This is our library of topics from past Second Arrow meetings. Each entry is a written reflection on something we explored together. You’re welcome to read these at any time — to revisit a meeting you attended, to catch up on one you missed, or simply to spend a few minutes with a topic that feels relevant to your week.
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The Second Arrow
The second arrow is foundational to the objective of this group which is to help those suffering from chronic disease to suffer less.
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Breath as an Anchor
Purpose This is the practice the other practices rest on. The breath will appear in everything we do together. It will be the thing we return to when a body scan gets overwhelming, when difficult emotions arise, when the second arrow is mid-flight. For that to work, the breath needs to already mean something to…
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Acceptance vs Resignation
People living with chronic illness sometimes worry that accepting their condition means giving up on themselves — that acceptance is just another word for defeat. This is a common and painful misunderstanding. Acceptance and resignation can look similar from the outside, because both stop fighting reality. But internally they are very different. Acceptance says: this…
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Reacting vs Responding
From Reacting to Responding: Widening the Window Opening & Settling (5–10 min) Check in: invite everyone to share how they’re arriving tonight. Opening practice: Breath as an Anchor — brief, around five minutes. The Space Between Today we’re looking at what happens in the gap between something difficult arising and what we do next. Viktor…
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Heart-Centered Body Scan
A breath-centered body scan that begins at the heart and expands outward. The breath is the through-line — a healing presence we return to again and again. Purpose This practice is an adaptation of the traditional MBSR(Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) body scan. Where the classic version begins at the crown of the head and works…