Taking Time to Exhale
The article below was featured in my December 9, 2024, e‑mail newsletter. To subscribe to the newsletter, please use my contact form.
Dear Reader,
We often hear the suggestion to take a deep breath. When we’re stressed; when we’re trying to manage our emotions; when we’re not sure what to do next.
Here’s a different suggestion: exhale. Not just any old exhale, but a full exhale. Pressing out as much air as you possibly can, and then exhaling a bit more. And, even then, push out a little more and hold it out as long as you can. Soon enough, you’ll take a big breath in, whether you want to or not.
And it’s probably a bigger breath than you’ve taken in a while. You might even feel that your chest has expanded more fully. Are you feeling taller?
Exhaling fully tells the nervous system that there’s too much carbon dioxide and that there’s too little oxygen. It’s a nice metaphor for other aspects of our lives. What’s building up in our lives that needs to go away, to make space for something fresh?
Can you take a moment to exhale? What might you let go of? What’s missing that you might like to make space for?
In this season of gift giving, please take a moment to give yourself some grace. Maybe it’s simply a pause long enough to breath out and then inhale. Maybe it’s a longer pause to look around. Maybe it’s a walk outside.
Lift your heart, open to grace. It’s always a good time for that.
If you’d like some guidance along the way, here are some ways we can work together:
Every Tuesday, with rare exceptions, we have our online Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement lesson, and it’s still Free/Pay as You Wish.
If you’d like to work with me privately, you can Book an Appointment for a Feldenkrais or Coaching session, or for a free consult. You can even set up a time for a private, or semi-private felting session. Or you can simply reply to this email and let me know what’s most interesting to you.
Have all the fun you can!
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