Sit With Meredith Holt

In this episode we celebrate the shift in light and season, and honor the Fall Equinox. We start with a balancing alternate nostril breath practice and then contemplate what we are harvesting in our lives right now.

In this episode, we embrace the energy and wisdom of the New Moon. We start with a New Moon breath practice, pausing at the bottom of each exhale. Then we contemplate parts of ourselves that feel "stuck" and wonder what narratives we carry that keep us from feeling free.

Questions for Inquiry:
1. What physical parts of yourself feel stuck or uncomfortable?
2. In what aspects of your life do you feel constrained?
3. What narratives do you carry that may be keeping you from experiencing more freedom?

In this episode, we contemplate the aspects of ourselves that we tend to mask and hide. We are reminded of our fluidity and the power it holds to create, connect ,and relate to the world.

Questions for Inquiry:
1. What aspects of yourself do you tend to hide?
2. How can you start to reclaim those aspects of yourself?
3. How can you use that knowledge to heal, create, and be more fully in your community?

In this meditation we embrace the full moon. We will come through an abundant, full breath practice to feel the spaciousness within. Then, we will contemplate embodying an abundant mindset to support our creative way of being.

Inspiration from Rick Rubin's book The Creative Act: A Way of Being.

"The recognition of abundance fills us with hope that our brightest ideas still await us and our greatest work is yet to come." -Rick Rubin

Questions For Inquiry:
1. What creative projects or way of being feels abundant and full right now?
2. How can you start to complete and release your work, trusting that more ideas are waiting to move through you?
3. Do you lean more towards scarcity or abundant mindset? How would your life be different if you centered abundance?

In this episode, we ground in simplicity. Meditation is simple, and yet it takes a practice of persistence. Today we focus the attention at the tip of nose and observe thoughts that take us away from the present moment. It is through persistent practice that we build the muscles of our psyche so we can access more awareness and creativity in our daily lives.

In this practice we use sound as a focal point for our meditation. We first listen for the sounds around us, as they come and go. Simply observe and let go. Then we shift to the inner soundscape, exploring sensation, emotions, and patterns of thought.

Questions for Inquiry:
1. We often use the breath as a focus point in meditation. How was it to use sound?
2. What external sounds did you observe? What internal sounds did you observe?
3. As a creative person, where does your inspiration and content come mostly come from? If external, practice using internal material this week. If you normally engage with internal material, practice using external.