03/30/2025
The Mindful Art of Pouring, Waiting, and Trying Again
As I was making breakfast this morning, I realized something:
Meditation doesn’t always look like sitting cross-legged on a cushion in silence.
Sometimes it looks like cooking pancakes with tenderness and attention.
There’s something quietly sacred about a warm skillet and a slow morning.
You stir the batter, heat the pan, pour in the first ladle—and then you wait.
That’s where the meditation begins.
You can’t rush pancakes. You have to trust the signs—the bubbles, the golden edges.
And even then, you pause. You listen. You feel when it’s time to flip.
This practice of waiting, sensing, and trusting invites us to tune into our inner nudges.
To soften our grip.
To let the process unfold.
🌿 Somatic Mindfulness in Restorative Yoga
Just like in restorative yoga, where we practice somatic mindfulness—
We listen.
We slow down.
We respond.
We begin again.
These slower practices invite us to attune to the body’s subtle signals, sense what we need, and respond with care. It’s less about achieving a pose and more about being in relationship with ourselves, in real time.
Every shape is a pour. Every breath is a flip.
Each moment offers a new invitation to be present and tune into our body’s language of sensation.
🌀 Letting Go of the Outcome
It’s not about how the pancakes turn out.
It’s about how you show up to make them.
When we let go of needing the result to be perfect, we make space for joy.
For presence.
For the quiet delight of just being here.
There’s peace in pouring, flipping, and trying again.
Wisdom in knowing that no matter how it looks, it nourishes our body and our soul.
💛 The Sweetest Pancakes
In the end, the sweetest pancakes aren’t always the most beautiful.
They’re the ones made with presence and care—the ones that nourish you, no matter how they look.
And those flawless, golden, picture-perfect ones?
Sometimes, they’re still raw in the middle.
So let go of getting it “just right.”
Pour. Pause. Flip. Breathe.
Let it be what it is.
Whether you’re flipping pancakes or easing into savasana, may you find peace in the process.
P.S.
And if the flip really goes sideways… scrambled pancakes are totally a thing. 😉
Here’s a recipe that shows you how:
👉 Scrambled Pancakes Recipe (https://www.laurafuentes.com/scrambled-pancakes/)
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