May 31, 2023
Bringing Memory Into the Present Moment
Trayendo la memoria al momento presente
A guided meditation on anchoring in the present while revisiting personal and ancestral memories, followed by dialogues exploring how to work with overwhelming emotions and trauma without being consumed by them. A key exchange reveals how a student's lifelong story of painful loneliness was actually a self-created refuge, opening the question of free choice and what one truly desires. The session also touches on dreams, archetypes, and the importance of professional support when facing deep trauma.
meditation
Bringing Memory Into Now
A practice of revisiting your life's memories while staying grounded in the present, meeting your whole story with openness and trust.
dialogue
Staying Present with What Overwhelms
A student describes how deepening practice has made it harder to suppress difficult emotions and memories, and asks how to bring past experience into the present moment without becoming completely absorbed by it.
dialogue
Staying in the Present with Difficult Memories
A question about working with overwhelming or traumatic memories, and whether revisiting them means reliving the past.
dialogue
When Trauma Is Too Strong to Face Alone
A discussion about the limits of working with trauma in meditation, and why professional support is often essential before attempting to face overwhelming memories on one's own.
dialogue
The Cave You Chose
A student revisits childhood memories of loneliness and discovers that what she always interpreted as painful isolation was also a refuge she created for herself, opening the question of what she truly wants now.
dialogue
The Snake That Became a Woman
The teacher shares a vivid dream and receives an interpretation touching on primitive archetypes, life force, and contact with the mysterious.
dialogue
The Snake and the Life Force
A student shares a dream involving a snake and seeks help understanding its symbolism. The teacher interprets it as an encounter with deep primal energy and the life force, connecting it to the student's growing creativity and vitality.
dialogue
Working with the Nervous System After Trauma
A student expresses gratitude for the discussion on trauma and shares where they are in their healing process. The teacher recommends embodied practices with skilled facilitation as a next step.
dialogue
The Body's Own Wisdom
A brief exchange about allowing the body's automatic responses to move and heal, rather than endlessly talking about them.