To Be Held, Even Here

Because in a world that moves too fast, grounding is a quiet act of rebellion.

We live inside a swirl—of news, noise, notifications, and need. Sometimes it feels like we are being asked to hold everything: global instability, personal grief, relational tension, the unknown shape of what’s next. And because we’re sensitive, we try. We try to stay informed. Try to stay upright. Try to stay kind. Try to stay afloat.

But trying to stay afloat is different than feeling at home in yourself.

That’s what this week’s meditation experiment is about.

On Sunday, in the story of the Taoist Rainmaker and the poem that followed, I explored what it means to sit quietly in the center of a storm. Not to fix it. Not to flee from it. But to return—to presence, to rhythm, to the Tao that lives in our bones.

This week, we begin a new series of elemental meditations by tuning into Earth.

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🌍 What is Earth in Meditation?

The Earth element in Chinese Medicine is associated with nourishment, support, stability, and center. It’s not about stillness as immobility—but about the kind of stillness that holds you while you move.

It’s the grounded feeling in your belly when the breath settles.

It’s the weight of your body, not as burden, but as home.

It’s the steadiness underneath even the most erratic thoughts.

This week’s practice guides you to tune into the Earth as both beneath you and within you. You don’t have to imagine anything. You just have to feel.

Because sometimes returning to what’s simple—body, breath, ground—is not naive.
It’s intelligent. Resilient. Brave.

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🧘‍♀️ This Week’s Meditation: Tuning to Earth

In this 9-minute guided practice, we begin to sense the quality of the Earth element—its weight, ease, and dependable presence. We explore how the breath moves with Earth, how it rests in Earth, how it carries us toward a deeper listening.

🟡 Follow along with the video at the top (for paid subscribers).

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For free subscribers:
I want to share a complimentary practice from the archives to support you this week:

[Yin Practice Lab #1: Embodied Listening]

A gentle Yin Yoga class for coming home to your body.