Dr. Veronika Tracy-Smith Debuts Book, Coming Home to Yourself, on Embodied Meditation

Author Offers a Body-Based Approach to Meditation for those who Struggle with Traditional Practices

SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES, October 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Dr. Veronika Tracy-Smith—psychologist, author and conscious leadership and spiritual well-being coach—announces her forthcoming book, Coming Home to Yourself: A Body-Based Meditation Practice for Those Who Have Tried Everything Else. The forthcoming book introduces an accessible, body-based approach to meditation for people who have struggled with conventional practices or feel disconnected from their deeper spiritual lives. Drawing on psychology, somatic awareness and contemplative practice, Dr. Tracy-Smith explores how meditation can become a way of reconnecting with inner wisdom rather than another task to master.

Dr. Tracy-Smith says, “Sometimes the next direction does not come from trying harder. It emerges when we become still enough to receive it. Coming home is not about becoming a better-performing version of your old self. It is a process of listening closely enough to discover what is asking to emerge now.”

With 40 years of experience in psychology, trauma healing, spiritual intelligence and adult development, Tracy-Smith brings an interdisciplinary perspective to embodied meditation. She holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and began teaching at California State University, Fullerton at age 24.

Since 2013, she has taught SQ21 Spiritual Intelligence Coach Certification through Deep Change University. Her previous book, Meditation NOW: Your Guide to Building a Simple Practice, became an Amazon bestseller. She was also featured by Grit Daily, Apple News and MSN among the “Visionary Women Changing the World in 2026.”

That perspective informs the book’s central premise: meditation does not have to be another exercise in self-improvement. For anyone who has ever said, “I’ve tried meditation, but I just can’t do it,” Dr. Tracy-Smith offers a different starting point. Instead of asking readers to quiet their minds, follow prescribed techniques or meet expectations about what meditation should look like she encourages them to begin with the body, notice what is present and let awareness develop through compassionate attention.

The book also reflects Dr. Tracy-Smith’s personal experience with burnout, grief and major life transition. After years of clinical practice, teaching and responding to traumatic events, she reached a period when her established ways of understanding healing and personal growth no longer felt sufficient. She turned more deeply toward meditation, nature and spiritual practice, experiences that reshaped her understanding of what it means to listen inwardly and live from a more integrated sense of self.

That journey informs her approach to meditation today, including her original frameworks, GRACE Practice™ and the Homecoming Cycle. Rather than asking people to overcome difficult thoughts or emotions, her work emphasizes grounding, resting, softening and reconnecting with the body as a starting point for greater presence. Brief moments of stillness, breathing or embodied awareness can create space for inner listening without requiring perfect concentration or lengthy meditation sessions.

Her broader work integrates these principles through the SPIRIT Framework™, which brings together psychological growth, spiritual intelligence, embodied practice and adult development.

Coming Home to Yourself is planned for publication in fall 2026. Additional publication and availability details will be announced. More information about Dr. Tracy-Smith and her work is available at www.veronikatracysmith.com.

About Dr. Veronika Tracy-Smith

Dr. Veronika Tracy-Smith is a psychologist, Amazon bestselling author and spiritual well-being coach with 40 years of experience guiding thousands through healing and transformation. She holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and credentials in professional coaching, spiritual intelligence and somatic practice. A longtime university educator, she has taught SQ21 Spiritual Intelligence Coach Certification since 2013 and was featured by Grit Daily, Apple News and MSN among the “Visionary Women Changing the World in 2026.” Founder of a private practice established in 1990, she created the SPIRIT Framework™ and six-month Coming Home to Your Soul Self™ program to help women reconnect with their embodied wisdom and inner authority.

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