The churn of ideas in your head. The chatter. The impulses and emotional waves. It's natural to identify with them. \

But you’re not them.

Having a toolbox for the moment when we’re emotionally exhausted is important. But what happens when the ones you’re relying on just don’t cut it? Then it’s time to build some new ones. One old friend on that path is Pema Chodron’s book When Things Fall Apart.

It happens a lot.
Probably more than you realize.
And it’s perfectly normal.

I can’t tell you how many times a client or friend has told me that they’re a “bad meditator” or admitted to me that they don’t know where to start.  If this is you, here are the 5 strategies I use to help my student’s get un-stuck.