GUIDED MEDITATION: “Listening to the Quiet Wants”

Purpose:
To safely reconnect with desire as information, not pressure or demand.

Duration:
6:04 minutes

Why it works:
Desire often gets muted when it hasn’t felt safe to want. This practice helps the body recognise desire as a guiding signal, restoring clarity and aliveness without overwhelm.

LISTEN TO PRACTICE HERE:

Desire Exploration

Desire Mapping Exercise

Journalling Promts

1. What desire came up during today’s meditation?
Let it be honest, unedited.

2. What emotions arise when I think about wanting this?
Excitement? Fear? Shame? Hope?

3. Where in my body do I feel desire the most?
Chest? Belly? Throat? Pelvis?

4. What beliefs have made it feel unsafe to want?
(“It won’t happen,” “I don’t deserve it,” “I shouldn’t ask for more…”)

5. What would shift if I allowed myself to want freely?
Describe the sensation, not just the idea.

Somatic Inquiry: Rebuilding Safety Around Desire

Place one hand on your chest and one on your belly. Ask:

“What does my body need in order to feel safer wanting this?”

Possible responses:
reassurance

• permission
• grounding
• slowness
• clarity
• community
• patience

Write down what comes through.

Closing Affirmation

“My desires are not demands – they are directions.”
“It is safe for me to want what aligns with my heart.”