Rising above fear

Greetings Heart Friends,
I would like to speak about the waves of fear moving through the collective, and offer some free online meditations to help calm the turbulence.

As we all know, fear is powerful. Once it gets hold of us, it can be challenging to shake it off. Fear triggers our survival patterns which makes it more challenging to meet situations calmly. It also obscures our clarity and makes it more challenging to tune into our intuition. With so much fear in our collective psyche, it is important to develop skill in working with fear both reactively and proactively.

Working with fear reactively means having techniques for responding to fear when it arises in the moment. The proactive approach is where we take steps to prevent fear from entering our consciousness. 

One of the best ways to prevent fear from moving in is to join together in a field of peace, such as in group meditation. When we enter into a shared experience of peacefulness, it multiplies and deepens in each of us. For that reason, I'm offering a series of free online meditations, starting on March 20 (details here).

For working with fear in the moment, try the process included below. it's very simple yet can powerfully shift your experience from fear to calm.

Peaceful blessings,
Karen

Simple process for dealing with fear.

1. Notice when fear is present.
   
2. Immediately stop or pause what you are doing. Don't let the fear go undetected or unmet as that gives it a chance to grow.
3. Locate where the fear is in your body. This will immediately begin to shift your experience as it will take you out of your head. It is in the mind that fear can increase.
4. Breathe into the energy of fear in this part of your body as if you could enter it with the breath. Inhabit the fear as an energetic experience. On the out-breath, make space for the energy.
5. Do your best to stay out of thinking and instead abide in your embodied experience. This will help the fear energy to release.
6. As the fear discharges, take a moment to ground down to your feet, then do some movement such as shaking out your arms and legs to release any excess energy.
7. Repeat steps 1-6 as needed.