Somatic Healing Meditations

Karena Neukirchner with Hello Inner Light
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Are you ready to regulate your nervous system, deepen your healing journey and feel better in your body? Every episode of Somatic Healing Meditations contains a guided meditation specifically designed to help you be more present in your body (and your life) by connecting to your physical sensations and awakening your inner knowing in a gentle and healing way. Using Havening techniques, Iffirmations and other powerful somatic tools and techniques, you’ll leverage the mind-body connection to reduce your stress, deepen your compassionate self awareness and release trapped emotions and old patterns. Join me for this beautiful journey out of your head and into your more embodied and authentic self. Brought to you by Karena Neukirchner with Hello Inner Light

  1. What If You’re Already Worthy? | A Gentle Self-Worth Reset

    2D AGO

    What If You’re Already Worthy? | A Gentle Self-Worth Reset

    What if you’re already worthy? What if you have nothing to prove? Most of us carry some version of “not enough” within, whether it shows up as self-doubt, pressure, or a quiet sense that we’re somehow broken or bad or wrong. And even when we understand where those feelings come from, they can still feel very real in the moment. In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, I guide you through a gentle practice that helps you feel into your worth in a direct, embodied way. We use a simple approach called iffirmations, which are “what if” questions that open your mind and body to new possibilities. As you listen, you may notice your body softening, your thoughts settling, and a more supportive, grounded sense of yourself beginning to come forward. If you’ve been stuck in patterns of self-doubt or feeling like you’re not enough, this meditation offers a different way in, one that helps you reconnect with your inherent worth in a gentle and relieving way. Perfect for self-worth, feeling good enough, emotional healing, and reconnecting with your authentic self Episode timing: 00:00 - What if you’re already worthy? 04:50 - Gentle Self-Worth Reset Meditation: Regulating Breathing 09:15 - Gentle Self-Worth Reset Meditation: Iffirmations for Worthiness 18:28 - Conclusion and Reflections Read more about this approach to cultivating more self-worth here Learn all about Iffirmations here Other episodes mentioned: Parts Work Meditation For The Part of You That Believes It’s Unlovable - EPS 115 Parts Work Meditation for Releasing Limiting Beliefs - EPS 102 Iffirmations to Feel Your Inherent Worth What if I’m already worthy? What if I don’t have anything to prove? What if my worth isn’t tied to my performance or my actions? What if I’m inherently worthy ... whether others see it or not? What if my thoughts and insecurities don’t truly understand the depths of who I really am? What if I’m an integral part of this world? What if my dreams matter? What if just being me is enough? What if it’s safe for me to connect with my inherent value? What if it’s safe for me to explore my deep worthiness? What if I’m deserving of all the good this world has to offer? More and more, I choose to connect with the part of me that knows my inherent worth. More and more, I’m open to the possibility that I’m worthy just as I am. Ready to find your center, quiet your mind, and step off the roller coaster of stress and overwhelm? You’re invited to join me in Somatic Healing Hub! SHH is a beautiful, deeply supportive online community filled with the structure, support, and somatic practices to help you actually feel better in your body - and create real change in your life. Inside, you’ll get ad-free access to the Somatic Healing Meditations podcast! Each week, I guide multiple live somatic healing classes - calming, grounded practices to regulate your nervous system and reconnect with your inner world. There’s also monthly group coaching with me, heart-centered workshops, and an extensive library of powerful body-based resources to support your healing journey. Your nervous system. Your emotions. Your healing — lovingly supported. Learn more and enroll now! Connect with Karena: @helloinnerlight on Instagram, and YouTube Find ALL of the amazing Somatic Healing Meditations here Submit a question for the podcast: Your Healing, Your Questions Free mini-course: The Feel it to Heal it Mini-Course Join me on a retreat! https://helloinnerlight.com/retreats Get AD-FREE access to this podcast, plus live classes, workshops, and group coaching in Somatic Healing Hub Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    20 min
  2. How to Relax When You Can’t Relax | A Somatic Meditation to Settle Your Nervous System

    MAR 27

    How to Relax When You Can’t Relax | A Somatic Meditation to Settle Your Nervous System

    You want to relax… but you can’t. Does that sound familiar? Maybe you lie down and your body still feels tense. Or you try to slow down, but your mind won’t stop thinking. You want to rest, but something in you stays on. This is often due to nervous system dysregulation. With so much constant input and overstimulation in our modern world, our nervous systems can lose the natural rhythm of activation and settling. Instead of coming down when it’s time to rest, your body stays “on” leaving you feeling wired, exhausted, and unable to find true calm or relaxation. In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, I’ll gently guide you through a somatic meditation designed to help your body come out of that activated state and begin to relax again. We’ll use simple, body-based practices like self-havening, orienting, and body scan breathing to send clear signals of safety to your system. So, if relaxation has felt out of reach, this practice will help your nervous system shift so you can unwind, feel more at ease, and actually rest. Perfect for nervous system regulation, stress relief, and learning how to relax when you can’t relax In this episode: Why You Can’t Relax (from a nervous system perspective) Somatic Meditation to Settle Your Nervous System Self-Havening and Orienting Body Scan Breathing Read more about the somatic approach to deep relaxation Related: More Somatic Regulation Exercises Learn more about Havening Techniques and the science behind them Havening Techniques is a registered trademark of Ronald Ruden, 15 East 91st Street, New York. www.havening.org Ready to find your center, quiet your mind, and step off the roller coaster of stress and overwhelm? You’re invited to join me in Somatic Healing Hub! SHH is a beautiful, deeply supportive online community filled with the structure, support, and somatic practices to help you actually feel better in your body - and create real change in your life. Inside, you’ll get ad-free access to the Somatic Healing Meditations podcast! Each week, I guide multiple live somatic healing classes - calming, grounded practices to regulate your nervous system and reconnect with your inner world. There’s also monthly group coaching with me, heart-centered workshops, and an extensive library of powerful body-based resources to support your healing journey. Your nervous system. Your emotions. Your healing — lovingly supported. Learn more and enroll now! Connect with Karena: @helloinnerlight on Instagram, and YouTube Find ALL of the amazing Somatic Healing Meditations here Submit a question for the podcast: Your Healing, Your Questions Free mini-course: The Feel it to Heal it Mini-Course Join me on a retreat! https://helloinnerlight.com/retreats Get AD-FREE access to this podcast, plus live classes, workshops, and group coaching in Somatic Healing Hub Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    24 min
  3. Gentle Breathwork for Deep Relaxation: Humming Bee Breath with A Healing Light Meditation

    MAR 20

    Gentle Breathwork for Deep Relaxation: Humming Bee Breath with A Healing Light Meditation

    Deep relaxation can be surprisingly hard to find. This gentle breathwork practice is a simple, soothing way to help your body and mind actually settle. In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, I’ll guide you through Humming Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama), a beautifully simple yet profoundly healing practice, paired with a gentle healing light meditation. Humming Bee Breath has been studied for its effects on the nervous system and overall well-being. It can help calm the stress response, support immune function, and ease some of the tension your body has been holding. If you want to relax your nervous system, release built-up tension, or simply have a few minutes of quiet, this is a very gentle way to do that. As the body begins to settle through the breath, the healing light becomes a way of gently supporting and nurturing the areas within you that have been holding the most. It gives your system a felt sense of warmth and care, which can deepen the experience of relaxation in a way that goes beyond just the breath. A gentle, effective practice for deep relaxation, nervous system regulation, and giving your body the kind of rest that actually helps it reset. In this episode: How Humming Bee Breath helps us relax deeply Humming Bee Breath With A Healing Light Meditation Related: more deep relaxation meditations Read more about this gentle breathwork practice here Get on the Priority Waitlist for my Somatic Self-Love Retreat in Costa Rica 2027 so you’ll be the first to get access to early bird pricing! https://helloinnerlight.com/retreats Ready to find your center, quiet your mind, and step off the roller coaster of stress and overwhelm? You’re invited to join me in Somatic Healing Hub! SHH is a beautiful, deeply supportive online community filled with the structure, support, and somatic practices to help you actually feel better in your body - and create real change in your life. Inside, you’ll get ad-free access to the Somatic Healing Meditations podcast! Each week, I guide multiple live somatic healing classes - calming, grounded practices to regulate your nervous system and reconnect with your inner world. There’s also monthly group coaching with me, heart-centered workshops, and an extensive library of powerful body-based resources to support your healing journey. Your nervous system. Your emotions. Your healing — lovingly supported. Learn more and enroll now! Connect with Karena: @helloinnerlight on Instagram, and YouTube Find ALL of the amazing Somatic Healing Meditations here Submit a question for the podcast: Your Healing, Your Questions Free mini-course: The Feel it to Heal it Mini-Course Join me on a retreat! https://helloinnerlight.com/retreats Get AD-FREE access to this podcast, plus live classes, workshops, and group coaching in Somatic Healing Hub Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    30 min
  4. It’s Okay Not To Be Okay | A Somatic Meditation for Emotional Healing and Nervous System Relief

    MAR 6

    It’s Okay Not To Be Okay | A Somatic Meditation for Emotional Healing and Nervous System Relief

    It’s okay not to be okay. But in a world that constantly asks us to keep going, stay positive, and hold everything together, many of us have learned to push away what we’re actually feeling. When emotions like sadness, anxiety, confusion, or overwhelm arise, we often try to push them down, analyze them away, or simply pretend we’re fine. Over time, that pattern leaves us tired, tense, and carrying a heavy load of emotional stress in our bodies. In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, you’ll be guided through a gentle somatic meditation designed to help you acknowledge and care for what you’re truly feeling. We’ll begin with slow, regulating breathing to calm the nervous system and help you settle into your body. From there, you’ll gently turn toward what’s present inside you, allowing your feelings to be noticed with compassion and care. As you make space for what you’re truly feeling instead of pushing it away, many people notice a sense of relief in the body, a quiet calm emerging within, and the compassion that comes from allowing every part of their experience to be here. Perfect for emotional healing, nervous system regulation, and gently caring for yourself when you’re not feeling okay. In this episode: It’s okay not to be okay Somatic Meditation for Emotional Healing and Nervous System Relief Learn all about Iffirmations here Read more about the somatic healing approach to caring for yourself when you’re not feeling okay here Related: More Somatic Emotional Processing Meditations Ready to find your center, quiet your mind, and step off the roller coaster of stress and overwhelm? You’re invited to join me in Somatic Healing Hub! SHH is a beautiful, deeply supportive online community filled with the structure, support, and somatic practices to help you actually feel better in your body - and create real change in your life. Inside, you’ll get ad-free access to the Somatic Healing Meditations podcast! Each week, I guide multiple live somatic healing classes - calming, grounded practices to regulate your nervous system and reconnect with your inner world. There’s also monthly group coaching with me, heart-centered workshops, and an extensive library of powerful body-based resources to support your healing journey. Your nervous system. Your emotions. Your healing — lovingly supported. Learn more and enroll now! Connect with Karena: @helloinnerlight on Instagram, and YouTube Find ALL of the amazing Somatic Healing Meditations here Submit a question for the podcast: Your Healing, Your Questions Free mini-course: The Feel it to Heal it Mini-Course Join me on a retreat! https://helloinnerlight.com/retreats Get AD-FREE access to this podcast, plus live classes, workshops, and group coaching in Somatic Healing Hub Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    33 min
  5. Body Scan Breathing: A Somatic Practice to Ground, Soothe And Regulate

    FEB 27

    Body Scan Breathing: A Somatic Practice to Ground, Soothe And Regulate

    This body scan breathing practice offers a gentle way to help the body soften and the nervous system settle. You’ll be guided to notice your breath and your body in a way that supports grounding and regulation with surprising ease. In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, I guide you through a soothing breathing practice that combines slow, regulating breath with gentle interoceptive awareness. This combination sends clear cues of safety through the system and can create a noticeable shift in how grounded, centered, and at ease you feel. As attention moves through the body alongside the breath, many people notice tension easing, stress releasing, and a greater sense of presence in their bodies. The practice doesn’t require much effort and is designed to be supportive and accessible, even when you’re feeling tired, stressed, or overwhelmed. Listen now and take this time to reconnect with your body in a way that genuinely supports regulation. Perfect for grounding, soothing the nervous system, regulating stress, and easing tension in both body and mind In this episode: About Body Scan Breathing: A Simple Practice That Gently Regulates the Nervous System Body Scan Breathing Practice Related: More Deep Relaxation Meditations Get on the Priority Waitlist for my Somatic Self-Love Retreat in Costa Rica 2027 so you’ll be the first to get access to early bird pricing! https://helloinnerlight.com/retreats Ready to find your center, quiet your mind, and step off the roller coaster of stress and overwhelm? You’re invited to join me in Somatic Healing Hub! SHH is a beautiful, deeply supportive online community filled with the structure, support, and somatic practices to help you actually feel better in your body - and create real change in your life. Inside, you’ll get ad-free access to the Somatic Healing Meditations podcast! Each week, I guide multiple live somatic healing classes - calming, grounded practices to regulate your nervous system and reconnect with your inner world. There’s also monthly group coaching with me, heart-centered workshops, and an extensive library of powerful body-based resources to support your healing journey. Your nervous system. Your emotions. Your healing — lovingly supported. Learn more and enroll now! Connect with Karena: @helloinnerlight on Instagram, and YouTube Find ALL of the amazing Somatic Healing Meditations here Submit a question for the podcast: Your Healing, Your Questions Free mini-course: The Feel it to Heal it Mini-Course Join me on a retreat! https://helloinnerlight.com/retreats Get AD-FREE access to this podcast, plus live classes, workshops, and group coaching in Somatic Healing Hub Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    30 min
  6. Parts Work Meditation For The Part of You That Believes It’s Unlovable

    FEB 20

    Parts Work Meditation For The Part of You That Believes It’s Unlovable

    Most of us carry a quiet belief somewhere inside that we are unlovable, fundamentally flawed, or that there’s just something wrong with us. It’s rarely something we say out loud but it shapes how we relate to ourselves, how close we let others get, and how safe we feel being who we are. In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, I guide you through a gentle parts work meditation for the part of you that believes it’s unlovable. This practice is an invitation to turn toward that part with compassion and curiosity, and bring support and healing to this vulnerable part of you. The meditation uses a somatic emotional processing technique called Regenerating Images in Memory to help you connect with this inner part at a deeper level. Through deep listening, acceptance, and support, it becomes possible to ease the intensity of shame and soften the grip of this old wound. This is a supportive practice you can return to whenever you notice self-doubt, self-criticism, or a familiar sense of being “too much” or “not enough.” Perfect for: parts work, healing toxic shame, feeling unlovable, somatic emotional processing, and compassionate self-connection In this episode: We all feel unlovable sometimes… Parts Work Meditation For The Part of You That Believes It’s Unlovable (using RIM) Read more about how to heal this core belief here Related: More Body-Centered Parts Work Meditations Get on the Priority Waitlist for my Somatic Self-Love Retreat in Costa Rica 2027 so you’ll be the first to get access to early bird pricing! https://helloinnerlight.com/retreats Ready to find your center, quiet your mind, and step off the roller coaster of stress and overwhelm? You’re invited to join me in Somatic Healing Hub! SHH is a beautiful, deeply supportive online community filled with the structure, support, and somatic practices to help you actually feel better in your body - and create real change in your life. Inside, you’ll get ad-free access to the Somatic Healing Meditations podcast! Each week, I guide multiple live somatic healing classes - calming, grounded practices to regulate your nervous system and reconnect with your inner world. There’s also monthly group coaching with me, heart-centered workshops, and an extensive library of powerful body-based resources to support your healing journey. Your nervous system. Your emotions. Your healing — lovingly supported. Learn more and enroll now! Connect with Karena: @helloinnerlight on Instagram, and YouTube Find ALL of the amazing Somatic Healing Meditations here Submit a question for the podcast: Your Healing, Your Questions Free mini-course: The Feel it to Heal it Mini-Course Join me on a retreat! https://helloinnerlight.com/retreats Get AD-FREE access to this podcast, plus live classes, workshops, and group coaching in Somatic Healing Hub Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    43 min
  7. All Parts of You Belong | A Somatic Self-Love Meditation

    FEB 13

    All Parts of You Belong | A Somatic Self-Love Meditation

    One of the deepest parts of real self-love is inner belonging. It’s the felt sense that all parts of you are allowed to be here, that you don’t have to push parts of yourself away in order to be okay, and that everything in your inner world has a soft place to land. In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, I guide you through a soothing meditation with regulating breathing and gentle “Iffirmations for Inner Belonging”. These iffirmations are “what if” questions that help your nervous system open, gradually, to the possibility that all parts of you are welcome. They invite curiosity and soften resistance, so new ways of relating to yourself can begin to feel possible. This is a gentle practice you can return to whenever you want to reconnect with yourself and feel more supported from the inside. Perfect for: inner belonging, somatic self-love, self-compassion, parts work, and gentle emotional safety In this episode: Cultivate Inner Belonging to Deepen Your Self-Love Somatic Meditation for Self-Love: Regulating Breathing Iffirmations for Inner Belonging Learn all about Iffirmations here Read more about a somatic approach to inner belonging here Get on the Priority Waitlist for my Somatic Self-Love Retreat in Costa Rica 2027 so you’ll be the first to get access to early bird pricing! https://helloinnerlight.com/retreats Ready to find your center, quiet your mind, and step off the roller coaster of stress and overwhelm? You’re invited to join me in Somatic Healing Hub! SHH is a beautiful, deeply supportive online community filled with the structure, support, and somatic practices to help you actually feel better in your body - and create real change in your life. Inside, you’ll get ad-free access to the Somatic Healing Meditations podcast! Each week, I guide multiple live somatic healing classes - calming, grounded practices to regulate your nervous system and reconnect with your inner world. There’s also monthly group coaching with me, heart-centered workshops, and an extensive library of powerful body-based resources to support your healing journey. Your nervous system. Your emotions. Your healing — lovingly supported. Learn more and enroll now! Connect with Karena: @helloinnerlight on Instagram, and YouTube Find ALL of the amazing Somatic Healing Meditations here Submit a question for the podcast: Your Healing, Your Questions Free mini-course: The Feel it to Heal it Mini-Course Join me on a retreat! https://helloinnerlight.com/retreats Get AD-FREE access to this podcast, plus live classes, workshops, and group coaching in Somatic Healing Hub Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    22 min
  8. How to Hold Space for Yourself | A Guided Meditation for Emotional Support

    FEB 6

    How to Hold Space for Yourself | A Guided Meditation for Emotional Support

    Most of us were never taught how to be with ourselves when things are hard. This gentle, heart-centered meditation offers a supportive way to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and learn how to hold space for your emotions with compassion and care. In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, you’ll be guided to hold space for yourself instead of pushing through, resisting or judging what you’re feeling. You’ll begin by connecting with your heart as a source of wisdom and emotional support, helping your nervous system soften and settle. This practice creates a quiet, safe space to listen inwardly, meet yourself with kindness, and build a more loving relationship with your inner world. Over time, this way of being with yourself can ease inner tension and make hard moments feel more workable. Perfect for: how to hold space for yourself, emotional support, self-compassion, heart-centered meditation, and somatic healing In this episode: The healing power of learning to hold space for yourself Guided Meditation to Hold Space For Yourself Related: More Self-Compassion Exercises Read more about the somatic healing approach to holding space for yourself here! Ready to find your center, quiet your mind, and step off the roller coaster of stress and overwhelm? You’re invited to join me in Somatic Healing Hub! SHH is a beautiful, deeply supportive online community filled with the structure, support, and somatic practices to help you actually feel better in your body - and create real change in your life. Inside, you’ll get ad-free access to the Somatic Healing Meditations podcast! Each week, I guide multiple live somatic healing classes - calming, grounded practices to regulate your nervous system and reconnect with your inner world. There’s also monthly group coaching with me, heart-centered workshops, and an extensive library of powerful body-based resources to support your healing journey. Your nervous system. Your emotions. Your healing — lovingly supported. Learn more and enroll now! Connect with Karena: @helloinnerlight on Instagram, and YouTube Find ALL of the amazing Somatic Healing Meditations here Submit a question for the podcast: Your Healing, Your Questions Free mini-course: The Feel it to Heal it Mini-Course Join me on a retreat! https://helloinnerlight.com/retreats Get AD-FREE access to this podcast, plus live classes, workshops, and group coaching in Somatic Healing Hub Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Are you ready to regulate your nervous system, deepen your healing journey and feel better in your body? Every episode of Somatic Healing Meditations contains a guided meditation specifically designed to help you be more present in your body (and your life) by connecting to your physical sensations and awakening your inner knowing in a gentle and healing way. Using Havening techniques, Iffirmations and other powerful somatic tools and techniques, you’ll leverage the mind-body connection to reduce your stress, deepen your compassionate self awareness and release trapped emotions and old patterns. Join me for this beautiful journey out of your head and into your more embodied and authentic self. Brought to you by Karena Neukirchner with Hello Inner Light

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  • Creator
    Karena Neukirchner with Hello Inner Light
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    120
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 Karena Neukirchner
  • Show Website
    Somatic Healing Meditations

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