You know when you just can’t turn your brain off? You can’t go to sleep because you have too much on your mind, your brain is ruminating and spinning on the hamster wheel, and it’s making sleep impossible. Or you get fixated on thoughts that feel unhelpful, going over the same mental territory over and over. You could notice your mind running away at any point - when you want to relax with your child but you don’t feel present because you can’t stop thinking about what your boss said about you being late.

When you’re struggling to manage everything and it feels like you just can’t take it anymore, you may be experiencing overwhelm. One way I like to release that is by doing a practice to drop back into the body as both a regular morning practice and also as needed when I become aware of tight shoulders, holding my breath, etc throughout the day. I invite you to try this 10 minute guided meditation practice to release overwhelm.

Are you struggling with a physical ailment or disease that’s interfering with your life, but without any apparent cause? Sometimes medicine may cover it up or help a bit (or not), but it’s something that just won’t quit? There’s a unique frustration when it feels like you’ve explored every avenue to fix what’s gone wrong with your body, but there doesn’t seem to be anything “wrong.”