something that feels a bit different.