Letting go is a lifetime practice but often feels very cerebral. “Easier said than done,” we might say. So if you’re practicing an attitude of release, here are a few things to support your practice.
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Focus on your exhale. Notice what it feels like to release the breath. Take your time exhaling, putting a brief pause at the bottom of the breath. Notice the space you have to begin to take in the next inhale.
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Practice the mantra: This no longer serves me.
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Use your hands. When sitting in meditation or prayer, or even just to begin a meeting or other daily activity, pause and uncurl your fingers from your fists. Take a moment to let your body come into a pose of non-grasping so that you can receive.
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Sit with it. Perhaps the best way to let go is to sit with the feelings you have around what you need to release.
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Write yourself a permission note. It’s okay to make a decision and release yourself of guilt and shame.