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When Healing Hurts
With Reuben Lowe
This course has a key message: When we turn toward ourselves in the service of growth — we feel more, and within this is an opportunity for us to heal. Not because we’re breaking, but because we’re opening. Spiritual growth — or if you prefer, self-growth — comes hand-in-hand with emotional healing. And this process isn’t always soft or serene. Sometimes it stings. Sometimes it breaks open what we’ve spent years holding down or hiding. But the pain we feel isn’t a sign that we’re going backwards. It’s a sign that something within us is finally ready to be felt — to be met with gentle willingness, rather than buried again. And while it hurts… it’s honest, necessary, and deeply human. It is the tenderness of mindful change. This course is here to honor that part of you — the one where clarity burns, where grief catches you off guard, where old patterns unravel and leave you raw. But through it all, you are not broken. With gentle willingness you are becoming whole. This is a 5-day micro-course. Each day offers: • A brief, heartfelt message from the waves of change • A moment of validating self-talk • And a closing, rhyming affirmation to carry with you Each day explores a facet of this deeper growth: • The clarity that comes after experiencing alignment • The tenderness that returns as the freeze begins to thaw • The healing in grieving what once protected you — and now no longer needs to • The willingness to stay present with your pain • The sensitivity that deepens your spiritual clarity This is a gift — to you, and from you. Thank you for being part of the change.
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5 Days
401 students
4.9 stars
7 min / day
Awakening
English
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This course includes 53 community questions and 55 audio replies from Reuben Lowe. The community classroom and teacher audio replies are only available via the app.
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Recent Reviews
Julia
January 13, 2026
Thank you so much for this deeply healing and insightful course Reuben. I was feeling lost and confused but this has given me clarity and helped me realise I’m exactly where I need to be. 🙏❤️💫
Shari
January 4, 2026
I liked the 5 suggested categories or manifestations that naturally occur when we lean into feeling our stuff. Gentle and affirming
Nancy
December 6, 2025
Really helped me be more steady in this process which is very challenging for me right now. Much appreciated. Have already gone through it twice, I’m sure I’ll listen again. 💖
Erika
December 3, 2025
Thank you! You speak Truth…and it IS healing🙏
cнarloттe
November 14, 2025
This have been the longest 5-days in my life. I am not sure why i struggled so much with this course but i do believe its because its so deep, and maybe just right now im in a place where that deepness was not available for me. Still this course has given me great comfort because everything you say is the truth even if it has been hard for me to accept this part of my healing. I would very much like to try this course again next summer and see how it then feels. Very impactful so thank you Reuben 💖 As always im greatful for everything youve provided for a safe healing journey here on Insight timer💫
Susan
September 30, 2025
I had never thought of my deep sadness was pain. I visited my mother’s grave two days ago. I believe I have closure for the first time , more calm. My marital relationship has lost trust due to too many lies that he always denies. He cannot accept accountability. I am exhausted by this. But that is my judgment of him. Truth for him is what it needs to be.
Laurie
September 15, 2025
Amazing, thank you ♥️. It’s interesting, the coping mechanism that I used to manage my grief and trauma was to continue to love this person and show kindness to this person because I couldn’t handle being anything other than that towards him. This really resonated with me I no longer want to give him my attention in this way, I want to be free. I want to become free. I feel like I am transitioning from being numb to feeling the hurt to them being OK, this was a good start..
Julie
September 13, 2025
Thank you Reuben. I valued the wisdom to help with healing from pain - for the past, present and future. I found it really worthwhile and repeated each day to get more out of it 🙏❤️
Kerry
August 31, 2025
Cannot Reccomend enough will be doing multiple times
THOR
July 17, 2025
Absolutely wonderful and with so much insight and exuberant love.
Faye
June 29, 2025
I didn’t think I would use the words purity and serenity journeying with this course but those two words were with me as I went through this course. I listened to each session twice, why? I was drawn to do so and I went deeper within while doing so. On the last day I actually listened to all the sessions again and wow, I would recommend doing this if you can, to feel the connections of them all, the depths, the peace and tranquil afterwards. Thank you for creating this course, I know I will visit this course against as a source of comfort, purity and serenity…..like a warm blanket. 🧡
Senga
June 29, 2025
Very helpful way to deal with pain. Thank you Reuben. 🙏💖😊
Baja
June 22, 2025
awesome!
Robin
June 22, 2025
Another terrific short but impactful course from the incomparable Reuben Lowe.
Yami
June 20, 2025
This meditation helped me when I was in pain, feeling all those things I was unwilling to feel for so long. It made me be strong enough to sit with my pain instead of running from it...it made me understand that feeling is a sign I'm growing not breaking. Thank you.
Chris
June 19, 2025
I loved everything about Reuben's brand new course. It's professionally produced with great background music. The sessions are short, so you can easily incorporate them into even the busiest schedules. I love the rhyming affirmations. But best of all, I love the interactive classroom. I learned so much from the questions and reflections of other students and Reuben's responses.
Carmen
June 16, 2025
A beautiful course, thank you so much 🙏🏼 I found great depth and relevance to this part of my journey in these short sessions. Highly recommend this course to anyone presently experiencing hurt in their healing ✨
ilinca
June 15, 2025
Phenomenal, groundbreaking course about the healing process! Profound wisdom, delivered with soulful kindness, and in a very easy to understand way 🤗 I have written down a lot of what Reuben said on post-it notes and placed them around my home. And i will definitely listen to the course again. Thank you so much for your wonderful work, Reuben! 🙏 May you always be blessed 🪷
Linda
June 13, 2025
So much wisdom in this sweet, short course. I’m going right back to lesson 1 and do it again❤️🩹🙏❤️🩹
Claire
June 11, 2025
This was exactly what I needed to hear... and I will continue to replay across this time of transition as I develop a new relationship with my emotions. Thank you from the bottom of my heart 💕
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