EMPTINESS & ACCEPTANCE
Bare-Bones EMPTINESS and Radical ACCEPTANCE.
Dearest Seekers,
As I reflect on my last two posts and breathwork sessions—centered on Loss/Impermanence and Change/Discomfort—I can’t help but wonder: did I sense this impending upheaval? I knew these weren’t the most joyful topics to begin a new year with, yet here we are, stepping into what truly feels like a NEW ERA.
This week, I kept asking myself, What should this group be about? How do I even begin to encapsulate this hellish time? As always, I write from what sits squarely in my own lap and heart, trusting that some of you may find yourselves in this same shared space.
So, the theme for this week is:
Bare-Bones EMPTINESS and Radical ACCEPTANCE.
I wish I could say this session would be all about rainbows, puppies, and miracles—trust me, I’m calling those in too! But for now, I find myself returning to a feeling I’ve had to breathe through before: after 9/11 in NYC, during early COVID, through divorce…and now, yet again. But somehow worse.
I’m reminded of a conversation I had with my incredible Jungian therapist. He told me that when we are being emptied out, we must allow the bowl to be completely emptied before it can be refilled and replenished with new life. This is a law of nature. And while it doesn’t make the process any easier, it does offer hope on the horizon.
A recurring theme in my new paintings is “water is life,” (even if it is your tears) and this sentiment echoes how I feel about the new water—the new era—that will eventually flow in. But right now? It’s clear we’re not quite there yet.
This wave of shock and devastation, especially in light of the LA fires, feels like a deepening of the loss and clearing many of us have been navigating for some time. Perhaps it’s also an invitation to accept a new way of being. A deeper connection to spirit. A life stripped down to its absolute essentials—focused on what truly matters.
The fires have delivered a fierce, eviscerating message: radical change is happening at breakneck speed, forcing impermanence upon us, often without time to grieve or release in the moment.
And yet, this is where love and community step in.
I invite you to join me for breathwork on Monday, January 13th. We’ll meet in person at 7:30 PM (I have air filters and have not opened the windows), or you can join via Zoom at 5 PM PST from wherever you are. Whether you’re experiencing shock, devastation, emptiness, collapse, fear, love, joy, or exhaustion—whatever is showing up within you—we’ll hold space for it together. Even if you simply want to lie down and drift off, that’s okay too.
Please let me know if you’ll be joining.
I love you, keep going.
EMMA X
