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Podcast: 12 Minute Meditation
Episode: A Practice for Turning Toward Difficulty
Description: When we are experiencing difficult emotions or situations, our first impulse is often to look for a way out—usually through distracting, numbing, running, or denying.  But what if the key to getting to the other side of difficulty is to simply be with it, offering the discomfort our courageous awareness and presence? In this week's practice, author and meditation teacher Ed Halliwell guides us through a meditation we can lean on when things get tough.  Note that this practice includes longer pauses of complete silence for reflection and presence. If you want more ti...