The place of rest within.

Come and rest in this place of tender power. 

Here your nervous system can anchor.

Here there is spaciousness, warmth, and the quiet knowing of embodiment.

This is your body. Your true home.

No one else’s needs come before your own.

Feed yourself with love. Choose foods your body welcomes.

Ask your body before each meal: Is this what I need today? She will tell you. She knows.

 But the world has pulled you far from me, a world designed to keep you hungry, to make you believe your nourishment lives elsewhere. It doesn’t. Everything you need is here, in your own belly.

Speak to me. Learn the sound of my voice.

Ask: Am I hungry for food, or for comfort?

Ask: What am I really trying to feed?

This belly of yours is a sacred place. Come home to me and feel the relief of belonging.

 Yes, this is a realm of forgetfulness. You will rest here today, and tomorrow be carried away by distraction, by the loud voices of the world.

But I do not offer a way out. I offer a way in.

Here lives your sadness, your joy, your fire.

Your tears are welcome; they water the roots of return. Your anger is welcome; it points to the ones who take too much, who give too little.

Do not be afraid of your knowing. It is fierce, but it will protect you.

The only true wealth you will ever have is the power of your own self. All else is illusion.

 This holy seat has been with you since your mother’s womb. And yet, for many, it has become a place of exile. You forget. You turn away. You give your power to others.

But I wait. I am always here. Come home.

There is a fire at your core. Gather around it. Remember.

When you sit with me, you sit with all the bellies before you, all the wombs that carried you, all the choices of love that shaped you.

This is your inheritance.

Yes, there are wars inside, but peace talks can be held here too. Yes, there are exiles, but they too can be welcomed home.

Stop looking outward for your authority. Stop searching for answers in the noise.

I hold every truth you need.

I will keep you safe until your last breath, and when it comes, I will release you gently to your first love.

Do not be afraid. You are whole. You are safe. You are free.

You can never be separated from my love.