From Bracing To Embracing

Come Back to Center: A Tapping Meditation for When You're Bracing

Even when you're trying to stay aligned, your body can still be holding on. This guided EFT tapping meditation helps you notice the parts of you that are bracing, whether against things known or unknown, and gently invites them home.

We start with a simple breathing and grounding sequence to settle your nervous system, then move into a full tapping round addressing scattered energy, second-guessing, depleted motivation, and the quiet self-judgement that creeps in when you're not doing all the things on your list. Along the way, we make space for self-compassion, release any "fix it" energy, and reconnect with the parts of you that are simply tired of holding it all together.

You'll finish by setting an intention to carry that steadiness forward into your day, your week, and beyond.
Perfect for anyone feeling dysregulated, overwhelmed, or disconnected from their own sense of safety and ease.

Transcript

In the trying to be aligned, There can still be a feeling of being braced. So let's get into nice, Grounded, Centered state. Just giving the hands a look together. We're just going to aim to get some heat and possibly even some tingling. When you've got that, Place them over the heart centre, Doesn't matter which way round, And just take four nice easy breaths in through the nose for four if you can and out through the mouth for six or longer if you can at your own pace. Just feeling your feet on the floor. Noticing the contact between your body and the chair. Maybe noticing the air around your face and around you. And then bringing your attention to the tip of your nose. We're just going to alternately tap so you can just move your hands up slightly and just butterfly tap under the collarbones. And just tune into any areas of tension, Tightness, Discomfort, Pain, Bracing. And just gently tap and just breathe normally. And just placing your attention on that tense area or that braced area. Just allow your shoulders to drop, Best you can. And then I want you to find somewhere in your body that feels relaxed, Neutral, Safe. Comfortable. Easy. And it might be somewhere illogical like your earlobes or your kneecaps or your teeth. And just place your attention on that area for a moment or two. Just notice what you notice about that feeling of neutrality. Ease or safety. And then place your attention back on the area of tension, Tightness, Discomfort, Bracing. And just notice what that feels like. And with every breath in. We're just going to try and soften. Or just set the intention that your breath is going to soften that tension, That bracing. And you can no sense feel or imagine that however it represents for you. Then going a little longer. And then we're going to move back to the neutral, Safe, Comfortable or easy space, The relaxed place in your body right now. Placing your attention there. And with every breath in, I'm going to invite you to allow that to expand. And to expand, Firstly, The edges need to soften. To just notice. What you notice about that relaxed place. And if there was a colour that represented safety, Grounding, Centred acceptance, Trust or self-compassion to you, Or even a smell or a sound, Just imagine that now, No sense, Feel or imagine it now. And with every breath in, Breathe it in. Just allow it to go to that relaxed neutral place and expand it even more. We'll do one more like this. Ugh. You can drop your hands, Give them a shake if you'd like to, Roll your shoulders. And we're just going to start today. On the side of the hand. So even though there's a ton of stuff I need to do. Right here and right now. I call my energy back to centre. And even though. I may be feeling scattered, Dysregulated or disrupted. Right here and right now. I invite all the parts of me to come back home. And even though. There may be a part of me that's bracing. For things known or unknown. Internal, External. And right here, Right now. By laying back into my central channel. And allow myself to fully reconnect. We'll go to the eyebrow. I'm feeling the need to centre my energy today. Inside of the eye, I felt disrupted. Under the eye and it sapped my energy somehow. Under the nose. Things outside of me have pulled on my attention. On the chin and I'm longing to feel grounded and still. The collarbones. It's been a full few weeks. Under the arm, And there's been lots to hold. The head, Practically and emotionally. Eyebrow and I think somewhere along the way. Side of the eye. This disrupted energy. Under the eye has led to me second-guessing my decisions. Under the nose, Second guessing what I think I should do next. On the chin. And all I really want is to feel steady and present. And the collar bounce and stop the second guessing. Under the arm, And I keep calling all my energy back to centre. Top of the head. And sometimes it can feel hard to be present in the moment. On the eyebrow when a part of me is anticipating everything that's coming. Inside of the eye. When I'm already feeling depleted or tired. Under the eye. It makes me not want to do the things I need to do. Under the gnomes, Or it makes it difficult to get started. On the chin. And then sometimes I turn in on myself. And I feel bad about not doing them. You know, Or about not wanting to do them. Of the head. When all my energy really wants is to watch TV and nap. And the eyebrow. When what I think I need right now. That side of the eye, Is to not just feel centered and present. Under the eye. But to feel accepting of that. Until the nose almost like suspending time for a moment. In the chin. So I can literally just be happy. The collarbones and in that moment. In this moment. And do the arm. I can allow in a level of compassion. For the head. That's perhaps been at the bottom of my to-do list. On the eyebrow. And I acknowledge the part of me who's still bracing. Side of the eye, Even in the moments when I'm trying to be aligned. Under the eye, And I recognise that it's in the trying hard. Under the nose that bracing often hides. In the gym and maybe it shows up like feeling like forward momentum the core bones. Maybe some over-responsibility or concern. Under the arm, Maybe even a fix it mindset. Top of the head. And I wonder if it's possible right now. On the eyebrow that I can allow in a little more trust. Outside of the eye, A little more acceptance. Under the eye. And a good dollop of compassion. To the nose, Because I acknowledge that feels much nicer. Does that feel true? Give me a nod if you're on the line. Sometimes it doesn't. On the collarbone, The chin. And I wonder. . . How possible it is. Collarbones that this could be easy to come back to. Under the arm. That my body is not bracing but waiting. Ahead for a little dose of tapping and relaxation. On the eyebrow, Like a little spoonful of sugar or whatever your favourite medicine is. Side of the eye. And I'm tuning in to the relaxed, Easy parts in my body. Under the eye, And I'm allowing them to expand and soften even more. Into the nose and I'm welcoming all the parts of me home. And the chin, Especially the ones who were trying so hard. The collarbones and still feeling braced. Thank you. And there they are. And as I drop back into my own energy now. Of the head. And I release any connection to fix it energy. Eyebrow. I can see the beauty in myself. Outside of the eye, And all the interesting ways I've been navigating life. Under the eye, All the ways I've been doing my best. To the nose and all the parts of me who still need a little TLC. And the chin. It's not weak to admit it's been hard. The collarbones. It's not needy to need support. Into the arm. I'm a human with a nervous system. Top of the head. That revels in the feelings of centered acceptance. Eyebrow safety and steadiness. Outside of the eye. And grounded stillness. Under the eye and as I tune deeply into any or all of those states now. Into the nose. I allow all my energy bodies to realign. And the chin. All my energetic circuits to run the right way. Collarbones for my cells and frasher to clear themselves of tension and tightness. Under the arm, All of my blood and lymph to flow unimpeded. Top of the head. And my muscles and ligaments to relax down. And the eyebrow to release any excess quarters all now. Side of the eye. And to come back in to centre. Under the eye. Choosing to relax and allow myself to be here. Under the nose, Choosing to relax and release the tension. On the chin, Choosing to relax and support all parts of me. And the collarbones. Relaxing and reveling in stillness and steadiness. Under the arm, Relaxing and sinking in to trust. And acceptance. Top of the head. Relaxing. And bringing in. Lots and lots of self-compassion though. I'm just going to invite you to come to a stop with your hand over your heart. And I just want you to be still for a moment and just imagine the timeline of your day and your week. And just imagine sending this energy forward along that timeline now, So that it literally saturates, Sinks in and permeates your entire day. Your entire weight. And even beyond that if you'd like to. And I invite you to set yourself an intention. For the rest of at least today. And think of a sentence starting with I am. That signals to you the energy that you want to be in. So it might be, I am still, Steady and centered or something like that. And just breathe that in while you think about it. And then release your hand down, Knowing that you've set the tone for the day, The week, And however further forward you want to go. So I hope this helps you today to stop bracing and come back into relaxed, Centred stillness.