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Curious why you respond to stress the way you do? The way your nervous system protects you (push, freeze, flee, or fold) tends to follow a pattern you learned long ago. The What's Your Pattern quiz takes just a few minutes and gives you language for something you may have felt for years. Discover yours here: https://course.healing-home.co/survival-mode-type-hhJoin the Channel Membership: https://bit.ly/wendy-meditateJoin the newsletter for calming practices in your inbox: https://wendy316.substack.com/Read the Book: https://bit.ly/365-days-of-optimismApply for 1:1 Coaching: https://course.healing-home.co/1-1-coaching-hhThe Healing Home: Volume I Course: https://course.healing-home.co/somatic-meditation-series-hhA guided meditation for physical pain, body tension, and the places inside you that are asking for care.This practice is for the body that has been hurting, bracing, compensating, or trying to get your attention. Rather than fighting the pain or forcing it to go away, Wendy guides you into a gentler relationship with the body, one rooted in listening, tending, breath, and release.In this somatic meditation, you will begin by finding what is still neutral or well in the body, so your nervous system has a place of support before turning toward discomfort. Then you will gently bring awareness to the area of pain, describe it with curiosity, offer touch if it feels supportive, and ask what the body may be needing.This practice also includes a soft visualization for placing the pain inside a bubble, allowing it to become more contained, less overwhelming, and free to move or dissolve in its own time.Use this meditation when you are experiencing physical discomfort, muscle tension, stress-related pain, body aches, or the exhaustion that comes from fighting your own body. Nothing is forced. You are not trying to override the body. You are learning to listen to it, soften around it, and respond with care.This meditation is not a substitute for medical care. Please seek appropriate support for new, severe, worsening, or unexplained pain.The Healing Home Method: healing-home.coHeadphones recommended. Lying down or fully supported is ideal.✨ Start your healing journey today — join Rest to Rise: A 7-Day Nervous System Reset here: https://wendymeditation.mysamcart.com/rest-to-rise-a-seven-day-nervous-system-reset-for-calm-and-clarity/🎧 Subscribe for new meditations weekly.🕊️ Explore nervous system healing programs & resources at:https://healing-home.co/#meditation #mindfulness #selfhealing #morningmeditation #nervoussystemreset #innerpeace #breathe