A core Brave Harbor practice
The Still Harbor
Practice.
Face what is here. Understand what keeps it going. Make room for discomfort. Choose the next wise action.
Growth Begins Where Avoidance Ends.
Still does not mean comfortable.
The practice is not about escaping difficult feelings or forcing calm. It is about staying present long enough to respond with intention instead of automatically running from what is here.
Stop avoiding the reality, feeling, urge, consequence, grief, anger, shame, or fear in front of you.
Notice craving, avoidance, attachment, resentment, control, reactions, and repeating stories.
Discomfort does not have to disappear before you can move forward.
Choose the next action that moves you toward the person you want to become.
Still Harbor Practices
Eight guided experiences.
Use what fits the moment. Every practice is optional. Stop, move, open your eyes, or step away whenever that is the wiser choice.
Sit With the Weather
Make room for difficult emotions without immediately escaping them.
Begin PracticeRelease the Rope
Loosen the fight with control, resentment, and what cannot be forced.
Begin PracticeLet the Wave Pass
Stay present through urges and impulses without immediately obeying them.
Begin PracticeBeach imagery: Puerto Rico photographs from Wikimedia Commons, including Luquillo, Culebra, Flamenco Beach, and Vieques. Creative Commons attribution information is available on the linked source files.
Inside Brave Harbor
Practice before reaction.
A Still Harbor Practice may be used at the beginning of a meeting, during a difficult moment, or on your own when you need enough space to choose what comes next.
- Eyes may remain open.
- Breath focus is optional.
- Movement and sensory grounding are valid alternatives.
- Listening quietly counts.
- You may stop at any time.