When your mind feels scattered and your body is tense, one of the most powerful somatic exercises you can do is also the simplest — sitting still in nature.

This practice, often cutely called a sit spot, helps you regulate your nervous system by reestablishing your natural rhythm with the world around you.

Here’s how to try it:

• Find a comfortable place where you can, at least, see nature - this may be your porch, a tree in the yard, or even a sunny spot by a window. Bundle up if it
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In a world that moves so fast, it’s easy to forget that peace isn’t something we have to chase. It’s something we can remember.

Peace lives within us—it’s just often buried under layers of stress, worry, and overthinking. Somatic meditation helps us find our way back to that quiet inner space where everything softens, and we can finally exhale.

What Is Somatic Meditation?

Somatic meditation is the practice of tuning into the body to access stillness, awareness, and presence. Instea...

We’ve all had those moments where anxiety seems to come out of nowhere and hijacks the body. Your heart races, your breath gets shallow, and it feels like your mind is spinning out of control. When that happens, it can be hard to remember that you’re actually safe.

That’s where a super simple grounding practice comes in. This one takes less than a minute, and it can help bring you back into your body and send a clear signal to your nervous system: you can soften, you’re okay.

The...

This morning, after one of those meditations where my brain was playing ping-pong, I moved right into my gratitude practice. It’s become my go-to morning practice to tap into something greater than myself - even when my mind won't "shut off".

I keep the practice simple. On one page, I write what I’m grateful for—like good conversations, small victories, or even my favorite coffee mug. On the next page, I write about what I want to happen in my life, but here’s the catch: I write it as if it’...