Today’s meditation is a live recording from this year’s Summer Solstice Meditation Retreat.

Midsummer and the temps are hot… literally and figuratively. As a way to explore the feelings that come with rising temperatures, in today’s class I share two powerful poems:

An Inn for the Coven by Gabrielle Calvocoressi

The Guest House by Rumi

These poems speak of a place where we are safe.

The Inn feels lush, abundant, filled with love and the possibility of beauty.

The Guest House feels sturdy, spacious enough for all our feelings to reside without conflict.

We hear of our loves, our hurts, and our divinity in these poems; all different and all the same and all inside.

And so, this midsummer meditation is an invitation to explore the inn.

To travel the grounds finding all the hidden trails.

To open all the doors.

It is an invitation to create or discover an internal experience of deep, nourishing safety, a place to nurture our love and hope. A place to rest well and to feel fully.

Join me for today’s discussion and guided meditation.

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This podcast explores meditation, mental health and the power of connection, offering guidance for caregivers, healers, and therapists facing compassion fatigue, burnout, and other mental health struggles through self-care, self-compassion, and resilience. With a focus on anxiety, depression, and overwhelm, each episode provides tools like meditation, mindfulness, breathwork, and grounding to cultivate clarity and reduce stress. Listeners can also experience nature-inspired guided meditations, designed to bring peace and balance in times of distress.