Let's dive into our practice now.
To get clear on your boundaries,
You first have to get clear on whether there's a situation or a person in your life that's having a negative impact on you.
And then you have to identify your limits.
So let's go ahead now and explore this together in a short practice.
Go ahead and start by getting comfortable in your body,
Just really relaxing into yourself.
Closing your eyes if you're comfortable doing so,
And place your hands over the center of your chest.
And then take a deep full breath in with me and a deep breath out.
Again,
Take a full deep breath in,
Expanding fully into yourself.
And hold the breath at the top.
Sip in a little more air if you can.
And now with a sound,
Let it all out.
One last time.
Fullest breath that you've taken all day.
Expand into yourself.
Make more space for you.
And now hold the breath.
Hold it.
And with the sound,
Let it out.
Now just stay in this silent internal space and ask yourself,
What is one part of myself or of my life that needs some protection right now so that it can grow?
What is one part of myself or of my life that needs some protection right now so that I can have the space to grow?
Just see what comes to you.
And now given that,
Ask yourself,
With who or with what do I need to set better boundaries with to give this thing the space it needs to grow?
I'll ask it again.
With who or with what do I need to set better boundaries with to give this thing the space it needs to grow?
And now ask yourself,
Who might I disappoint when I do this?
Who might I disappoint when I do this?
Just trust what arises.
Next,
Ask yourself,
Why does this thing matter to me at all?
Why do I care about this thing growing in my life?
Why do I care about this thing growing in my life?
And last but not least,
Ask yourself this,
Knowing all that I know now,
What is my next best action?
What is my next best action?
When you have that,
Just take a deep breath in.
And a deep breath out.
And another deep breath in.
And a breath out.
You got this.
When you're ready,
You can open your eyes.
Just remember that when you're getting ready to have a conversation about boundaries,
You have to focus on telling the person why this thing is important to you in the first place.
Why it matters to you,
Not just why you need to push them away.
