Somatic Healing Meditations

Cultivating self-compassion isn’t just a feel-good practice; it’s an essential ingredient for genuine healing and transformation in our lives. In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, Karena guides you through a powerful Havening exercise designed to soothe your heart, mind, and body while boosting your self-compassion in real, tangible ways. Havening, a psychosensory healing technique, offers a transformative approach to building a compassionate relationship with yourself. This Havening exercise also incorporates iffirmations—a more grounded and authentic take on affirmations—to help you gently and supportively open up to greater self-compassion. Dive in now and start cultivating more self-compassion today! In this episode: Self-Compassion: A Pathway to True Healing Havening Exercise to Cultivate More Self-Compassion Self-Havening to regulate and drop in Cultivating compassion for your struggles Iffirmations to Cultivate Self-Compassion Learn more about Havening Techniques and the science behind them Learn all about Iffirmations here 🌟 If you want to learn even more about how to regulate your nervous system and connect with your body and emotions in a deep and supportive way, enroll now in The Feel It To Heal It Mini-Course! In 5 powerful mini-lessons, it will help you drop in, deepen your compassionate self-understanding, and find more clarity and healing on your journey. Enroll for free now! Iffirmations to Cultivate More Self-Compassion: Iffirmations to normalize/humanize your struggle: What if it’s okay to feel this way right now? What if lots of people struggle like this sometimes? What if there’s nothing wrong with me for feeling this way? What if my reaction here actually makes sense in a way? What if I can soften my heart to myself and this moment exactly as it is? What would it be like to acknowledge what I’m really feeling right now and love myself anyway? What if I can stop fighting with what is? What would it be like to just accept my feelings right now? What if I can love and accept myself even though I’m struggling? Iffirmations to soften towards yourself: What if I can soften my heart towards myself today? What if I can start to accept myself where I am and as I am? What would it be like if I learned to honor myself, imperfections and all? Who would I become if I could release my self-judgment and foster self-understanding instead? What I can become a steady source of love and compassion in my life? What if I can have my back even when things are hard? What if I can be patient with myself? What if self-compassion is my best route forward? What if I truly and deeply deserve compassion? What if I truly and deeply deserve compassion, because … Connect with Karena: @helloinnerlight on Instagram, and YouTube helloinnerlight.com Somatic Healing Meditations homepage Free mini-course: The Feel it to Heal it Mini-Course Join The Co-Regulation Community: https://helloinnerlight.com/the-coregulation-community

It's time to move from managing stress to truly releasing it with this gentle and effective somatic practice. Stress isn't merely an emotional or mental state; it's a physical reality that permeates our entire being. In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, you'll discover a transformative, body-first approach to releasing stress from your nervous system and body. This Somatic Practice for Stress Release uses Self-Havening to support your nervous system, followed by Regenerating Images in Memory® to help you listen to your body, understand your stressors on a deeper level, and release stress at its source. You'll leave this somatic practice feeling more grounded, centered, and equipped with powerful tools to navigate stress with greater ease and resilience. This body-first approach also fosters a compassionate relationship with yourself, inviting you to listen, understand, and respond to your body's needs. __ In this episode: The Importance of A Somatic Approach To Stress Relief Somatic Practice For Stress Release: Self-Havening for nervous system support Regenerating Images in Memory for deeper understanding and relief Learn more about Havening Techniques and the science behind them Learn all about Iffirmations here 🌟 If you want to learn even more about how to regulate your nervous system and connect with your body and emotions in a deep and supportive way, enroll now in The Feel It To Heal It Mini-Course! In 5 powerful mini-lessons, it will help you drop in, deepen your compassionate self-understanding, and find more clarity and healing on your journey. Enroll for free now! Connect with Karena: @helloinnerlight on Instagram, and YouTube helloinnerlight.com Somatic Healing Meditations homepage Free mini-course: The Feel it to Heal it Mini-Course Join The Co-Regulation Community: https://helloinnerlight.com/the-coregulation-community

Gratitude, when felt deep in our bones, has the power to transform our internal landscape. ✨ In this soothing and regulating mind-body meditation, we’re going beyond surface-level gratitude. We'll explore authentic gratitude that connects you to the depths of your inner world. This practice isn't about forcing positivity or slapping a smile over your struggles. It's about genuinely cultivating gratitude as a healing resource, and nurturing feelings of safety, stability, and connection within ourselves. This meditation can help you become more present, more in tune with the richness of your life, and better equipped to handle life's challenges with a grounded sense of gratitude. Let's embark on this journey together and discover the true power of authentic gratitude. 🌸💖 In this episode: Authentic gratitude as a healing resource Leaving toxic positivity behind Mind-Body Meditation to Cultivate Authentic Gratitude Somatic Resources for support when you’re not feeling grateful: EPS 018: Havening For When You're Feeling Off EPS 049: Supporting Yourself Through Strong Emotions (A Somatic Meditation For When You’re Freaking Out) EPS 036: Meditation For When You Need A Good Cry EPS 038: 15-Minute Meditation to Effectively Reduce Anxiety And Stress (Using Havening Techniques) 🌟 If you want to learn even more about how to regulate your nervous system and connect with your body and emotions in a deep and supportive way, enroll now in The Feel It To Heal It Mini-Course! In 5 powerful mini-lessons, it will help you drop in, deepen your compassionate self-understanding, and find more clarity and healing on your journey. Enroll for free now! Connect with Karena: @helloinnerlight on Instagram, and YouTube helloinnerlight.com Somatic Healing Meditations homepage Free mini-course: The Feel it to Heal it Mini-Course Join The Co-Regulation Community: https://helloinnerlight.com/the-coregulation-community

Are you feeling emotionally exhausted right now? You’re not alone. 🩷 So many of us are dealing with a huge accumulation of stress (both emotional and otherwise)! To heal emotional exhaustion, it’s important to realize that being emotionally exhausted usually means that our nervous system is dysregulated. To truly replenish and restore our energy, we need a somatic approach that gently and effectively supports our nervous system. This deeply soothing somatic meditation is designed to regulate your nervous system and tone your vagus nerve, helping you step out of the relentless cycle of stress and into a space of rest and renewal. (Plus, it feels amazing!) Give it a try now and let me know how it goes. In this episode: Understanding Emotional Exhaustion And Nervous System Regulation Somatic Meditation For Deep Rest And Regulation: Soothing + Regulating Breathing Body Scan For Deep Rest Take it a step further (somatic meditations to help you safely process your emotions): EPS 016: Somatic Meditation For Emotional Release EPS 027: Effective Emotional Self-Care: A Body-Centered Parts Work Process EPS 018: Havening For When You're Feeling Off 🌟 If you want to learn even more about how to regulate your nervous system and connect with your body and emotions in a deep and supportive way, enroll now in The Feel It To Heal It Mini-Course! In 5 powerful mini-lessons, it will help you drop in, deepen your compassionate self-understanding, and find more clarity and healing on your journey. Enroll for free now! Connect with Karena: @helloinnerlight on Instagram, and YouTube helloinnerlight.com Somatic Healing Meditations homepage Free mini-course: The Feel it to Heal it Mini-Course Join The Co-Regulation Community: https://helloinnerlight.com/the-coregulation-community