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Shedding Shame and Finding True Strength in Action

Shedding Shame and Finding True Strength in Action

An Invitation to Have a Cup of Coffee and Explore the Solar Plexus

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Mary Beth Kaplan🪶
Mar 30, 2024
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(Photo by me. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.
Pictured: Tiny City of Chicago, taken on a cold Spring day.)

Hello my dear readers!!

How are we fairing? Good…bad…meh?

What have you been up to? Creating anything cool?

Let’s just take a long breath, shall we…?

There…there…mmm.

Wrapping you up. It’s ok. Connect. You are safe. You are free.

It’s sure challenging to really take time to sit, right? So many things…all the time.

Meditation can get distracting. My Kundalini yoga teacher likes to use the term ‘Sat Nam’ which means True Self. While I’m meditating, inevitably I lose focus. This is normal. You know you are meditating if you are able to bring yourself back into focused observation of yourself. Coming back to a few words helps me do that. I like to take a breath in, internally saying ‘True,’ exhaling, internally saying ‘Self.’ Meditating is about ‘the coming back,’ it’s not about how long can you sit pushing away thoughts. Thoughts will come. It’s about allowing them, watching them go by and returning to the present. This is a practice. You don’t have to be perfect. We are in this together.

Speaking of ‘togetherness.’ You are invited!

You will be notified by email and I will open a chat monthly. Let’s get together, grab a coffee and share some work space together!


Join our Chakra Journey! We are slowly exploring each Chakra throughout this entire year! So far we’ve explored the Root, Sacral and now the Solar Plexus. Feel free to come and hop in with us!

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