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Stop Overthinking: Tense & Release For Acceptance

by Bara Mann

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guided
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Meditation
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Everyone
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Have you been replaying an event or conversation, ruminating over the past, or overthinking something out of your control? If you're ready to let go and move on, this exercise is for you! I'll teach you a 1 minute exercise you can use on your own anytime you freedom from overthinking.

OverthinkingAcceptanceLetting GoStress ReliefBody Tension ReleaseEmotional AwarenessMindfulnessLetting Go TechniqueFrustration ManagementAcceptance PracticeEmotional Shift AwarenessRepetition Benefit

Transcript

This quick exercise is for when you want to just let something go,

Just move on,

But you can't stop thinking about it.

I'm Barrett Mann.

I'm an engineer,

And I'm a reformed overthinker.

And I'm going to show you a quick trick that can change your life.

So I'm going to guide you through this process.

We're going to do it together,

And then we're going to do it together again once you have an idea of what you're doing.

Okay,

So let's shake it out for a second.

And now what we're about to do is going to seem a little counterintuitive,

All right?

So I want you to ball up your fists,

And now I want you to think about that thing.

Just squish your whole body up and just think about how frustrating it is.

Think about whatever it is that just happened,

And whatever words come to your mind as you're thinking about it.

It's so frustrating.

I'm so frustrated.

I'm so pissed.

This is the way it is.

Just squish,

Squish,

Squish.

And now just sigh it out.

Let it go.

And as you do say in your head or out loud,

I accept.

Now we're going to do that again,

And now you know what you're doing,

Okay?

So you can do it on time with me.

So just notice how you feel right now.

Notice if you feel any shift at all from before we did that,

If that thing feels more or less present to you.

Maybe you feel a massive shift.

Maybe you don't feel anything.

You didn't even really know what we were doing last time,

Right?

So let's try it again,

And let's see what kind of awesome results you can get this time,

Okay?

So bring that thing to mind.

Tense up your body.

This is the way it is.

This is what happened.

I'm so frustrated.

I'm so .

.

.

Whatever it is,

Just think about it.

Squeeze your toes.

Squeeze your butt.

Squeeze your shoulders,

Your fists.

I accept.

Notice how you feel right now.

Maybe it's completely behind you.

Maybe you've completely moved on from it.

There's a good possibility that that might not be the case,

But just notice if you feel a little bit better right now.

Notice and know that you can do this again,

And you can do it again if you need to.

It might be great right now.

You might start thinking about it in another hour.

That's cool.

Go ahead and do this exercise again.

If you want me to guide you through it,

Check out my other track where we just go through the actual process.

You've got this.

I believe in you.

You're doing great.

Meet your Teacher

Bara MannRancho Cordova, CA, USA

4.7 (15)

Recent Reviews

Sarah

December 12, 2025

It's so nice to have the option to do a quick meditation when I don't have time for a longer one!

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