My teenage daughter and I have been trying to practice mindfulness together since her therapist suggested it might help with our communication, but every time we sit down to meditate she either gets fidgety and leaves or I end up using the time to mentally plan how to fix her problems. We both want this to work but we keep bringing our same dynamic into what's supposed to be a neutral space.
More people experience this than they realize.
The very patterns that created the need for shared practice are contaminating the practice itself, revealing how deeply embedded relational dynamics resist even well-intentioned interventions.
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