Welcome to your social battery reset.
This practice is for any time you're feeling energetically drained.
Maybe you've spent time around a lot of people.
And you're feeling a little overwhelmed.
Overstimulated.
Or simply drained from social interaction.
Maybe you've just returned home from an event,
A gathering,
Or a long day of being around others.
And even though the socializing is over,
You might notice that your mind is still going.
Or maybe you're not overthinking anything at all.
You're just simply feeling depleted and in need of some quiet time to yourself.
Whatever you're experiencing,
This is your opportunity to decompress,
Release,
And come back to yourself.
So go ahead and find a comfortable position and we can begin.
You can remain seated for the first part of this practice.
And if it feels comfortable,
Gently close your eyes.
Begin by taking a slow,
Deep breath in through your nose.
And gently exhale through your mouth.
Again,
Breathing in.
And slowly breathing out.
Allow yourself to be here and fully present in this moment.
Allow the body to settle.
And find some stillness.
Notice the surface underneath you.
Feel the support of the ground or the chair beneath your body.
Feeling held and supported.
Now begin to turn your awareness inwards,
Back to yourself.
Notice any sensations you might be experiencing.
Notice the body.
And notice how you feel.
Now notice if your mind is still holding on to any moments from the day.
Maybe there's a conversation you're replaying.
Something you wish could have gone differently.
If you notice any of these thoughts coming up,
There is no need to judge or push them away.
Simply acknowledge them.
And remind yourself that you don't need to figure any of that out right now.
You don't need to replay every conversation or analyze every interaction.
The experience has already happened.
And you can give yourself permission to let it be complete.
Take a deep breath in.
And a slow,
Gentle exhale out.
And now we're going to move into a gentle somatic practice to help you symbolically release any lingering energy or tension you may be carrying from being around others.
You can do this either seated or standing,
Whatever is comfortable.
For this next part,
You'll use your hands to energetically brush or wipe down different areas of your body,
Almost as if you're wiping away the energy of the day.
You can keep your eyes closed or open,
Whatever you prefer.
Begin by bringing one of your hands to the opposite shoulder.
And slowly brush your hand down along the entire length of your arm all the way towards your fingertips.
Almost as if you're brushing something off of you.
And do that a few more times,
Keeping a steady pace and taking deep breaths as you go.
Now pause and switch to the other arm,
Starting again at the top of the shoulder and gently making a sweeping motion down the length of your arm.
Now you'll place both hands on the chest and make gentle sweeping motions down the front of your upper body towards the hips and thighs.
Again taking deep breaths as you go.
And as you move,
You can imagine yourself releasing any lingering tension,
Emotions,
Or energy from the interactions you've experienced today.
Now bring your hands towards your upper thighs.
And gently brush down along your legs moving towards your knees and further down if it's comfortable.
Do this a few times as you continue to breathe.
Now you can pause the sweeping motion and let your arms gently drop to your sides.
Take a slow,
Deep breath in.
And exhale with a gentle sigh.
Let the body settle.
And notice how you feel.
And if you were standing,
Go ahead and take a seat.
And now that we've created some space,
We're going to shift our focus towards calling our energy back to ourselves.
If it feels comfortable,
Gently close your eyes again.
Allow your hands to rest in your lap.
Or maybe place one hand on your heart and the other on your belly.
Take a slow,
Gentle breath in.
And softly breathe out.
Imagine for a moment all the different places your attention has been today.
All the different ways you've been giving your attention,
Your presence and your energy to the world around you.
And now imagine gently gathering all of that attention and energy back to yourself.
You might visualize it as a soft,
Warm light.
A light that represents your own presence,
Your own energy.
With every inhale,
Imagine that light slowly returning to you.
And with every exhale,
Letting go of anything that isn't yours to keep.
Breathing in calling your energy back Breathing out,
Releasing what isn't yours to carry.
Imagine that warm light beginning to gather around your heart.
And with each breath,
It slowly expands.
Filling your chest.
Moving down into your belly.
Flowing through your arms and hands,
Down through your legs.
All the way to your feet.
Until your entire body feels surrounded by this warm,
Comforting light.
You can imagine this light as a reminder of your own energy.
Now silently repeat these affirmations to yourself.
I call all of my energy back to myself.
I release what is not mine to carry.
My energy and attention belong to me.
I give myself permission to rest.
I give myself permission to pour into my own cup.
I return to myself.
Take a deep breath in.
And open the mouth,
Exhale,
Sigh it out.
As you move through the rest of your day,
Give yourself permission to honor whatever it is that you need.
Maybe that's a little more quiet or stillness or rest.
And whenever you're ready,
You can gently open your eyes.
Welcome back to yourself.
