Letting Go Of Control

In this guided practice, we explore the dynamics of control and freedom and how to awaken the power of curiosity to find the freedom we so deeply crave. Often, many of us have a desire to control our experiences, yet such desire limits our ability to experience reality as it is and ourselves as we are.

The antidote is to become curious about ourselves—the sensations in our bodies, emotions, and thoughts—without judgment and without wanting anything to be different.

This consists of a 20-minute talk and a 20-minute meditation.

Reviews

Living from the heart.
Softening

Bless you in your blessing. Bowing to the light of compassion within you.
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I often randomly choose one of your talks by scrolling my bookmarks and letting my finger stop to one without even reading the title. Letting my heart choose what I needed to hear. This talk was exactly what I needed. This summer for some reason, I have been struggling internally. After listening to this talk I realized that much of my struggling has been because I am trying to control things that are not possible to control. Nature, other people, the future.. and I think I have been hard on myself because I know in my heart it's not possible.
Thank you Thomas for this lovely reminder, I will return to it often.

I really enjoyed listening to your talks. I learn so much every time I listen to them. Thank you.

Saved this because it is so helpful in really embracing the letting go. Thank you

Thank you Thomas for the message of looking at our relationship with control. Seems to free oneself of yet another hindrance on our journey. 🙏

Super powerful for me. I shed many tears as I noticed my difficulty with gentleness and felt those sensations in the body. Thank you for guiding me through finding curiosity and interest with compassion rather than judgement and wanting things to be different. I continue to work on letting go and…allowing ALL. Thank you for this session which has been bookmarked to regularly return to!

such great perspective on control. and ways to look at control. everything seems to go back to being gently aware of how all these different things feel in our bodies. do we not control something’s? like the foods i decide to eat today? or other choices i make each day? but i don’t control the outcome???

To feel peaceful in the midst of Battling control was joyful. You reminded me I do have a choice…peace and surrender. Thank you 🙏

Thank you again Thomas! This talk & meditation gave me hope to heal old patterns. Do you think that all old stocked emotions and wounds can be heal with awereness/mindfulness, stillness, kindness, softness and acceptance (with time, a lot of patience and daily pratices)? ✨🙏🙏🙏✨

A very gentle and unique experience! Thank you! 💝🙏🌸

It's so pleasant to listen to you once again and your message. I think we live in a traumatized society as we all carry some kind of trauma in our life. And therfore there is so much conflict. I believe we can heal ourselves and your talks contribute to this. Your talks give me strength to continue the do the inner(hard) work and commit to it. Your talks feels almost like a therapy-session because you seem so genuine and I like that. You convey hope and you inspire. Again, thank you very much!! I really enjoy listening to you. I think the best medicine is love(and nature, yoga/meditation). Everybody want the same thing; to be loved and seen for who we are. Feel embraced, Silje Rebekka

Thank you so much ❤️

Excellent, especially the meditation at the end. Thank you.

You’re a beautiful soul and wise teacher. 🌸 Thank you

I loved learning about being gentle with oneself in order to bring about the change we seek. Thank you 🙏 ✨

✨💙🙏✨...Wise counsel, followed by a peaceful meditation of stillness..A perfect “In the moment!”🌬💫

Such an important message and so profoundly and beautifully shared. Thank you! Many blessings.🙏

Wisdom
Be curious about it (control) & be aware of the sensations in your body...
Ok going into my day now hoping not to rub up Against others 🙏🏻

This was so meaningful to me. I am currently writing a dissertation on homicide related bereavement. Any way you would share this transcript with me so that I could quote you? Thank you so much for this meditation!