This simple breathwork practice is truly self-care for when you're too exhausted to do self-care. 😌

When you're depleted, burned out, or running on empty, even the idea of doing something to feel better can feel overwhelming. That’s why Bhramari Pranayama—also known as humming bee breath—is so powerful. It takes almost no effort at all, but gently shifts your body out of stress and into a state of rest and repair.

Just a soft inhale… and a slow, humming exhale. That’s it.

And yet research shows that this quiet, simple practice can nourish your nervous system, calm your stress response, and support recovery on a deep physiological level.

If you're longing for healing but don’t have the energy to “do” anything—this practice is for you. Press play and let the hum  help you recover from fatigue and exhaustion, one easy exhale at a time.

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When you’re struggling, it’s easy to believe you’re doing something wrong—that you should be handling things better, feeling less, or already be “over it.”

But the truth is, struggle doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means you’re human.

And what you need most in those moments isn’t to push through—it’s to be met with compassion.

In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, I guide you through a soothing somatic self-compassion practice that uses Havening touch to calm your nervous system, ease emotional overwhelm, and bring compassionate support to the parts of you that are hurting. You’ll be guided to connect with what you’re feeling, normalize your experience, and soften inward using soothing “iffirmations.”

If life feels heavy right now, this practice is here to help you feel held—from the inside out.

🩷 Press play and experience the healing power of self-compassion.

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Iffirmations to Cultivate Self-Compassion

Iffirmations to normalize/humanize your struggle:

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If you’ve found yourself stuck in cycles of procrastination — even when you want to move forward — this episode will help you understand what’s really happening beneath the surface.

Procrastination isn’t a character flaw. It’s often a protective response from your nervous system, signaling that something inside doesn’t feel safe, ready, or supported yet.

And, pushing yourself harder or relying on willpower usually makes the cycle worse. What you actually need is to listen to your body and bring it back to a felt sense of safety.

In this gentle Havening meditation, I’ll guide you through soothing touch and a series of iffirmations — compassionate “what if” questions — to help you calm your nervous system and reconnect with your inner motivation.

This practice will support you in moving forward without force, at the pace of your body and in the direction of your truth.

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Iffirmations To Break the Cycle of Procrastination

Iffirmations to accept where you are:

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In a world that teaches us to minimize our emotions and push past our needs, so many of us have become disconnected from our deeper selves and our true feelings. But here’s the thing: being honest with ourselves about what we’re actually feeling is where authentic healing begins.

Emotional honesty is also deeply regulating. When we stop pushing away what’s true and start gently acknowledging it, the nervous system begins to settle. The fog clears. And we come back into relationship with ourselves.

In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, I guide you through a soothing somatic meditation using Regenerating Images in Memory®—a practice designed to help you reconnect with your emotions, uncover hidden needs, and bring loving attention to the parts of you that have been quietly waiting to be seen.

This is not about getting stuck in your feelings—it’s about letting them move through you, so you can feel more clear, grounded, and whole.

🌀 Press play and experience the healing power of emotional honesty.

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Be here now. 😌 It’s a phrase we’ve all heard countless times—but what does it really mean?

And how do we actually live it, especially when the world feels overwhelming and our thoughts won’t slow down?

In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, you’ll be gently guided into presence—not by efforting, but by softening. By slowing down. By feeling what’s already here. Because your body is always in the present moment—and turning toward it with compassion can shift everything. 🫶

From a somatic healing perspective, slowing down and attuning to what’s real in this moment isn’t just helpful… it’s essential. It interrupts the spirals, regulates the nervous system, and reconnects us with something steady and true inside ourselves.

If your system is craving calm, clarity, or simply a moment to be, this episode is an invitation to come home to your body—and discover the quiet kind of healing that lives in presence.

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If being here now is really hard because you’re spinning in urgency and anxiety, try Episode 071 first: Overcome Time Anxiety: A Somatic Meditation To Break the Cycle of Urgency And Pressure

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🌿 Iffirmations To Be Here Now 🌿

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We live in a world that encourages hustle, runs on urgency, and glorifies toxic productivity. No wonder so many of us struggle with time anxiety.

But time anxiety isn’t just stress about your schedule—it’s a felt sense of unease. It’s a nervous system stuck in urgency, and a body that never learned it’s safe to slow down.

In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, I guide you through a gentle Self-Havening meditation designed to help you release the pressure and begin to rewire the patterns that keep you stuck in urgency, overwhelm, and panic. This isn’t about time management—it’s about nervous system healing.

If you’ve been feeling behind, overwhelmed, or unable to stop rushing, this practice is for you. Let this be your invitation to feel safe slowing down—and to build a more spacious, supportive relationship with time. 💜

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Compassion is more than a feeling—it’s a healing state of being. It softens our inner harshness. It helps us stay present with pain rather than pushing it away. And it creates the spacious, tender inner conditions that allow true healing to take root.

This guided Compassionate Body Scan is not just a meditation—it’s a somatic experience of being with yourself in a new way. During it, you’ll be gently led into a deeply embodied sense of compassion before journeying through a slow, soothing body scan.

This gentle practice is about meeting yourself—each sensation, each emotion, each part of you—with warmth, presence, and care.

If you’re longing to feel more connected, supported, and safe in your own body, this meditation is for you.

Let compassion lead you home

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Are you doing all the right nervous system tools but still feeling stuck, anxious, or overwhelmed?

You’re not alone—and there might be a deeper reason why your regulation practices aren’t giving you the relief you’re craving.

In this episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, we explore a common (and totally understandable) mistake many of us make: trying to use nervous system regulation to suppress or silence our emotions, rather than support them. You’ll learn why this approach often backfires, and how to work with your system in a way that leads to true healing—not just temporary relief.

Then, I’ll guide you through a powerful Somatic Emotional Processing practice using Regenerating Images in Memory® and Iffirmations—a gentle, body-centered approach to help you connect with your emotions in a way that allows them to move, soften, and release.

If you’ve been struggling to regulate and longing for something deeper, this episode is here to meet you with compassion, insight, and an effective path forward.

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Your body has been speaking to you all along—through tension, fatigue, emotions, and the quiet sensations that often go unnoticed. But in a world that teaches us to override discomfort and push through pain, we’ve forgotten how to truly listen.

In this guided Somatic Meditation To Listen To Your Body, you’ll be invited to slow down, drop beneath your thoughts, and gently tune in to the wisdom your body holds. Using Regenerating Images in Memory® (RIM)—a powerful somatic healing approach—you’ll safely explore the deeper messages within your body’s sensations, uncover what has been held beneath the surface, and reconnect with the inner guidance that has always been there.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your body, struggled with persistent stress or tension, or simply longed for a deeper sense of ease within yourself—this meditation is for you. Your body already knows the way forward. Are you ready to listen?

💛 Press play and begin your journey inward.

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Feeling tense, anxious, on edge, or just off without knowing why? Your nervous system is likely holding onto more stress than you realize. In today’s episode of Somatic Healing Meditations, we’ll do a simple but powerful daily nervous system reset to help you shift out of dysregulation and into a state of greater ease, presence, and connection.

This short somatic practice combines Self-Havening and soothing breathwork, two gentle yet highly effective techniques that calm your body, regulate your nervous system, and bring you back to a sense of safety and balance. With just a few minutes, you can create a powerful shift—one that not only helps in the moment but also rewires your nervous system over time.

The beauty of this practice is in its cumulative effects. The more you do it, the easier it becomes for your nervous system to return to a place of calm. Over time, you’ll notice yourself feeling more grounded, less reactive, and better able to meet life’s challenges with clarity and ease.

So take a deep breath, find a comfortable place, and let’s begin. Your body is ready to feel supported.

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