Trauma Healing and Nervous System Nourishment With Christopher Luard/Such Sweet Thunder.

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• Gratitude Meditation 01.07.2026 18Min.

  Here is a practice designed to help us nourish the nervous system with the warmth of gratitude. By spending time soaking in the feeling of gratitude, we are training our nervous system to more and more be able to connect to that trait. We move from a passing state of gratitude, to a permanent trait.
• Feeling Safe Meditation 01.07.2026 9Min.

  Here I offer a guided practice designed to help us cultivate an experience of inner safety. With consistent practice soaking in the feeling of safety we turn a passing state of safety into a permanent trait.
• Conflict Free Pendulation 01.07.2026 17Min.

  Here is a brief guided practice where we are invited to feel into the present moment, and then pendulation to a pleasant memory. This can help us practice intentionally guiding awareness to neutral and positive experiences. A practice designed by Dr. Peter Levine.
• The Feeling Safe Massage 29.06.2026 9Min.

  Here is a practice which I developed drawing on the works of Dr. Arielle Schwartz and Peter Levine. The intention is to help us establish a deep feeling of safety in the body, and to reinhabit the body in new and helpful ways.
• Trauma Resolution Resource: Glimmers, Savoring, Tapping, Havening 29.06.2026 3Min.

  Here is a very brief video overview of a talk that I gave on June 28th 2026. Enjoy!
• Voo Growl. A Nervous System Hack 26.06.2026 17Min.

  Here is a practice originally created by Dr. Peter Levine to help one reconnect with our healthy assertiveness. Enjoy!
• Voo Breathing For Nervous System Regulation 26.06.2026 16Min.

  Here is a brief talk and guided practice on this truly nourishing practice developed by Dr. Peter Levine called Voo Breathing. Enjoy!
• Pendulation. Present Moment to Pride 26.06.2026 8Min.

  Here is a guided meditation drawing on the work from Dr. Peter Levine, designed to install the permanent trait of pride, which can help alleviate implicit feelings of shame.
• Kindness to Three Parts Of Ourself. 26.06.2026 22Min.

  Here is a guided meditation explring offering Kindness to three parts of ourselves. A part we like, a part we feel neutral toward, and a part which we find challenging.
• A Compassionate Journey 26.06.2026 26Min.

  Here we are invited to explore the felt experience of compassion, helping us to develop this healing quality toward ourselves and others.
• Hands of Kindness 26.06.2026 18Min.

  Here is a guided meditation moving through a set of postures. These postures are designed to illicit feelings of warmth and goodness from deep within our implicit memory. Developed by Dr Bessel Van Der Kolk and myself. Bon Voyage!Meditation can be challenging at times. Occasionally we may experience things which surprise as a result. If you have any questions or concerns in regards to this, or other meditation practices, please feel free to message me through my website: www.suchsweetthunder.orgI have been practicing meditation for 40 years and have been successfully teaching meditation worldwide since 2009, giving talks, facilitating retreats, and have authored two books. I have received formal training in Theravada, Mahayana (Tibetan, Zen,) and Vedanta meditation techniques as well as Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, MBSR, Neuroplasticity, Non-Violent Communication, and Buddhist Psychology. I teach from a secular voice and I am passionate about bringing timeless wisdom teachings to people of any faith, belief system, or tradition.If you find these podcasts helpful please consider making a donation: PayPal.me/suchsweetthunder
• Welcoming Body Scan 26.06.2026 23Min.

  Here is a guided meditation where we are invited to meet our body sensations just as they are. Welcoming in our physical experience can be extraordinarily grounding and warm.
• Three Pillars of Self Compassion 26.06.2026 12Min.

  Here is a guided meditation based of the work of Kristen Neff. We notice a challenge from our lives and we then sysematically explore that challenge with Mindfulness, COmmon Humanity, and Kindness.
• Accepting Body Scan. 26.06.2026 26Min.

  Here I offer a guided meditation where we are invited to bring a warm acceptance to our body. The more one does this type of practice, the more one will feel into their physical sensations with acceptance. As our emotions arise first as a pattern of sensation, this can help one step off of the wheel of reactivity.