keeping an agile heart

If there's anything that this past year has taught me, it's this: Even when things feel fragile, keep an agile heart.

In hypnosis, this might mean connecting with the compassionate witness within us—not to bypass, avoid, or even fix our circumstances and the world around us, but to be with what is. In client sessions over the past few years, I have observed that being present with our current circumstances allows us more agency, adaptability, and creativity in how we respond to and shift those very conditions. Presence can expand possibility, while reaction—a state where we may find ourselves unconsciously replaying old, unsupportive, even harmful patterns—can shrink it.