Practice

If You're Honest About Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it...

Examine whether your past imprisons or educates you. Discover ancient wisdom to transform regret into growth and reclaim your power today.

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 Perspective The Uncarved Block Restoration The Watercourse Way of Integration The Witness State: Observing Without Ownership Reversal as Renewal

Go deeper

What Is Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it?Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it: What Nobody Tells You Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it: A Deeper Look Why Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it Matters Letting the past hold you vs. learning from it: Questions Worth Asking

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.