Befriending Yourself

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Entering the Field of Sensations: Guided Meditation
A practice for listening to the body and letting it be, exactly as it is.
Jun 26 • Heron Payne
On Living from the Neck Up
And how mindfulness can help us relate to bodily experience without being overwhelmed by it
Jun 17 • Heron Payne
Hitting Send Anyway
On the inner critic, false starts, and inhabiting the space between self-doubt and self-trust
Jun 3 • Heron Payne
The 90 Seconds Between You and Freedom
Or: How not yelling about fruit helped me interrupt an inherited pattern
May 27 • Heron Payne
18:34
Stream of Thoughts: Guided Meditation
A practice for paying attention to where we go when we drift into thought so we can understand our habits of mind.
May 21 • Heron Payne
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Eco-Grief & the Practice of Self-Compassion
Aug 29, 2025 • Heron Payne
Why change is hard (and how self-compassion makes it easier)
Nov 6, 2025 • Heron Payne
Rooted in the Earth: Guided Meditation
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When Self-Editing Becomes Self-Abandonment
A story aboot social adaptation, losing myself, and reclaiming belonging.
May 13 • Heron Payne
Noting: The Antidote to Overthinking
How labelling your thoughts can create space, clarity, and calm.
May 6 • Heron Payne
Taking in the Good
Why your brain focuses on the negative, and how to rewire it to orient towards the positive.
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Rooted in the Earth: Guided Meditation
Celebrating Earth Day with a calming, grounding practice recorded in nature
Apr 22 • Heron Payne
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Anchoring to the Present Moment
A guided meditation practice for finding your steady ground and kindly returning to the present moment—again and again
Apr 14 • Heron Payne
Why Befriending Yourself Is About More Than Self-Compassion
What needs to be in place before we can truly meet ourselves with kindness, and how to start building it.
Mar 5 • Heron Payne
Befriending Yourself
Befriending Yourself
Nourishment for people seeking deeper emotional understanding, greater nervous-system awareness, and a more compassionate relationship with themselves and others.
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