Returning Home Practices

Daily embodied practices cue our body, even when our mind wants to keep going with the endless litany of tasks.

“There are many ways to go home; many are mundane, some are divine…though I caution you, the exact placement of the aperture to home changes from time to time, so its location may be different this month than last.” ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Ways to Return Home

In Women Who Run With the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes shares many ways people have found to return to their soul-home. Practices that help ground and regulate our bodies when we are activated or need a release can be one way to re-center us on the journey to our soul-home.

A few of my chosen activities are: centering prayer, running on the beach or any green trail, swimming in the ocean, being with loved ones, reading a nourishing book, listening to music, evening yoga.

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Brainstorming our lists gives us tools in our back pocket to reach for when we need. Sometimes we need movement, sometimes we need stillness. As we develop listening to our body, paying attention to what we need, we can respond more effectively.