Find a comfortable position and take a full,
Deep breath.
If comfortable,
Close your eyes and become aware of the rise and fall of your chest.
Feel the breath enter your nose and gently travel down to the center of your chest.
Visualize the air moving in and out through your heart space.
Allow your mind to settle into this moment,
Breathing in and out.
In and out.
Let the thoughts of what is or what will be leave for just a moment and surrender to yourself,
To this moment,
To the space within and around you.
Take another full,
Deep breath and let it go.
We live so much of our days outside of ourselves,
Engaging in what works for others,
Showing up,
Listening to opinions,
Whether from the outside or old limitations that were spoken into us from long ago.
We give our time and energy to those we love and want to see thrive.
We prioritize things that do not fulfill us or make us happy.
While serving others is a beautiful means of service,
When our mental space is always occupied,
It's challenging to check in with ourselves,
Give to ourselves and fulfill our needs.
To do so,
We must consciously and willingly hold space for ourselves,
Holding space is the ultimate act of self-acceptance,
Self-love and worthiness.
Take another full,
Deep breath and let it go.
Holding space means being with yourself,
Listening to what's happening within,
Leaning into your thoughts and feelings and guiding your actions through balanced effort and focused well-being.
To hold space means you accept what's happening in the here and now,
Acknowledging your truth regardless of what it looks like or feels like while accepting it from every angle.
This kind of space holding revolutionizes self-compassion and inner empowerment.
It goes a step further too.
It offers radical acceptance of the self,
Which reminds us that we are human.
We have needs and those needs are of equal importance to those that we love,
Cherish and look after,
No matter the role they play in our lives.
When we hold space,
We must be honest with ourselves and give ourselves permission to meet those needs.
Take another full,
Deep breath and let it go.
Repeat after me if it serves you.
I have a profound choice before me.
That choice is to continue to live my life only serving others,
Leaving myself out of the equation or I can live my life for me and then in service.
Today I'm making the choice to honor my life and to live it as I see fit.
While others may claim this is selfish,
I now realize that holding space is like an incredible journey home to my soul,
To what nourishes it and what allows me to be in the driver's seat of my life.
Holding space is never selfish,
It's selfless.
I can only give what is within me and from now on I'm choosing me so I can be more for others.
Having this space affords me the opportunity to check my direction and adjust my course and choices when needed.
It brings awareness into my life,
Ensuring that everything I do reflects my soul's purpose and my deepest desires.
Take another full,
Deep breath and let it go.
My new mission is to meet myself with kindness,
Compassion and love just as I do for those I call my friend,
Lover,
Child or any other label within my presence.
As I hold space,
I welcome in a new level of self intimacy,
A relationship that so many long for and I am now consciously creating in my life.
I am empowering my mind,
My body,
My soul,
My actions,
Emotions and purpose by giving myself permission to be all that I came here to be.
Holding space is a way of being,
This profound choice to live in present moment awareness.
In doing so,
I am slowing down,
Choosing myself and owning the truth.
The truth is,
If I want to truly serve,
Make a positive impact on the world,
Meet my purpose and create a legacy in my daily existence,
I must befriend and love myself.
I must hold the kind of space that allows me to make mistakes,
Offer myself grace and try again without judgment.
I am making room for me,
Sacred space where I can find myself over and over again at every level,
At every twist and turn my life takes.
I am impacting my life through open heartedly giving to myself.
I see myself for who I am within this space and who I am is empathetic,
Compassionate,
Kind,
Present,
Balanced and at peace.
And now,
Perhaps for the first time,
I am giving myself permission to own and take up this profound,
Beautiful space.
From here,
I know that the light that is within me that shines upon everyone else has always been meant to shine upon me too.
I welcome it with open arms.
Take a full deep breath and let it go.
Relatively release any resistance happening within you and give yourself permission to settle,
To be whole in this moment,
To be whole within this space.
Take another full deep breath,
Breathing in that wholeness and releasing anything less than love.
Let your mind settle on these words.
I am ready to take up space.
I am ready to take up space.
I am fiercely ready to take up space.
This is my life,
My ownership,
And I am stepping onto my path with the freedom to live as I feel will best serve me.
Take another full deep breath and let it go.
I am.
I am are two of the most powerful words in any language,
Words that direct our emotions and thoughts into movements that support us.
I am.
I am worthy of my own priority list.
I am loving myself by giving to myself first and foremost.
I am able to hold space for myself without guilt,
Fear,
Worry,
Or self judgment.
I am giving myself permission to be selfless.
I am free from the need to give more than I have to offer.
I am authentic with my life and that authenticity means I am a beloved in my own eyes.
I am free to hold my boundaries.
I am free to serve my soul,
My needs,
My purpose,
And my desires.
I am free to be me.
I am free to take up space.
Take another full deep breath and let it go.
From now on,
Trust yourself.
Give to yourself and break the cycle of giving more than you have to give.
Hold space.
Hold beautiful abundant space for you.
You are worthy.
Anytime you need a moment to come back to center,
Repeat these words and lean into your truth.
The truth that you deserve to be seen,
Valued,
And heard.
You deserve to allow yourself to take up space,
To hold space.
You deserve to have what is on your heart and all that you desire.
This truth starts within.
It starts with you.
