Raft

In this episode we read and reflect on the poem "Shadows" by D.H. Lawrence and provide a box breathing exercise. Thanks to Zach Winters (zachwinters.com) for providing music. 

In this episode we read and reflect on Maggie Smith's poem "Good Bones" and provide a guided meditation that invites you to visualize your life as a house. Thanks to Zach Winters for providing music (zachwinters.com).

In this episode we read and reflect on the poem "I Wrung My Hands" by Anna Akhmatova and provide a visualization exercise. Thanks to Zach Winters (zachwinters.com) for providing music. 

In this episode we read and reflect on a poem by the Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska called "Miracle Fair" and provide a guided body scan meditation. Special thanks to Zach Winters (zachwinters.com) for providing music. 

In this episode we read and reflect on a poem by the Palestinian poet Taha Muhammed Ali called "Revenge," and provide a guided meditation, inspired by the Buddhist practice of metta, that invites you to impart loving kindness into the world. Special thanks to Zach Winters for providing music.

This episode contains a reflection on the various meanings of the word "raft" as well as a breathing and visualization exercise (meditation starts at 2:59).

Raft is a series of guided meditations, literary reflections, and meditative music for anyone struggling through a break-up or a divorce. We hope to offer a temporary resting place amidst the turbulent waves and the unnerving still waters of relationship loss.