Chasing the Ephemeral Part 3: Salamander Meditation & Finding Balance Between Water and Earth
About this episode
In this episode, Meryl Arnett explores self-care and emotional balance through a salamander-inspired meditation amidst societal upheaval.
What does tender self-care look like when the world feels overwhelming? In this final episode of the "Chasing the Ephemeral" spring series, meditation teacher Meryl Arnett turns to the salamander, quiet guardian of vernal pools, for wisdom about gentle transformation and emotional balance. Through a deeply personal dream about tending to what's been neglected, this meditation explores how to practice radical self-care during times of moral injury and societal upheaval. Set against the continuing spring rain soundscape, this salamander-inspired practice teaches us to balance emotional energy (water) with earthly stability (land), finding our way between overwhelmed withdrawal and constant activism. What You'll Experience A guided meditation inspired by salamander wisdom that balances emotional energy with grounded stability Discussion of moral injury - the anguish from witnessing harm that violates our deepest values when we feel powerless to stop it Practical self-care guidance that goes beyond social media wellness to include simple, tender acts of care The three pillars of healing: getting present, feeling what you feel in your body, and reconnecting with yourself and others…
People in this episode
Host: Meryl Arnett
Topics covered
- self-care
- meditation
- emotional balance
- moral injury
- salamander symbolism
- transformation
Keywords
- salamander meditation
- self-care
- emotional energy
- grounded stability
- moral injury
- transformation
- spring rain
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Washington's Cascade Mountains, Stillaguamish ancestral lands
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