Meditations, blog audio and conversations that explore how to use ancient practices to live more lightly in our modern world. Fai is a Yoga & Meditation Teacher who created Words & Contemplations to share gentle, honest reflections on self-worth, wellbeing, travel and the inner work of being human. This podcast offers short guided meditations, mindful moments and soulful conversations to help you slow down, reconnect with your body and intuition, and build simple, sustainable rituals for everyday life. A space for women seeking calm, clarity and a more grounded way of living.
Anxiety in the Body: How to Feel It Without Being Overwhelmed.
In this episode of Words & Contemplations, Fai shares a reading of “Anxiety in the Body: How to Feel It Without Being Overwhelmed.”
Anxiety isn't just something that happens in our thoughts. It lives in the body too: in the tightness of the chest, the tension in the jaw, the unsettled stomach, the shallow breath or that feeling of needing to escape something you can't quite name.
But what happens when, instead of trying to push those sensations away, we begin to notice them?
This reflection explores the physical experience of anxiety, why turning towards uncomfortable sensations can feel so difficult, and how we can gradually develop the capacity to be present with what we're feeling without becoming overwhelmed by it.
Through the lens of somatic awareness and nervous system regulation, Fai explores the importance of slowing down, building a sense of safety and learning to listen to the body without needing to fix every sensation.
A grounded exploration of anxiety, embodiment, emotional regulation and the relationship between mind and body.
Because feeling something doesn't mean you have to become consumed by it. Sometimes the first step is simply learning that you can stay with yourself through it.
3 Nov 2026
Learning to Trust Through Love.
In this episode of Words & Contemplations, Fai shares a reading of “Learning to Trust Through Love.” (Originally published Oct 25)
Trust is often spoken about as something we give to another person. But what if it's also something we learn about ourselves through the experience of being loved?
This reflection explores the relationship between love, vulnerability and trust and how our past experiences can shape the way we show up in relationships. It considers what it means to let someone in, to soften the instinct to protect ourselves, and to recognise the difference between keeping ourselves safe and keeping ourselves closed.
A personal exploration of attachment, relationships, emotional safety, vulnerability and the courage it takes to trust, not blindly, but with awareness.
Because learning to trust another person can also become a way of learning to trust yourself.
19 Oct 2026
High-Functioning Anxiety: When You Look Fine But Feel Anything But
In this episode of Words & Contemplations, Fai shares a reading of “High-Functioning Anxiety: When You Look Fine But Feel Anything But.”
You can be capable, organised, productive and seemingly have everything under control, while internally feeling anything but calm.
This reflection explores the less visible side of anxiety, the constant thinking, over-preparing, anticipating, people-pleasing and pressure to keep everything together. The kind of anxiety that can go unnoticed because, from the outside, you're still getting everything done.
It considers how we can become so accustomed to operating in a state of heightened alertness that we mistake it for being driven, responsible or simply the way we are. And what it might look like to recognise those patterns, understand the role of the nervous system and begin finding a different way to live.
A grounded exploration of high-functioning anxiety, stress, nervous system regulation, perfectionism, self-awareness and the difference between coping and actually feeling okay.
Because looking like you're managing everything doesn't necessarily mean you feel okay.
And you don't have to reach a breaking point before you give yourself permission to slow down.
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