Finding Joy in the Hard
Finding Joy in the Hard is a weekly podcast about how we meet life when it stretches us — in grief and growth, in ordinary struggles and unexpected turns.
In short minisodes, I share honest reflections, gentle nervous system awareness, and simple embodied practices to help you steady yourself when things feel uncertain.
From time to time, I sit down with guests who have walked through difficulty and found light in the dark and joy in the hard.
I’m your host, Suzanne Andora Barron — yoga and meditation teacher, Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner, and writer. Through breath, awareness, and simple practices, I help people ease tension and reconnect to their inner steadiness.
Finding Joy in the Hard
#0106 Guided Meditation - Imagine Meeting Yourself for the First Time
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Imagine meeting yourself for the first time, taking off your blinders and letting all the expectations go. Imagine seeing yourself as strangers do. Notice and feel your essence, your strength and your power. Maybe you notice your weaknesses, but that's not where you dwell. You see the whole person.
This was a meditation that I taught today in my Monday Morning Meditations to Stay Strong. It's a live zoom call every Monday Morning at 8am (EST). Sometimes I share these meditations here on Finding Joy in the Hard.
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