When we are moving through uncertainty, it is important to remember that we must work with uncertainty, rather that struggle against it.

Faith is the bird who feels the light, and sings, when the dawn is still dark. ~ S R Tragore

Years ago my mother read this quote to me in one of my darkest times. It resonated so deeply with me that I have regularly used it as my meditation and to remind myself that there is always light ... always.

When we feel emotions like anger, frustration, agitation, and anxiety, we often feel like they are building up to the point of explosion or implosion. We can use our meditation to decompress ourselves, releasing the bulk of these energies, and then gaining the clarity to see our part in them and how we can change that.

Have you ever sat somewhere and noticed a speck of dirt on the floor, or dust on the shelf? And your mind wouldn’t let you stop thinking about it? What about remembering an insult you received last week, or last month or last year or overthinking an upcoming event or appointment? They are all specks of dirt, aren’t they? Meditate with me and let the speck of dirt go.

The distractions that come up in our meditations often center around challenges we are currently facing in life, whether they are self-inflicted or have arisen from circumstances beyond on our control. In this space of clarity and intuitive thought, we can more rationally approach the distractions/challenges or know whether we need to let go or let be.

The theme of surrender or letting go is a common one in meditative practices. Learning to recognize that over which we have control and surrendering to that over which we do not have control is a key practice to living with less struggle.

How you perceive events, relationships, experiences, etc., that happen in your life, usually comes from your habits. If you habitually see the negative in these moments, then your reality becomes negativity. Join me in a meditative practice in which we begin to change our habit to one of positivity and begin to change our reality.

Breathing techniques can help us to feel calmer, more balanced, less cluttered and much more. In today's meditation, we use alternate nostril breathing to to both cleanse and balance our body.