I was feeling it a little yesterday. Even with my feet firmly planted in the bigger picture (which I’m optimistic about), I recognized some fear in my body. My chest was a little tight and there was a little lump in my throat. That’s my pattern. It started when I read an article the night before that I knew was not the right choice just before bed but I did it anyway because I just had to know more. The feeling carried through to the morning and the little practices I did to work through it are a combination of tools I’ve picked up through my Holistic Pelvic Care training and shadow exploration I’ve been doing lately.
And I thought, if I’m feeling this, with all the limitless tools that have helped through many pandemics already (I’m looking at you naturopathic medicine), maybe some others might also be experiencing this and looking for ways to move it through their bodies. Here are the two simple practices I did to help dissipate the fear.
JOURNALING: what am I afraid of? when have I felt this same fear before in my life? what did I need in that moment? who did I need it from? how do I feel about being afraid? This was this biggest realization for me. At some point, I decided it wasn’t ok to show caution and fear and still be loved. what does fear feel like in my body?
GROUNDING: Close your eyes and set a grounding cord from the base of your pelvis, through the floor and deep in the earth. Picture yourself in your favorite place in nature. Lay yourself down on the earth and feel the support. Release completely all of your burdens into that support. Call in the qualities of the universal mother: strength, softness, fierce unconditional love, whatever that means for you. These qualities reside in you at all times for you to draw from.
Fear, worry, anger, frustration or any human emotion can be taken through this process.
With such uncertain times, these practices become more important than ever and this challenge we face becomes yet another opportunity to befriend ourselves, to go deeper, and to move towards a more whole, loved version of ourselves. Healing yourself means a step towards healing the whole that we are each a part of.
