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Guided Meditation with Karen

ByKaren McAndless-Davis July 11, 2013July 20, 2013

This gentle guided meditation is designed to help you calm your mind and relax your body. It is perfect to do before going to sleep. Please note, if you are in an unsafe situation – physically or emotionally, you should not do this guided meditation as you need to stay alert and vigilant but if you are in a safe place, this meditation may help you let go of some of the stress you are feeling. Thanks to David Bergson for the use of this beautiful calming photo. Let the meditation play, follow the very simple instructions and relax. The meditation fades off in the end to allow you to just go to sleep.

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ByKaren McAndless-Davis November 7, 2014November 4, 2014

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Don’t ask, “what is wrong with this woman?” Ask, “what has happened to this woman?”

ByKaren McAndless-Davis May 23, 2013May 23, 2013

When helping professionals focus on “what is wrong” with a woman who has experienced abuse, they miss the point entirely and usually do more damage to the woman. We see this often. Women who have been impacted by abuse are seen to have something wrong with them because they are anxious or depressed or self-medicating…

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Rev. Rebecca Hunter says:

August 10, 2013 at 11:13 am

Where can I purchase meditation tapes or DVDs
Karen says:

August 10, 2013 at 11:20 am

I have not found a good place to purchase meditation tapes or dvds which is what motivated me to create this one :)

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