A Self Havening Guided Meditation for Somatic Anxiety Relief w/ Dr. Kate Truitt

In this guided exercise, Dr. Kate Truitt begins by asking us to gently breathe in, placing a hand on our chest as we inhale and exhale. She then asks us to check in with our body, noticing where we feel relaxed and where we feel stressed. How’s our pinky? If it’s feeling calm, she asks us to welcome in that energy.

If we have an area of stress or discomfort, she invites us to bring our attention towards that. Then we gently imagine setting that down somewhere in the room, observing it and then welcoming in havening touch. She then asks us to imagine a staircase in this room, where each step we take is creating space from this discomfort.

At the top of the staircase, we can see an expansive magical place like an ocean or a field. She asks us to identify five colors present in this space as we scan the horizon of this environment. Once we’ve found the color we like best, Dr. Kate invites us to welcome that beautiful, calming color to expand its energy within us. What is the name of this color? Can we invite that energy into our heart? Into our being?

How is the uncomfortable feeling we placed in front of us doing? What information and data can we gather? She invites us to introduce this discomfort and this calm color energy. We can help these discomforts by meeting them with love and understanding.

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Dr. Kate Truitt is a clinical psychologist, neuroscientist, as well as holds a MBA in Healthcare Administration. She is the CEO of the Trauma Counseling Center of Los Angeles, Chairman of the Board of the Amy Research Foundation, and leads her flagship organization Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates located in Pasadena, CA. Her teams of expert psychologists and psychotherapists provide individual therapy, group therapy, executive coaching, and neurofeedback throughout California via telehealth.

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[amorinooo]

I know about somatic practice but never fully immersed in it. I was having a bit of a spiral this morning regarding health or body worries (in a bit of a hypochondriac way) and clicked through numerous meditations until I settled on this one. I did not expect it to make me sob. I'm sitting here with my headphones on, a lump in my throat, and tears just pouring out. It feels involuntary but necessary. I especially felt that I really need to practice mercy with myself when you mentioned how those worries sitting on the side are just me trying to do my best to keep myself and my body safe. I just want to live in peace and worry-free knowing I'm doing the best I can, that it's not always perfect, but that it's enough to help my body survive and even thrive one day.

[Lexcollects]

This meditation cured my 3 day tension headache, that’s wild! I’ve heard of somatic meditation before but didn’t know much about it. Tried your video and as soon as i visualized setting my pain aside, my headache was gone almost instantly!

Thank you so much. You’ve made a new subscriber out of me ❤

[untilallthepiecesfit]

❤ Thank You for this beautiful meditation

[spookyoctober]

I have crippling, debilitating panic attacks very frequently and this video helps me immensely. Thank you so much.

[teriwhite]

If you only knew how many times you hav3 rescued me! I’m grateful for you!

[trixieannefelisco]

this video really helped me calm my stress and body. ill definitely revisit this video to help with my anxiety. thank

[blokebeatz]

One of the most amazing grounding videos I’ve found thus far. Thank you for healing with us ❤

[username]

most meditations just make my anxiety/ocd much worse, but this is one that actually helped!!! thank you so so much

[bradyclark]

ive been battling some very severe somatic ocd this year and this helped me relax and kinda unpack a lot of that anxiety. i never comment on things but really wanted to let you know how helpful this was! thank you :)

[jacquelinelechugaa]

You see this others should listen to this meditation. It’s very gentle, very healing, very demure ✨

[MelaninLuxeLyfe]

Everytime i stress or in an instense stressful situation my panic attacks come at night and i get so dizzy to the point I sometimes feel like I’m losing control
Just had one tonight and came across this video to calm me down and this has shifted it a little .
I feel much better and a sense of ease and calm
Now I can try or go back to. Sleep
Thanks so much

[anamedeiros]

l can't thank you enough dr. Kate! 🌹

[pianosongsandgames]

Today this doesn't work for me. The music is too loud, and my uncomfortable sensations are overwhelming.
I'll try another time

[daisymarquez]

I think I was near experience a panic attack, but this vivid visualization really placed me in a calming state. Thank you for this! 🫶🏽