Powerful Embodied Peace is my offering. Peace can be created within the heart, by transforming rough feelings and reactions to tough times, with compassion and love. Peace cannot be experienced by trying to change outside circumstances but by softening the patterns of how we react to all that arises within ourselves and in the world. We're so used to fighting or running away from our pain, sadness, fear, anxiety, disappointment and anger. We talk about these as if they are inflicted by others, whereas they are part of our whole selves, that notify us when we're hurting and need safety, security and comfort. We can integrate our pain and fear as well as joy and radiance, by practising awareness, acceptance, and allowing all our feelings to live in us. We can use kind, encouraging and caring language with ourselves to replace any judgment, criticism or blame we're used to saying. When we feel soft in our hearts and minds, we can expand our compassion and peace to include others.