Meditation Is Meeting Yourself
When most of us think about meditation, we imagine peace, calm, or relaxation. And while those may come, they are not the starting point.
Meditation is not about escaping your thoughts. It is about meeting them. The patterns, the stories, the parts of yourself you’ve avoided. This is why meditation can feel uncomfortable at first. It brings you face-to-face with the conditioned mind. The part that lives in past hurts, betrayals, and wounds. The part that is not in the present moment. In the now.
But this is also where the real work begins.
When you sit with yourself, when you stay present instead of running, you discover something deeper. You begin to uncover the wisdom that only comes from meeting the challenge, doing the work, and carrying that wisdom into your life.
This is the essence of yoga and meditation. Not something left on the mat, but a way of living that I call a moving meditation, moment by moment. Breath by breath. Step by step.
I share more about this in the reflection below:
Take a few minutes after watching to sit with these questions. Write, breathe, or simply notice what comes up:
What thought or story shows up most often when I try to be still?
Do I notice the conditioned mind speaking from past wounds, or the connected mind guiding me toward presence?
Where in my daily life can I bring what I’ve uncovered on the mat, in meditation, into how I show up?
