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Your Friday love note ~ it's time to expand again
Published 26 days ago • 3 min read
ANCIENT PATHWAYS INCOMING...
Expansion can feel scary...until it settles in.
Let's face it, changes challenge our sense of identity.
A job change, weather abruptions, movement of other positions at work, a surprising diagnosis, an upcoming vacation, an internal shift...these can all be great things AND feel uneasy in the body. This is normal and expected. I'll share how to handle it with more ease in a minute.
The body gets used to a certain threshold of normalcy in all the ways: what it's used to seeing, feeling, hearing, understanding. When that is challenged, especially by external sources which are then internalized, it alerts our reticular activating system that something is different. It activates our senses. We feel heightened, whether consciously or not, and that can sometimes make us prematurely retreat from something that is actually helping us grow further into the type of person we are wanting to become.
But this upgraded version of you must be met first by the you that is in the now. A lot of you mentioned INTENSE post-eclipse hazes, so this is for you especially. You can actively tap into our knowledge of the respiratory, cardiovascular, and nervous systems to help make this easier.
Pick 3 non-negotiables for your daily health for the next 7 days. Could be: morning tongue scrape + 1 gallon water + 45 minutes of movement; or 5 minutes deep breaths barefoot outside + less than 20 minutes social media + wind down 15 minutes earlier. You know which habits you've been putting off, just add 3 together and commit until next Friday.
Pinpoint 1 thing this next week you feel nervous, fearful, or worried about. Journal out your "negative" connotations with it. Rip it up and away from you and toss. Re-write what about that same thing gets you excited. Your nervous system functions to 1. keep you safe and alive, then 2. to have pleasure. So if you can let go of the idea that these trivial parts of life are not unaliving you, you can shift it into having more fun. Shake, breath, and lean into the excitements of your life. Even if you have to fake it at first mentally.
Schedule 1 day this next week to have nothing planned. I like to call these cup-filling days. Wake up without an alarm, tune in with your Self, and just start being, doing, resting in whatever way feels right. For some, that will be to start an early to-do list, tackle it, and take the night off. For others, it will be a lazy wake up, breakfast in bed, a little surf, meeting up with friends, and a farmer's market. Whatever it is, welcome that for you. There is no right or wrong way to spend YOUR cup-filling day. I usually do mine on Sundays, but feel free to choose a day or 2 half-days to implement.
These are all helpful in the shallows, but if you're ready for something much deeper, ancestral sessions are starting soon. Group sessions will open up the next couple weeks, then 1:1 sessions kick-off.
~~~~ ANCIENT PATHWAYS ~~~~
My 3-part coaching program to take you out of your busy mind + packed days and into your spirit through the guidance of your healed and wise ancestors. Together, we will set up your ancestral altar, meet a healed and wise ancestor through the meditative Sacred Ancestry Method, unravel somatic memories, and help you integrate the messages, unblocks, and blessings that come through from the other side of the veil. Going through these sessions myself while starting a family was such a gift and I recommend it to anyone on the cusp of transitioning into a new phase of life - whether that's through optimizing their holistic wellbeing, switching jobs, changing places, or just feeling shifts that are hard to pinpoint.
Reply to this email with PATHWAYS and you'll be first to be offered a spot. Or if you're ready, click the button below to start. Like I said, only a few people will be getting in before my maternity leave, so if you're curious, let's chat.
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