Holding Space For Duality Affirmations

This affirmation practice with Alex Elle is a gentle reminder that you can be something and still need, want, or be something else; it is not either or. As Alex addresses in her book, How We Heal, you can be strong and still be soft, you can be a leader and still need guidance, you can be undersanding but still have boundaries.

Transcript

Hello everyone,

My name is Alex L and welcome to this affirmation meditation.

I'm an author,

Certified breathwork coach,

And restorative writing teacher.

In today's meditation,

I am going to be inviting you to hold space for the duality that shows up in our lives.

So often,

We're taught that things are either black or white,

Yes or no,

Good or bad.

And while we can hold space for all of those things,

There will be moments when we have to hold space for more than one truth,

For more than one thing.

In today's practice,

I'd like to invite you to sit in a warm place,

Not necessarily temperature wise,

But a place that makes you feel comfortable,

Safe,

And held.

To me,

That is warmth.

And as I read through our affirmations on duality,

I'd like you to close your eyes,

Soften your body,

Unclench your jaw,

And be with me and my voice in this moment.

You deserve this time.

Everything else can wait.

Let's begin.

Take a deep breath in through the nose and exhale,

Emptying your belly through an opened mouth.

I can and still.

Repeat those two phrases,

I can and still.

I can leave a relationship and still miss the person I left.

I can show up and be kind and still exercise healthy boundaries.

I can change for the better and still have work to do.

I can love a person deeply and still choose that it's safest to keep them at a distance.

I can heal from my past and still wish things were different.

I can outgrow people and still want the very best for them.

I can rest and recharge and still be productive.

I can grieve and still welcome joy.

As we move through life,

We must learn to honor the duality that meets us.

We can hold two things at once.

Inhale through the nose and exhale through an open mouth,

Emptying your belly,

Sighing it out.

Then inhale through the nose and exhale.

Drop your shoulders and unclench your jaw.

Open and hold space for the truth of your life.

You can feel broken and still remember that you are whole.

Thank you so much for joining me today on Insight Timer for this affirmation meditation.

Feel free to come back to this practice anytime you need to feel held,

Warm,

And capable.

Again,

My name is Alex L.

Thank you so much for being here with me today.

Take good care,

Friends.

Reviews

Really good today just relax before getting ready for bed

Thank you for sharing this gentle and supportive meditation.

One of the two most powerful meditations I've found over the years, thank you ♡

Perfect as always. I have this one in my favorites and currently doing my own challenge and working my way through my playlist. This meditation is a gift. Thank you.

Very powerful….very true….just beautiful! Thank you 🙏💖

Excellent meditation.
Holding dualities is so essential.

She has a strong confident voice that inspired me and still made me feel warm, safe and hopeful.

Lovely, so soothing and quite relaxing. I went in twice in a row 😊
Thank you

Love this so much! Fave part is ‘I can be broken and still feel whole’. Thank you! ❤️

LOVE IT!
We can be both a masterpiece and a work in progress.

This was amazing! I am doing this medication for the second time! It resonates so much with me! Thank you!

Thank you. It was so nice to hear these words in your voice and the music together 💟

This concept of holding two things true at one time is relatively new to me. It has allowed me to accept life’s situations and release the burden of my emotions. Thank for this beautiful meditation. It is one that I will return to! 🙏🏻💫

This meditation is such a beautiful & healing reminder that duality is a gift!

Beautiful and peaceful. Listening to the dualities that are not always easy to put into words and understand is a great way to learn to appreciate life and the world around us.

Love it!!! Wish it was longer because it is so beautiful and true ♥️

My favourite meditation in this app. A great reminder about duality delivered in the most soothing voice and gentle background music. I’ve listened to it at least 6 times and still love it.

Alex, this was a beautiful meditation. As a libra duality is very important to me and this was everything I needed to hear. Thank you.💓

Personally and on a much broader scale, this is a must listen! The world is full of “good & bad”. Being reminded and reassured that two things that seem to be contradictory, can simultaneously be true is a necessary comfort. THANK YOU! 💕

Just what I needed to hear and affirm for myself today! Thank you 🙏🏼