Erin Rizkalla Mindfulness Meditation

Mindfulness Meets You Where You Are is a four or eight-week coaching program that focuses on aligning your goals and taking action in a space of mindfulness. 

Six Core Elements of the Program:

• ^{AWARENESS. Noticing what's really going on in life sometimes takes courage. Working together, we look at the overall picture and what you may be dealing with that is difficult. Nothing shifts without awareness.} 

  ^{Asks: What’s really going on?} 

• ^{PATTERNS.We all have patterns that are hard to see when we're in the middle of them. What keeps happening here? What story am I telling myself? What do I automatically do when this happens? What might I be holding onto? Together, we begin noticing these patterns with curiosity rather than judgment, because once you can see what's happening, you have more choice in how you respond.}

  ^{Asks: What keeps happening?} 

• ^{SUSTAINABLE CHANGE. Once we understand what’s going on, we look at what you want to change and identify a realistic way to begin. This might mean making a decision, changing a habit, setting a boundary, having a conversation, or approaching a situation differently. We focus on changes that feel intentional and manageable in your actual life.}

  ^{Asks: What am I going to do differently?}

• ^{MINDFULNESS IN PRACTICE. Mindfulness can help us see a situation differently. Together, we’ll look at where you may be reacting automatically, getting caught in the stories your mind is telling you, or holding tightly to how you think something needs to be. We’ll work with practices like awareness, non-attachment, acceptance, and guided meditation to help create a little more space around what’s happening, so you can respond with more clarity and intention.}

  ^{Asks: Can I relate differently to what is happening,  sometimes before the situation itself changes?}

• ^{TRUST. Part of this work is learning to trust yourself a little more. Not every answer comes from thinking harder. We'll create space to listen to what you already know, notice what feels true for you, and become more comfortable moving forward without needing every part of life figured out.}

  ^{Asks: What do I already know?}

• ^{PERSPECTIVE. Mindfulness helps us step back and see beyond the immediate circumstances of what’s happening - and opens us to a bigger part of ourselves. We may begin to recognize difficult experiences with greater understanding understanding, compassion, and acceptance. From this wider perspective, things don’t always mean exactly what we first thought they did.  That's a big deal.  How we move through life changes when our perspective changes.}

  ^{Asks:  What else might be true here?}