Sit & Know Thyself
Meditation as Participation, Not Escape
My Story — Blades Turning
Priming myself for meditation is like prepping a helicopter for flight — nothing can interfere with the sortie.
Before the sun even considers rising, I run through my pre-flight: empty the tanks, settle the nerves, slip into a light sleeping-bag liner for warmth and bug control. Then I take my seat, pull the eye mask on, and switch on the noise-cancelling headset.
This is blades turning.
My body recognises it instantly.
There’s a subtle shift — like a horse hearing the gate unlatch.
Posture adjusts. Breath deepens. Awareness sharpens.
It’s go time.
I begin with slow, intentional breaths.
Energy wakes. Muscles soften.
The field opens.
My responsibility is clear:
deliver intention + elevated emotion to eight energetic targets — the Blessing of the Energy Centres meditation, a practice that didn’t just change my life…
…I credit it with helping save it.
Meditation became my cockpit.
My internal flight plan.
My way of turning chaos into coherence.
Using meditation as a healing tool isn’t mystical — it’s mechanical.
It gives direct access to the body’s operating system:
glands, hormones, neural networks, electromagnetic fields.
I breathe into each centre until it catches —
like blowing on a smouldering ember until it glows alive.
One by one, these “mini brains” light up.
When they’re all active, I do the most important step:
I get out of the way.
What follows is bliss — a state where the body knows exactly what to do once the mind stops interfering.
The longer I stay in that state, the deeper the healing.
We’re all generating inner music — most people never notice if their orchestra is out of tune.
But once you tune it…
once you feel the harmony…
You stop sitting in the bleachers of your life —
and you become the conductor.
What This Means for You
Meditation isn’t about effort. It’s about allowing.
It’s not about escaping your life. It’s about entering it fully.
It’s where:
intention becomes biology
emotion becomes chemistry
stillness becomes intelligence
the body becomes the partner, not the enemy
This practice teaches you something medicine rarely does:
Healing is participatory — and you have influence.
You’re not trying to force a result.
You’re creating the internal conditions where healing becomes possible.
That’s the whole game.
The Courage Cures Interpretation
🦁 Courage isn’t loud. Sometimes it’s just sitting.
Sitting with your breath.
Sitting with your body.
Sitting with the parts of yourself that feel abandoned, afraid, or disconnected.
Courage is the moment you stay.
🌊 Healing arises when resistance dissolves.
Not by overpowering your biology…
but by aligning with it.
🔥 Your body is not broken — it’s waiting for leadership.
Meditation is how the heart takes command.
The Science Behind the Practice
Heart–Brain Coherence:
Slow breathing + elevated emotion creates measurable synchrony between the heart and brain, shifting the body into a regenerative state.Stress Chemistry Downshift:
Meditation reduces cortisol, adrenaline, and inflammatory markers — creating conditions the immune system prefers.Neuroplasticity & Rewiring:
Intention paired with emotion lays down new neural circuits faster than thought alone.Autonomic Rebalancing:
You move from survival mode → healing mode.
This is not “positive thinking.”
It’s physiology.
Reflection Questions
Ask these gently — not as homework, but as access points:
What is my body asking from me that I keep postponing?
What emotion am I rehearsing daily — and what might I choose instead?
Where do I feel lack? Where do I feel wholeness?
What am I willing to feel today that I avoided yesterday?
Anchor Thought
“When I stop interfering, my body remembers what to do.”
A Gentle Practice
Next time you sit to meditate:
Close your eyes.
Place a hand over your heart.
Notice anything that feels alive.
Whisper internally: “I’m listening.”
That’s the beginning of self-healing.
Next Step
You don’t need perfect technique.
You just need participation.
