This series has been a walk on the path towards TRUST. We started out {part 1} acknowledging our Intention/s. The things/pieces/ideas that call us to search, to listen, and to practice. Then we moved to Attention {part 2}.

I have received so much feedback on this series so far, and I am so glad it’s resonate for so many of you! In this series, we are moving away from shame/doubt/questioning and into T R U S T.

I recently heard someone express that Trust is the antithesis of shame. Trust is asking us to believe that the moment is complete rather than believing we are flawed and unworthy of acceptance. Trust is asking us to set aside our negativity bias – the subconscious assumption that this moment is a problem and needs to be fixed – and instead to stay present.

Our August meditation series has been based on how we connect our meditation practice to our real life. Deeper Connection is about connecting the stillness and reflection of meditation into the on-the-go, action of our day-to-day lives. As we talked about the last few weeks, this connection begins with Deep Listening, followed by Deep Speaking, and today, in our final installment of this series, we look at Deep Questioning.

When is the last time you said, “I don’t know much about that issue. Tell me more about your thoughts on it?”

This month’s meditation series is titled Deeper Connection, and it is all about how our meditation practice translates off the mat. I am so excited to explore this with y’all because really this is my meditation passion.

This week’s meditation is a final look at ritual within our practice. I’m the first to admit my practice doesn’t always feel especially ritualistic or spiritual. Often, I meditate in my living room while my son watches TV nearby. My partner getting ready for work in the other room. There is noise, distraction, and lots of real life interruptions. And, yet, regardless of whether I meditate in a silent, retreat space filled with candles and incense or at home with my son asking “how much longer???” one hundred times, there is something sacred to me within this practice.

In a recent class, I shared a little about a Pranava – 

Pranava {another word for the sacred syllable OM} is often defined as: