Unlocking Acceptance

In this talk and guided practice with Ron, it's discussed how we hear a lot about acceptance and letting things go. We hear a lot less about HOW to actually do it effectively, and our efforts often leave us feeling like we're banging our heads against a wall. Instead of freeing us, "acceptance" and "letting go" end up on that big pile of things we figure we'll sort out ... some day. My entire relationship -- and skill! -- with these concepts changed suddenly and dramatically several years ago. The surprising insights that led to this transformation are the focus of this talk and guided meditation. I've received wonderful feedback when presenting this topic at events in person; with love and gratitude, I now share this with the Insight Timer community so my fellow practitioners around the world might experience a deep inner shift as well.

Reviews

I'd like to thank you for acknowledging how challenging it can be to observe the breath without trying to control it. I feel like most guided meditations include this and I thought I was too anxious, or there was something wrong with me, for not being able to simply observe it. Instead I observe sounds or body sensations which I really can't control. You've made me feel seen and inspired me to try observing the breath again sometime, and being ok with it being difficult

I'll be coming back to this one many times
Thank you

This was very helpful, thank you.
The metaphor of the circles, us, resistance, acceptance and us pushing against resistance was kind of an eye opener. Thanks a lot 🙏

This gave me such a good insight into acceptance. Accepting the resistance was a real light bulb moment. I'll be doing this practice again. Thank you.

Totally get it. Practice acceptance for what is. The path of least resistance requires less effort.