Before you start take a gentle breath and notice where anxiety lives in your body, your throat, your chest your belly. Rate the intensity from 0 to 10.
Karate chop point (side of hand): Even though I feel this anxiety in my body right now, I honor it and I honor myself. Even though part of me feels overwhelmed or on edge, I choose to be kind to myself in this moment. Even though I don’t feel calm yet, I’m open to the possibility of peace.
Eyebrow: There’s so much tension in me.
Side of eye: This anxious energy buzzing and heavy:
Under nose: I’m tired of carrying this.
Chin: But I also know that it’s trying to protect me.
Collarbone: Part of me is just scared.
Under arm: And I get to love that part two.
Top of head: I’m safe enough to begin letting it go.
Eyebrow: I don’t need to have it all figured it out.
Side of eye:I just need to come back to this breath.
Under eye: Right here.
Under nose: Right now.
Chin: Nothing else is required of me in this moment.
Collarbone: Just this breath.
Under arm: And this choice to be gentle.
Top of head: And this is enough.
Eyebrow: I let the tension melt just a little.
Side of eye: I sent compassion to the parts of me that are scared.
Under eye: They don’t have to disappear.
Under nose: They just don’t have to run the show.
Chin: I’m here now. I’m in charge now.
Collarbone: I’m learning how do you feel safe in my body again.
Under arm: Even with anxiety even in this mess.
Top of head: I choose calm. I choose trust and I choose now.
Take a long breath in and excel exhale slowly check in with your body notice any shift and extension or tone sensation or tone tap through another round if you need to this is your space to return to peace again and again.