"Pathways to Healing: Meditations for Managing Physical Pain" invites you to explore mindfulness as a transformative tool in coping with and alleviating physical discomfort. You meet your fellow meditator, Firuze, in an interview where she shares her own healing journey and how meditation helps her to cope. Through guided meditations and practices, this series aims to cultivate resilience, enhance well-being, and empower you on your path to managing pain with greater ease and compassion.   This is episode 1 of this week's 7-day meditation series, "Pathways to Healing: Meditations for Managing Physical Pain" meditation series, episodes 3142-3148. THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE:  Maintain an Anger Awareness Journal This week, become aware of how anger impacts you. Consider: What caused your anger? How are you impacted by your anger? What physical and emotional reactions are you experiencing? Why are you taking in the anger in this way? What would you do differently next time you experience the anger? A DIFFERENT MEDITATION TECHNIQUE EVERY DAY FOCUSED ON A WEEKLY THEME: Get ready for an exciting journey with a new meditation technique daily, perfectly tailored to the week's theme! Infuse these powerful practices into the most stressful moments of your day to master difficult emotions. These dynamic techniques will help you tame the "monkey mind," keeping your thoughts from interrupting your meditation and bringing peace and focus to your life. FREE TOOLS: For free meditation tools to help you meditate please head over to my website at www.SipandOm.com, and there you'll find free resources to help you on your Meditation Journey. Enjoy access to more than 3,000 guided meditations without ads on the Sip and Om app. Try it for 7 days of free access to the full app! Listen on iTunes for 1-Week Free! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip-and-om/id1216664612?platform=iphone&preserveScrollPosition=true#platform/iphone   1-week Free Access to the Android app! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sipandom.sipandom   ***All meditations are Mary Meckley's original copyrighted content unless otherwise stated, and may not be shared without her written permission.   RESOURCES Music composed by Christopher Lloyd Clark licensed by RoyaltyFreeMusic.com, and also by musician Greg Keller.   I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU I'd love your feedback! Please let me know how you're enjoying the meditations by leaving me a review on iTunes.   **All of the information shared on this podcast is for your enjoyment only. Please don't consider the meditation techniques, herbal tea information, or other information shared by Mary Meckley or any of her guests as a replacement for any medical or psychological treatment. That being said, please enjoy any peace, energy, or clarity you may experience as you meditate.