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How to handle fear when death practices become visceral

I've been practicing phowa and last week during meditation I felt like I was actually dying and it terrified me so much I haven't sat since.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Contemplative practices designed to prepare for death are triggering genuine mortality terror that feels unsafe to experience alone.

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