Wading Through Water

Guided Practices for The Healing Circle by Dr. Ernesha Smith-West
S6
Aug 20, 2026
05:58

Episode notes

This practice uses the metaphor of wading through water slow, deliberate, meeting resistance with presence rather than force. For the emotion you can't think your way out of. For the season you have to move through rather than solve. The water doesn't stop you. You keep walking.

πŸ“š Healing Education Library β†’ Series 2: Feel It β€” Session 9: "What Happens When You Never Let Yourself Cry" explores what happens when we try to bypass the emotional water rather than wade through it.

πŸ“ Resource Vault β†’ RV-28: Sitting With What Can't Be Fixed β€” four tools for tolerating what won't be resolved quickly. The written companion for exactly the kind of season this practice is designed for.

πŸƒ Movement Library β†’ Embodied Movement Practices: Slow, deliberate movement from the Embodied Movement series extends the wading metaphor into the body β€” motion through resistance rather than against it.

Keywords

MEDITATION: Emotional Processing