Today’s Practice: Emotional Block Awareness (15 Minutes)

Step-by-Step Instructions:

  1. Find a quiet space where you can tune inward without distractions.
  2. Take several deep breaths, placing one hand on your heart. With each exhale, imagine your awareness deepening within your body.
  3. Body scan for emotional blocks:
    • Close your eyes and slowly scan your body from head to toe
    • Notice areas that feel tense, heavy, constricted, or uncomfortable
    • Pay particular attention to your chest, throat, stomach, and lower body
    • When you find an area that feels blocked, simply observe it without trying to change it
  4. For one area that feels blocked, gently explore:
    • What emotion might be stored here? (Fear, anger, shame, sadness, etc.)
    • When have I felt this sensation before?
    • What might this block be protecting me from?
  5. Begin gentle energy movement with breath:
    • Focus your awareness on the blocked area
    • Breathe deeply into this area, imagining your breath traveling directly to this spot
    • On the exhale, visualize the breath carrying some of the stuck energy out of your body
    • Continue for 5-7 breaths, allowing the sensations to shift and change
    • Notice if the quality of the sensation changes – perhaps becoming lighter, softer, or beginning to move
  6. Practice acceptance of whatever you discover, remembering your observer perspective from Week 1. You’re not trying to force anything away—just bringing awareness and allowing initial movement.