Stay Grounded When Life Feels Unsteady - by Christina Svärdström

COURSE

Stay Grounded When Life Feels Unsteady

With Christina Svärdström

The 10 meditations in this course are designed to help you find calm, connection, and resilience in uncertain times. Each meditation offers a transformative experience, blending ancient wisdom with modern insights to empower you on your journey. You’ll begin by learning to access your inner still point, discovering the calm, steady center within you, even amidst life’s chaos. Through grounding practices and body awareness, you’ll connect deeply to the present moment and feel supported by the world around you. As you progress, you’ll cultivate gratitude, finding joy in small moments and shifting your perspective to see growth and wisdom even in life’s struggles. This practice of appreciation will uplift your mood, build resilience, and create space for deeper joy. The meditations also guide you into the heart, where you’ll nurture unconditional love and compassion. You’ll start by offering kindness to yourself, creating a foundation of self-acceptance, and then radiate this love outward, strengthening your connection to others and the world. Compassion takes this love further, helping you soften self-criticism and offer empathy to both yourself and those in need. By acknowledging our shared humanity, you’ll transform self-judgment into self-care and foster deeper understanding and kindness. The final key is trust—trust in yourself and in the greater flow of life. You’ll build confidence in your inner wisdom, learning to listen to your heart and navigate challenges with clarity. Through surrender and alignment with the natural rhythm of life, you’ll find peace in the present moment, even when the path ahead feels uncertain. By the end of the 10 days, you’ll feel more grounded, centered, and connected. You’ll have tools to reduce stress, increase resilience, and nurture gratitude, love, and compassion in your daily life. Most importantly, you will have deepened your trust in yourself and the flow of life, carrying these transformative practices with you to thrive, no matter what challenges arise. This course is designed in a way that allows you to come back to it over and over again. And for every time you do it, you will deepen your self-knowledge, strengthen your love and compassion for your self and see how your life and ability to trust unravels in the most magnificent ways in front of you.


Meet your Teacher

Christina is the touring sound engineer turned into certified meditation teacher, yoga teacher and sound healer. Her teachings draw from ancient wisdom as well as modern research. The meditations she offers are often spiced with a bit of humor, because as Emma Goldman said - if you can't dance to it, it's not my revolution.

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10 Days

164 students

4.8 stars

6 min / day

Compassion

English


Lesson 1

The Eye Of The Storm

This first meditation helps you connect to your inner stillness, your "still point" through gentle breathing and mindful pauses. These moments of stillness are spaces of clarity and freedom, where you can begin to release worries and anchor yourself in the present moment. As you breathe, you’ll feel more grounded and calm and you will soon discover that this stillness is always within you, just a breath away.

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Lesson 2

Your Inner Stillpoint

This meditation helps you connect with the calm, steady core beneath the fluctuations of your mind through a soothing body scan. You’ll begin by grounding yourself, feeling the support of the surface beneath you, and bringing awareness to different parts of your body. As you relax, you’ll shift your focus to the space between your thoughts, observing them as they come and go. This practice invites you to access your inner stillness, a steady presence beneath life’s noise. Over time, this sense of calm grows stronger, reminding you that this stillness is always within reach, waiting to guide you back to balance.

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Lesson 3

Gratitude In The Moment

This meditation invites you to explore gratitude as a way to cultivate joy and presence. Through mindful breathing, you’ll focus on something small you’re grateful for, allowing the feeling to settle in your heart and expand through your body. This practice nurtures warmth, lightness, and a sense of connection, helping to shift your mood and anchor you in the present moment. Gratitude becomes a simple yet powerful tool to carry with you throughout your day, always within reach to lift your spirits and bring you back to balance.

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Lesson 4

Finding Gratitude In Challenges

Let's explore the growth and lessons of gratitude hidden within challenges. Through mindful breathing and gentle reflection, you’ll consider a recent difficulty and what it has taught you about resilience and strength. By opening to the idea of gratitude, even for discomfort, you begin the process of transforming pain into fuel for growth. This practice reminds you that growth takes time and unfolds with patience. Gratitude becomes a tool to alchemize struggle into wisdom, helping you embrace your journey with compassion and strength.

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Lesson 5

Loving-Kindness For Yourself

The practice of metta, or loving-kindness, guides you to cultivate unconditional love for yourself. Through gentle breathing and repeating affirmations such as "May I be happy" and "May I be well," you’ll nurture a warm, glowing light in your heart. This practice builds a foundation for self-compassion, helping quiet self-criticism and create space for deeper connection with others. By offering yourself kindness, you take the first step toward greater emotional resilience, inner peace, and openness to love.

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Lesson 6

Becoming A Conduit Of Love

This is an invitation to become a conduit of love, radiating warmth and kindness outward to others. Through guided breathing, you’ll visualize a golden light of infinite love filling your heart and expanding outward—to loved ones, your community, and the entire world. As you breathe, this light connects you to all beings, reminding you of the boundless nature of love and the profound interconnectedness we share. This practice helps cultivate compassion, reduce stress, and enhance your sense of connection to the universe and those around you.

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Lesson 7

Self-Compassion

Today's meditation focuses on self-compassion, inspired by the Buddha's teaching that you deserve your own love and affection. Through mindful breathing and gentle affirmations, you’ll bring care and kindness to a tender part of yourself—whether it’s a physical ache, an emotional wound, or self-doubt. Placing your hand on your heart, you’ll offer phrases of loving kindness like "May I find peace" and "May I be kind to myself." This practice creates space for healing and growth, reminding you to treat yourself with the same compassion you would offer a dear friend.

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Lesson 8

Compassion For Others

This meditation focuses on karuna, the Sanskrit word for compassion, guiding you to connect with someone who is struggling. Through mindful breathing and visualization, you’ll imagine a thread of light connecting your heart to theirs, sending them warmth, kindness, and healing with each breath. This practice deepens empathy and reminds us of our shared humanity. As you offer compassion, you’ll witness their pain softening, creating a profound sense of connection and the power of kindness to comfort and heal.

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Lesson 9

Inner Trust

Inspired by the Bhagavad Gita’s teaching that self-confidence anchors us in uncertainty, let's cultivate inner trust, i Through mindful breathing and affirmations like "I trust myself, I trust my path," you’ll connect with your inner wisdom and strength. Visualizing trust as a steady flame in your heart, you’ll explore its physical sensations, allowing it to grow with each breath. This practice nurtures self-confidence and reminds you that your inner guidance is always present, ready to lead you forward.

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Lesson 10

Trusting The Universe

This 10th and last meditation of the course invites you to surrender to the flow of life. Through guided visualization, you’ll imagine yourself floating on a gentle river, supported by its steady current. With each breath, affirmations like "I trust the flow of life" and "I surrender to the rhythm" help release resistance and create ease in the present moment. This practice reminds you that trust is an active alignment with the universal rhythm, offering resilience, peace, and a deeper connection to life’s flow.

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4.8 (12)

Recent Reviews

Jason

Jason

March 24, 2025

Such a wonderful easy and healing course!

Evgeniia

Evgeniia

February 18, 2025

Some meditations seemed to be too short for me, I am kind of a slow person:) But I really liked the 10th meditation and the phrase "Surrender to the rhythm" resonated with me! Thank you Christina 🙏

✨Sharon✨

✨Sharon✨

February 5, 2025

Thank you.🙏🏻

KatieG

KatieG

February 5, 2025

a beautiful and timely course for me based on wisdom teachings and practices to be more present, grounded, compassionate-and the last session…trusting. The latter I find especially challenging in this moment of national turmoil and destruction. So finding and sustaining trust is what I need now. Thank you! 🙏🏼

Aviad

Aviad

February 2, 2025

A very useful course given in a soothing manner.

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