Let Care In

It is one thing to give. It is another to receive. For many of us, receiving is the harder practice - the one that asks for vulnerability, trust, and a willingness to let go.

In this practice, Alex guides you to soften where you've been bracing - the jaw, the shoulders, the hands - and to let support land. You'll bring to mind a moment when you felt held, and breathe into the questions: what am I allowing this season? What am I welcoming in? What am I releasing to receive?

You'll also turn toward repair - to the relationships that allow effort on both sides, and to the truth that not everything needs to be fixed; sometimes it just needs to be seen.

Have a journal and pen at hand before you press play.

Transcript

Hello everyone. Welcome back. Today is day six of our time together. We're going to be exploring what it looks like to let care in. To receive and to repair. To allow and to unfold. As we all know, It is one thing to give. And it is another thing to receive. And for many of us, Receiving is the harder practice. It requires vulnerability and trust. It requires letting go. Releasing to receive is not easy. But we are worthy of being poured into how we pour into those around us. So as we begin our practice today, I'd like to invite you to take a breath that softens your body. Notice where you're bracing yourself. Where you may be feeling a little guarded or unsure about softening. Bring to mind a moment where you felt supported. Allow that support to wash over you. Let yourself feel it again. Let yourself soften into the fact that you are allowed to be held and cared for and poured into. As you breathe into this feeling. As you soften your jaw and drop your shoulders. As you unclench your hands. As you lean into this moment. Ask yourself, How do I feel? Do I feel safe in my body? Do I feel supported by the earth? Do I feel held by the hum of my breath? This is what safety can look like when we allow ourselves to feel it all. During each inhale and exhale. I'd like you to ask yourself. What am I allowing this season? What am I welcoming into my life? What am I releasing to receive? Receiving care requires openness. It also requires trust. As you hold these things in mind. I want you to think about repair. When something breaks. Can it be repaired? When trust is broken. When you're unsure of which way to turn. When you've let yourself down. When someone else has let you down. How are you learning to witness what needs to be witnessed? And repair what needs to be repaired? Or maybe. Nothing needs to be fixed. It just needs to be seen. We are not perfect. But we can be honest. When you think about the relationships that you're in. I want you to lean into this question. What relationships? Allow effort to exist on both sides. Am I being held in reciprocity? In my connections? Or am I the only one giving? Let those questions sit. You don't have to carry everything alone. You are allowed to lean into support when you need it. You are allowed to release. To receive. And you are allowed to witness without fixing. If you so choose. Breathe into these truths. Softening. Dropping your shoulders, Unclenching your job. And bearing witness to everything that has come up. During today's session. No judgment. No shame. No need to repair everything right now. Where do I struggle to receive care? Who has shown me they are capable of repair? What does safe mutual connection actually feel like in my body? What am I releasing to receive this season? We've looked at what we've given. What we've needed. What feels good. What feels true. And tomorrow, We're going to give ourselves the choice. What does alignment look like for us in our relationships? I'll see you there. Take good care.

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