We are back today with Dallin Bruun on the podcast for a guided meditation! In this meditation, we are going to try to put our betrayal trauma aside for a moment, and come up for some air of safety and peace. 

To prepare, Dallin asks us to minimize outside distractions, turn off a light, and sit comfortably. He also gives us two instructions as we follow along:

• Focus on breathing 
• Relax any potential that we could be doing it wrong 

Guided meditation (13:00-28:56)

He teaches that mindfulness is a way that we can back away from our current situation with a bit of distance. We find that this is giving our identity a break by choosing to focus on something that is inherently safe. It can also help us learn to tolerate the voices in our head. 

Dallin says that mindfulness did not take away the "mess", but it helped aid in a strong sense of self love and compassion. It is just another tool in our tool-belt! 

Show Notes: 

If you missed Dallin's episode of explaining Mindfulness last week, you can listen to that here. 

If you'd like to learn more about Dr. Kristin Nef, please visit her website here.

If you'd like to learn more about Tara Brach, please visit her website here. 

For free meditations, Dallin recommends Insight Timer. For paid versions, Dallin recommends Headspace. 

If you would like to do the research to find mindful meditations that work for you, Youtube.com is an infinite resource.