A Bravery-and-Relaxation-creating Meditation Practice for Difficult Times.
Deep breaths, all. Patience. Counting votes takes time (particularly since one party…won’t let the counting of early votes start early in many states). We can and must be patient through this.
Hard to breathe, but that’s when breath matters. Hard not to coil up in a ball, but that’s when checking in with posture matters.
Taking care of yourself is part of our duty as citizens in a messy democracy.
If you’re feeling anxious, nothing is wrong with that, or you. It makes sense to feel anxious about an election where the health of our democracy and planet are literally on the line.
So if you’re anxious, you’re far from alone. Usually helping others and engaging in something productive, peace-nurturing, helps — instead of avoiding. Also: lots of breathing, and getting outside, and community.
