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Scenario

When couples have different meditation experiences and brain responses

My wife and I have been meditating together for three years, but lately our experiences have become really different — she reports vivid insights and emotional releases while I mostly sit there watching my mind race, and I'm starting to feel like either I'm doing something fundamentally wrong or we're just wired completely differently. We're both getting defensive about our practices and I don't know how to talk about this without it feeling like competition.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Individual neurological differences in meditation response are creating comparison and disconnection in a shared spiritual practice.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The neuroscience of meditation?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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