There’s that famous quote by Ram Dass, “If you think you’re enlightened, go spend a week with your family.” It is an almost universal condition that spending time with family at the holidays can be triggering like little else, even for avid meditators.

In this episode, Isabel and Kristen explore their own journeys with relating to their families and how they handle walking into family gatherings which they describe as “a true testing ground for your consciousness state.” So, before you go venturing back home and unpack all the emotional baggage that goes along with that, we hope this broadcast puts things in a higher perspective for an (almost) drama-less holiday season.