Special offering: a guided meditation for the open-hearted

because an open heart is bound to break

Hey there,

Thanks for being an early subscriber/ reader to this project.

I sat down last night to record a guided meditation that would complement my last post and support listeners to notice if and how they’ve been separated from their hearts. But when I dropped into my own heart, I noticed how sad and cracked-open it felt —about harmful racial & gender dynamics I’m seeing in various spaces, about the terrifying anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ legislation & rhetoric, and about the general messiness of being human. It was one of those days, you know?

And so I created what I needed, knowing there are other open-hearted babes out there feeling broken by this world too. If that’s you, I hope this guided meditation brings you a moment of peace.

With care,

Alyssa

Note: At one point in the meditation I name a relationship between emotions such as anger and sadness and diseases such as eczema and migraines. I recently read about this, so it showed up, but I am not a medical provider, researcher, or anyone qualified to diagnose. Every body is different and my hope in this offering is for you to find deeper awareness of and curiosity about yours (not to find answers or causes for your experience).