Learning to live with pain and illness is challenging, arduous work. Often, people can go for months or even years without sufficient answers. Life gets turned completely upside down. The body you thought you had suddenly becomes something you don't recognize or know how to work with. 

This week, meditation teacher and hypnotherapist Juliana Sloane offers an imaginative meditation that invites softness and self-compassion in the midst of discomfort.  

Juliana Sloane is a Buddhist teacher, hypnotherapist, and coach specializing in Depth Hypnosis, applied shamanic counseling, and client-centered neuroplasticity. She blends ancient wisdom traditions, hypnosis, and evidence-based approaches to help individuals create lasting transformation beyond the conscious mind. She helps clients transcend the limitations of talk therapy and achieve lasting transformation. Based in Santa Fe, NM, she teaches nationally and works one-on-one with clients worldwide.

The transcription of this guided meditation will be online and in our app at Mindful.org next week. 

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Show Notes

Find more from Juliana Sloane here.

You can read our recent interview with Juliana and learn more about her work combining mindfulness, meditation, and hypnosis for deeper healing and transformation with her clients. 

Go Deeper

For more resources on how mindfulness can help you live more fully with illness or pain, check out these resources on Mindful.org: 

• What Unexpected Chronic Back Pain Taught Me: 4 Takeaways That Matter 

• Let Your Pain Be a River: Vidyamala Burch on Living and Teaching With Chronic Pain 

• Pain Opens a Door 

• How to Live Well with Chronic Pain and Illness 

For more practice creating a sense of safety inside your own body, try:  A Meditation for Easing Pain and Inviting Joy 

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