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Practice

The Moment Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it Changed for You

Discover how releasing the past's grip transformed your growth. Explore ancient wisdom to learn instead of linger, and reshape your relationship with yeste

Laoziguide
What you’ll practice

This is a reflective practice guided by Laozi. It gives you one honest question to sit with — the kind that moves you from thinking about an idea to working with it.

The reflection itself unfolds in conversation with Laozi, where it adapts to your situation — so you practice it together rather than reading it off the page.

Practice this with Laozi
Begin the reflection in a coaching conversation, where it meets what you’re actually working through.
Understand first
The Empty Mirror PerspectiveThe Uncarved Block RestorationThe Watercourse Way of IntegrationThe Witness State: Observing Without OwnershipReversal as Renewal
Go deeper
Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it: A Deeper LookLetting the past hold you vs. learning from it: What Nobody Tells YouWhat Is Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it?The Examined Letting the past hold you vs. learning from itWhy Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it Matters
Peri
New to this practice?

Peri can explain what this practice is for, help you decide whether it fits what you’re working through, and point you to the right place to begin.

Ready to practice this?

Begin the reflection with your coach, or tell Peri what you’re working through.