The Welcoming Way

Most of us hold a lot of tension in our body, or fear of inhabiting our own body. Much of this tension and fear is often unconscious. This exploration will gently invite you to begin inhabiting your own body, for the purpose of coming home to the peace that you are. This episode brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Pearlman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcoming Way⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

If you have trouble getting yourself to meditate, this might be why. In this episode I talk about the work of ⁠Judith Blackstone⁠. The audiobook I mention here is ⁠an this one.⁠ I also recommend her book, ⁠The Fullness of the Ground⁠, especially for people who have spent some time in eastern spiritual traditions or with nondual teachings. I love audiobooks but in this case, I prefer the written ve...

Nearly two years ago, three friends and I founded ⁠The Welcoming Way⁠. Since that time, we’ve tried to create a successful business, While we’ve enjoyed our time and learned a lot, we have not yet been “successful.” In this episode, I talk about the insecurities I experience associated with "coming up short" on feeling success. As mentioned in the episode, ⁠Feeling Less Than⁠ to help you look at s...

If you have recently been in, or are going to be in, a situation in which you feel less than others in someway, this exploration will help you welcome and relieve the feelings that can bring up. This episode brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Pearlman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcoming Way⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

Many of us have a complicated relationship with Intimacy. We think we don't have enough or should have more, or we think others are required for us to feel intimate. In this exploartion we explore the birthplace of intimacy. Being with what is. This episode brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Pearlman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcoming Way⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

It can be a very helpless feeling when someone we know and care about is suffering or struggling. So often we want to help, but if we don't know how or our help isn't accepted or working, it leaves us alone with our suffering. This exploration invites you to turn toward your own tender heart, when someone you love is hurting. This episode brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Pearlman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at the ⁠⁠⁠...

This exploration is for anyone experiencing uncomfortable thoughts/emotions in the wake of the 2024 US election. This episode brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Pearlman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcoming Way⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 

Last week, I gave a talk at Microsoft. Near the end of the session, someone asked me if I thought it was possible to cultivate internal peace while working in tech, or if I thought it was necessary to leave one’s job. “I dare you,” I said, “not to leave.” Listen on, to find out why. Links from this episode: 1. An Exploration on Staying vs. Going 2. Making friendship bracelets 3. Learning to sing 4...

Do you have something in your life you wish were different, but also, when you check, there isn't clarity about when or if or how to change that thing? If so, this exploration will help you welcome both parts of you, the one that wants to change and the one that wants to keep things as they are. This episode brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Pearlman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcoming Way⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Last week I asked my team if there was a way I could help improve "The Welcoming Way." My cofounder, Sharon, asked me THE BEST question in return: "Is there a feeling behind your question?' When I checked, I found that she was right. My question wasn't coming from curiosity or inspiration, it was coming from the agitation of an unfelt feeling. In this episode, I share a one of the most common over...

On the morning of this recording, I woke up with the thought "I have too much to do!" And then I thought, "I don't like that thought or how it makes me feel." So I got curious. In this episode I explore what seems to be keeping that thought in place, and how I might use a different thought to get the relief I actaully have been seeking from having TOO MUCH TO DO! In this episode I reference: - ⁠Pl...

This episode explores the energetic pleasure of living in a high stress state. Wait, did she just say "pleasure?" Yup! Sure did. Inspired by one of our community members, I recently took a personal deep dive into feelings generated by these stressful thoughts: "Too much to do!" and "Not enough time!" What I found was surprisingly...thrilling! This episode is inspired by the work of Carolynn Elliot...

Those of us who frequently feel anxious, really wish we didn't. And when anxiety arises, we WISH it would go away. Of course we do. Unfortunately resistance of anxiety doesn't usually help because it's kind of like layering tension on top of tension. This, in and of itself isn't wrong, and we can't really avoid it; If we want it to go away, we just DO and there's nothing we can do about that. So i...

Most of us don't love the feeling of being afraid. For one thing, it can be pretty uncomfortable. For another, we often have many beliefs about risk of feeling fear: it will limit our lives, or it will consume us. As a result we often resist fear when it arrises, trying to rise above it, talk ourselves out of it, or move faster to get passed it. But this resistance or "fear of fear itself" has its...

"Frustration" often gets a bad rap. But what if it isn't a problem? What if it's an appropriate reaction to some circumstances and deserves it's own life. Here we explore the feeling of frustration: where it comes from, what it means, and how to be with it. This episode brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Pearlman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcoming Way⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Sometimes you may want to do a Welcoming practice, but aren't sure what to focus on. This exploration invites you to practice without having a starting place. You can do this anytime you have a vague sense that Welcoming could be helpful, but don't know why, or if you're just wanting to feel more connected to yourself/life. This episode brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Pearlman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welc...

Where do thoughts come from? Are we responsible for the thoughts we think? What's the effect of believing we are the author of our thoughts? In this episode, we explore the nature of thought and how setting our thoughts free to be what they are can leave us greater peace. This Episode features ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Pearlman⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcomingway.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

I used to believe "Living in Integrity" meant a person's thoughts, words, and actions all line up. I used to imagine if I practiced enough, I'd acheive some nirvana where I float through the world in easy harmony and moral perfection. Yet no matter how hard I've tried to "live in Integrity" I always find myself with room-to-improve. Recently, I've been exploring a new definition of Integrity; one...

I wrote a poem about confronting my inner bully. This Poem is brought to you by ⁠⁠Leah Pearlman⁠⁠⁠ at ⁠⁠⁠Welcomingway.com⁠⁠⁠.

Hitting a good shot only to face a bad break can shift your momentum and challenge your mindset. We'll explore how these moments impact your game, from feeling like a victim of bad luck to finding ways to stay in control. Follow along with the guided meditation off the course to change how you respond to these moments on the course. Great for golfers looking to boost their mental game and enjoy th...

I recently faced a dilemma in the grocery store: should I buy the pricier organic raspberries or the budget-friendly option? I discovered I was having a tug-of-war between two underlying values. It raised questions about the kind of person I am or want to be. This episode explores how values shape decisions and how to align actions with values. This episode brought to you by ⁠⁠Leah Pearlman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a...

Ever found yourself second-guessing a decision or wishing you could have done something differently? This episode dives into that very moment of doubt and self-reflection. We'll explore how to process these decisions with compassion and clarity, understanding the values and priorities behind them. This Explorations is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Leah Pearlman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ at the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcoming Way⁠...

Most of think we'll be better off when we get what we think we want. But better off how? Usually what we REALLY want is to feel a certain way, and we've believed we can't feel that way until our life changes. For example, maybe you're waiting for a partner to feel loved, a job to feel successful, or wealth to feel safe. Maybe you're waiting to be accomplished to feel proud, or out-going to feel co...

This is parable about yearning, defeat, and overcoming limitation. *** Three years ago my partner Vince and I began looking for a house together. After years of looking, nothing felt quite right. The night after this latest disappointment, I lay in bed feeling defeated. In this episode, I share how I worked with that sense of defeat and and found a new way to find my home. This episode brought to...

Getting rejected sucks. It seems like we can't control how long it lasts. We might find ourselves doing things to distract ourselves or to escape the feeling, but when we check, the discomfort is still there. This exploration guides you to welcome and let go of the facets of the discomfort, allowing the intensity to subside. Open to the possibility that you are just a few minutes away from feeling...