A somatic, compassionate practice to regulate your nervous system before making the ask.📘 Episode SummaryThis bonus meditation is a guided somatic practice designed to support you before donor meetings, fundraising conversations, or any moment when anxiety begins to take over. In this practice, Erin gently guides you through grounding in your body, noticing your felt experience, and working with Byron Katie’s inquiry process (“The Work”) to loosen the grip of anxious thoughts that often show up before making an ask.You’ll explore a real fundr...
A somatic, compassionate practice to regulate your nervous system before making the ask.
📘 Episode Summary
This bonus meditation is a guided somatic practice designed to support you before donor meetings, fundraising conversations, or any moment when anxiety begins to take over. In this practice, Erin gently guides you through grounding in your body, noticing your felt experience, and working with Byron Katie’s inquiry process (“The Work”) to loosen the grip of anxious thoughts that often show up before making an ask.
You’ll explore a real fundraising memory—at a level that feels manageable—and uncover the belief fueling your anxiety. Then, through awareness, inquiry, and compassionate self-forgiveness based on the Spiritual Psychology tools from the University of Santa Monica, you’ll shift into a regulated, steady internal climate.
This meditation helps you:
- understand your body’s signals
- release pressure around specific donor outcomes
- reconnect with your inherent worth
- step into donor conversations with grounded confidence
Use this practice anytime you want to regulate your nervous system before fundraising, asking for support, or stepping into leadership.
💡 What This Meditation Supports
- Nervous system regulation before the ask
- Reducing anxiety in donor interactions
- Building somatic awareness of your emotional patterns
- Loosening the belief that your worth depends on a donor’s “yes”
- Creating spaciousness and grounded presence in your body
🛑 Important Note
This meditation includes checking in with your body and revisiting memories. If you know you carry Big T trauma, or if certain memories feel overwhelming, please practice this with a licensed therapist or trained somatic practitioner.
Your wellbeing comes first. If at any moment you feel flooded or unable to stay in the present moment, you have full permission to stop, drink water, step outside, or do whatever helps you return to safety.
📝 What You’ll Need
- A quiet place to sit
- A journal and pen
- Willingness to slow down and meet yourself with compassion
🎧 When to Use This Meditation
- Before donor meetings
- Before crafting a fundraising appeal
- When procrastination or avoidance kicks in
- When your body feels tight, pressured, or anxious
- When you want to reconnect with your own regulated presence
👥 Join the Community
Come share your experience with this meditation inside The Brave & Balanced Fundraiser Facebook Group, where fundraisers support one another in cultivating emotional mastery, nervous-system regulation, and grounded leadership.
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