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What if your anxiety isn’t a problem to fix… but a message to listen to? 💛
We’re so often told to silence anxiety - override it, out-think it, distract ourselves from it. But what if real relief comes not from resisting our anxiety, but from turning toward it with care?
In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, I guide you through a powerful somatic meditation for anxiety relief - a practice that helps you shift from control to compassion. You’ll explore what happens when you stop bracing against your anxiety and begin to gently feel it, listen to it, and honor the wisdom it holds.
This 4-step anxiety relief process is rooted in neuroscience, somatic emotional processing, and deep inner attunement. It’s not about forcing yourself to be calm - it’s about becoming a safe place for the parts of you that feel anxious.
🎧 If you’ve been longing for a way to meet your anxiety that feels gentle, real, and deeply healing… this episode is for you.
In this episode:
- A Somatic Approach to Anxiety Relief
- Somatic Meditation For Anxiety Relief
- Step 1: Feel The Anxiety in Your Body
- Step 2: Turn Toward This Feeling
- Step 3: Iffirmations For Anxiety Relief
- Step 4: Understanding The Message Within
Related: Try more Somatic Emotional Processing Meditations here!
Read more about this somatic approach to anxiety relief here.
Iffirmations for anxiety relief
- What if it’s okay that I’m feeling this anxiety right now?
- What would it be like to make space for this anxiety without needing to push it away or fix it immediately?
- What if it’s safe for me to feel this right now?
- What if there’s nothing wrong with me for feeling this way?
- What would it be like to soften my heart to myself in this moment?
- What would it be like to soften my heart to this anxiety in this moment?
- What would it feel like to welcome all parts of myself, even the parts that feel anxious?
- What would it be like to meet this anxious feeling as an invitation to go deeper?
- What would it be like to listen to this feeling and honor the message within it?
- What if these anxious feelings actually make sense in a way?
Sentence leads for going deeper
- What if these feelings make sense in a way because…
- Because what I’m really feeling deep down is…
- What I really want or need when I feel this way is…
- What feels most supportive to me when I’m feeling anxious is…
- What I’m realizing now is…
- How it feels to realize that is…
- Giving voice to anything else that wants to be known until that feels complete.
✨ Ready to find your center, quiet your mind, and step off the roller coaster of stress and overwhelm?
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Each week, I guide multiple live somatic healing classes - calming, grounded practices to regulate your nervous system and reconnect with your inner world.
There’s also monthly group coaching with me, heart-centered workshops, and an extensive library of powerful body-based resources to support your healing journey.
Your nervous system. Your emotions. Your healing — lovingly supported. 💛
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