Former Buddhist nun Kaira Jewel Lingo guides a meditation on connecting with inner strength and wisdom. She emphasizes self-acceptance, reflection, and reconciliation, urging listeners to embrace their uniqueness and gifts.
Connect with inner strength and safety through mindfulness.
Promote self-compassion and acceptance to reconnect with oneself.
Deep dives
Connecting with Mindfulness and Being Present
Kyra Jewel Lingo, a teacher in the Plum Village tradition, emphasizes the importance of mindfulness and being present. By bringing our minds back to our bodies, we come home to ourselves, finding safety and grounding internally. She invites listeners to connect with their present moment experience, offering techniques to be fully present and embrace oneself, reconciling any parts that may have been neglected or pushed aside. Kyra's guidance focuses on savoring the uniqueness and gifts we bring, fostering self-acceptance and inner peace.
The Power of Coming Home to Yourself
Kyra encourages listeners to acknowledge their uniqueness and value by promoting self-compassion and self-acceptance. By repeating affirmations like 'I am home,' individuals can reconnect with themselves, overcoming feelings of estrangement and welcoming all aspects of their being. The meditation session aims to provide a space for rest, self-exploration, and inner reconciliation, allowing individuals to fully embrace and appreciate their presence. Kyra's guidance facilitates a sense of belonging and self-awareness, nurturing a deeper connection with oneself.
Learn to connect with the true home of strength, wisdom, and clarity inside of yourself, a place of safety that no one can take away.
About Kaira Jewel Lingo:
At the age of twenty-five, Kaira Jewel Lingo entered a Buddhist monastery in the Plum Village tradition and spent fifteen years living as a nun under the guidance of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Now based in New York, she sees her work as a continuation of Engaged Buddhism as well as the work of her parents, inspired by their stories and her dad’s work with Martin Luther King Jr. on desegregating the South. The author of We Were Made for These Times: Ten Lessons on Moving through Change, Loss and Disruption, Kaira Jewel especially feels called to share mindfulness and meditation with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, as well as activists, educators, youth, artists, and families.
To find this meditation in the Ten Percent Happier app, you can search for “Deeply Accepting Yourself.”