Welcome to the I Let Go Mantra Breath,
One of my favorite,
Most powerful tools that I have in my tool belt.
This breath work allows me to come out of the fight or flight mode.
It allows me to stop reacting and start responding,
Which is one of the most powerful things that we can do,
Is being aware of how we're showing up,
Of how maybe our triggers from our childhood,
Growing up in stressful or toxic environments,
Show up as adults.
By using these tools that are in our tool belts,
We help with our children,
Help them show them how to come out of these fight or flight modes,
Instead of just shoving down our feelings and emotions.
Once we do these deep breath works and these mantras,
Like the one I'm about to show you,
We allow our bodies to come out of that initial survival mode,
And it allows us to get clear about how we're feeling right now.
A lot of times when my kids spill something for the hundredth time,
When I,
My initial reaction is just to freak out,
Right?
I'm so done,
I'm so over it.
But the situation doesn't warrant that.
They're children,
They make messes,
They make mistakes.
So by pausing and using this powerful mantra,
I allow myself to pull myself out of that triggered state,
And let my body know that I'm okay,
And I'm able to show up as my best self,
To show up as,
Oh,
This is no big deal,
Let's just clean this up.
This is also really helpful for going into anxious situations.
My anxiety is so much better when I use these powerful tools that I have in my tool belt.
I allow myself to do these breath works when I feel myself getting overwhelmed or overstimulated,
And I find a quiet place,
Whether that's in a corner,
In a closet,
In a bathroom,
In my car,
Whatever it might be,
By just pausing and allowing myself to come out of that and repeating this mantra.
Now you can do this for one to five minutes.
This is gonna be for five full minutes to see how we feel.
And what you can do is,
You don't have to have this recording.
We're gonna take a deep inhale,
And you're gonna repeat to yourself,
I.
And on the exhale,
You're gonna repeat to yourself,
Let go.
You're gonna feel your shoulders soften.
You're gonna feel your body soften,
Your face soften.
And after a few minutes of doing this,
You're gonna feel yourself in a entirely different state of mind.
So finding a comfortable seated position.
Maybe it's in a chair,
Maybe it's on the ground,
Whatever it may be,
Getting comfortable where you can be uninterrupted for about five minutes.
Now,
Gently inhaling,
Straighten the spine.
And on the exhale,
Close your eyes,
Feel your shoulders soften.
Your hands are sitting on your knees,
Facing up or facing down for grounding.
And here we begin.
We're gonna take a deep inhale in through our belly,
Saying to ourselves,
I.
Open the mouth,
Exhale,
Repeating to yourself,
Let go.
Deep inhale,
Silently repeating,
I.
Exhale through the mouth,
Silently repeating,
Let go.
Beautiful,
Inhaling,
I.
Exhaling,
Let go.
Starting to lengthen your exhales here,
Feeling your body soften.
Inhale,
I.
Exhale,
Let go.
Making sure to continue to repeat this to yourself silently.
Inhaling,
I.
Exhaling,
Silently repeating,
Let go.
Inhaling,
I.
Exhaling,
Let go.
Inhaling,
I.
Exhaling,
Let go.
Inhaling,
I.
Exhaling,
Let go.
Inhaling,
I.
Exhaling,
Let go.
I,
Let go.
I,
Let go.
I,
Let go.
I,
Let go.
I,
Let go.
I,
Let go.
I,
Let go.
I,
Let go.
Just a few more rounds.
I,
Let go.
I,
Let go.
I,
Let go.
Last one.
I,
Let go.
Now releasing the mantra,
Keeping your eyes closed.
I want you to notice how you feel now versus when we started the mantra five minutes ago.
Notice how your face feels,
Your shoulders,
Your whole body.
Hands come to your heart,
Taking a silent bow to yourself for showing up and adding another tool to your toolkit that will better you and everyone around you by setting an example of how to deal with the hard things.
Namaste.
