This meditation begins with gathering awareness of the breath. We then reflect on our deepest intention, sensing what most matters. With a listening attention, becoming aware of sounds that arise and pass away. We scan through the body, sensing the changing experience...
What if something stops you from being creative by saying you’re not as talented as other people? Read on…Helen writes:I love to write. I journal and write poetry. Something inside me doesn’t value this. I think this could be the same part of me who says “who do you...
Is there an art — or a skill — to self-soothing? Read on…A Reader writes:People talk about self-soothing, but I’m not sure I even know how to soothe myself. I do comfort other people; in fact, that’s often been my role in life. But when I think about soothing myself,...
How can you strengthen your sense of self so you don’t stay hijacked by your parts? Read on…Roberto writes:I am a relative beginner to Focusing, and am also learning to work with Internal Family System (IFS). I notice that my “Self” is often hijacked by other parts...
If you can’t feel a part that you know is there, is that because it’s hiding? Or is something hiding it? Read on…Paul writes:When I can’t feel an emotion – like fear – that I know is there, that is a kind of dissociation, isn’t it? I’ve been assuming that that part is...
