What creates a Healing Presence?

When you find yourself in a moment of struggle, overwhelmed, feeling like your legs have been knocked out from under you, what is it that you really need in those moments?  

Do you need a fixer, someone that will come in and right the world again for you? 

Do you need a compassionate listener, someone that will allow you to cry, scream, hear your disbeliefs and shock?

Do you need someone to give you hope, telling you everything will be okay?

Do you need someone that understands, to validate that you are feeling all that you are feeling?

Do you need someone to help you step away from the overwhelm, to help you escape and forget about your fears and pain even just for a moment?

Most likely, you have different Parts of you that want all of the above and none of the above all at the same time.  And that’s normal.  

I’ve found myself in each of the above wants and needs so many times too!  

We all have moments that bring us squarely into confronting the upheaval that life can have within it.

In those moments it is natural to not know what we need to help us.  It is natural to seek or want other beings to wave their magical wand and “right” our world for us once again.  

Having to lean in and tend to our wounds, our fears, or life circumstances that have taken us off-guard isn’t easy.  That type of work asks us to unpack the beliefs and illusion that somehow we can control all the moving parts in our lives - which we cannot.  

We only feel safe to dive into the hidden world of our beliefs and survival adaptations if there is a true healing presence. 

So what is a Healing Presence?

It is a sacred container that invites you to be where you are, as you are, and with what is present for you at this time without judging it, trying to change it, or trying to push it away.  When you are held within a Healing Presence you aren’t trying to fix yourself or another or to fix a problem.  A healing presence has only one agenda, to allow the system that it is holding to take the lead and guide the process of what is needed to best support it and create more balance.  It might be to help you sift through what is present and compassionately allowing questions to organically pop up in their timing such as:

• What do I need in this moment? 
• What is wanting to be seen, felt, and heard right now? 
• What would be supportive right now? 

This quality of presence is drastically different from so many containers because It isn’t trying to assign blame, shame, or quickly find ways to fix what is wrong.  It isn’t bound by the question of “Why?” Instead it seeks to connect with What is, and What Parts of you are open to support at that time.  It invites open ended questions about what is working its way through right now - physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually and how can you best meet and support them in unwinding what no longer serves and embracing new choices on what will best serve you now.

This type of container embraces the Soul level truth that the healing agent lies within that which is being held not outside of it.      

I recently had the pleasure of connecting with Sarah Peyton, a beautiful Soul who embodies the very essence of holding space with a healing presence. 

During our conversation she shared her journey of how she began to seek and cultivate the ability to hold healing presence for herself and for others in what she calls resonant Self.  We also explore the transformative power of affirmations that can serve as sacred containers for us and serve as healing presenses for us as we awaken our true self. 

Check out the full episode of our Soulful Conversation on my podcast - Soulful Practices.

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Discover how to shift your inner dialogue and embrace your authentic essence!

✨ Key Intentions:

📌 Uncover the impact of childhood experiences on your self-relationship.
📌 Use Sarah’s “truth telling” framework to connect with your authentic truths.
📌 Set the intention to find joy and freedom within, even amidst life’s challenges.

I hope this enlightening Soulful Conversation with Sarah Peyton helps your journey as you awaken to the healing presence that is within you too!