The new moon is dark. Not empty. Dark.

There's a difference. Empty would mean nothing is there. Dark means something is gathering, preparing, becoming — and it simply hasn't yet made itself visible.

This is the energy of the new moon. And it is one of the most honest metaphors for the life of faith. We plant things in the dark. We ask for things we cannot yet see. We trust in becoming before there is any evidence of it.

In this ritual prayer and intention-setting practice we release what the last cycle carried, and we ask — clearly, specifically, unashamedly — for what we want to call in this month. One thing. Held in the heart. Offered to the universe.

Watch what comes.

Seven minutes. New moon energy. Let's begin.

A Moment of Calm is the podcast from Our Healing Space — short, sacred pauses for a busy life. New episodes every week. Find us on Insight Timer at insighttimer.com/ourhealingspace

Forgiveness is one of the most misunderstood ideas in spiritual life.

The version many of us were taught goes like this: if you truly forgive, you move on, you don't bring it up, you restore the relationship to what it was before. And if you can't do all of that — you haven't really forgiven.

This episode offers a different understanding.

Because forgiveness is not about the other person. It is not absolution. It is not saying what happened was acceptable. It is not the same as trust — you can forgive completely and never trust again. And it is absolutely not a requirement to maintain a relationship with someone who has hurt you.

What forgiveness actually is — is the decision to stop letting someone live rent-free in your nervous system. It is an act of self-liberation. And it is available to you right now, entirely on your own, without the other person doing anything at all.

Seven minutes. Put it down. Let's begin.

A Moment of Calm is the podcast from Our Healing Space — short, sacred pauses for a busy life. New episodes every week. Find us on Insight Timer at insighttimer.com/ourhealingspace

If you've spent any time in wellness spaces you've heard the word chakra. And you may have nodded along politely while privately thinking: what does that actually mean? And does it actually do anything?

That's a fair question, and this episode answers it honestly.

The chakra system is not abstract or esoteric. It is a practical map of the relationship between our emotional and psychological states and our physical experience. And once you understand it that way, it becomes genuinely useful — not just as a spiritual concept, but as a daily tool for understanding what your body is telling you.

In this episode we demystify the system, connect it to things you already experience in your own body, and close with a simple breath practice through each centre.

For a deeper exploration, find the Praying Through The Chakras course on Insight Timer at insighttimer.com/ourhealingspace.

Seven minutes. Practical spirituality. Let's begin.

A Moment of Calm is the podcast from Our Healing Space — short, sacred pauses for a busy life. New episodes every week. Find us on Insight Timer at insighttimer.com/ourhealingspace