Meditation, do you dabble with it?

My dearest community,

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This morning, I sit on the dock of a gorgeous lake. The sun warms my skin—bright and a bit harsh in that specific morning way. Waves crash rhythmically into the wood of the dock, and my thoughts jump ahead, eager to be shared with you.

Today, I want to speak about the importance of meditation.

You’ve heard of it. Maybe you’ve dabbled a bit. Maybe it calls to you... or maybe it feels far away or even frustrating. Like another thing.. you “have to do”.

Here’s my radical truth:
Our world is desperate for space. For reflection. For tender, attentive awareness—both individually and collectively. A space to remember who we truly are.

Meditation offers exactly that.
It gives you a moment to be completely with yourself, without doing, achieving, or fixing anything.

It supports the cultivation of a calm, steady, loving presence—one that can observe all of life without being untethered.

And from that quiet space… right action flows.
Life blossoms in presence.
Clarity arrises.

Meditation doesn’t just support your mind.
It invites you into deeper intimacy with your body:
💓 the pulse of your heartbeat
🌬 the rhythm of your breath
🌊 the way sound, sensation, and emotion ripple through you

And paradoxically—it also helps you know yourself as more than your thoughts, more than your emotions, more than your body.
You are ALSO the awareness holding it all.

Over time, you may begin to notice more ease, self-awareness, clarity, and resilience in your daily life—off the cushion.

My journey into meditation:

I’m naturally drawn to movement.
As a yogi and a lover of dance, stillness didn’t come easy.

But what I found is this:
When I got still, I could feel that movement never stopped. It just became subtle. Fascinatingly subtle.

When I got still, I could feel MORE and practicing being truly with myself.

The clarity and self-intimacy I began to experience through sitting practice were irreplaceable.
I’ve watched emotional, physical, and energetic tension unravel—simply by staying present and doing nothing. It truly feels like magic and we ALL have access to that.

I have attended a few 10-day silent meditation retreats & attempt to sit everyday (even if just for 2 minutes!).

Our movement practice is nourishment and our meditation (stillness practice) cannot be replaced with movement. It is simply not the same.

You get to start where you are.
5 minutes. 10 minutes. 20 minutes. There’s no perfect amount. Just start.

✨ Here’s a simple way to begin:
• Find a quiet space. Close the door. Dim the lights. Ensure Privacy.
• Sit—on a cushion, a chair, your bed—anywhere that allows you to be upright and supported.
• Close your eyes. Tune into your breath. If it feels easier, keep your eyes softly open with gaze downward, attention inward.
• Track your breath. Breathe in, what moves? Ribs, belly or waist?
Let your breath be your anchor.
Thoughts will come and go. Sensations will come and go.
Your intent? Be with it. Be with what is here and witness it as it leaves.

Let your awareness be soft, like a feather grazing the surface of your experience.

If you find it useful, you can invite a gentle body scan. Imagine your awareness softly tracing the edges of your body. Get curious. What’s alive inside?

Notice how your practice begins to ripple outward.

I acknowledge, sitting meditation is not for the faint of heart.
You may meet bliss, boredom, peace, pain, or overwhelm. I avoided stillness like the plague, until I found solace in it.

Your practice is simply this:
To sit with it all.
To build your inner capacity to simply, be with.
To soften.
To stay curious.
To hold it all with tenderness.

Our meditation practice is deeply supported by practice with others. This supports our equanimity and capacity to drop into the practice.

If you want support in deepening presence, I’d love to work with you one-on-one.

Bodywork and yoga deeply support meditation—by freeing energy, releasing physical tension, and preparing the body to sit with more ease. With a guide by your side (me), we can go even deeper. It is my honor to serve this work.

Let’s build your practice—together. 💛

Warmly,
Kam