The Year Of The Horse: Momentum In Motion (Part 6)

Part 6 of The Year of the Horse: Momentum in Motion series continues to build on our previous sessions into greater mastery, resilience, and self-awareness. In this session, we explore momentum, forward movement, and how to stay connected to your purpose without forcing or losing yourself in the process. Together, we will reflect on the difference between aligned momentum and reactive urgency, while exploring how fear, overthinking, perfectionism, or emotional exhaustion can interrupt natural flow and confidence. This session invites you to reconnect with your own timing, trust your inner guidance, and learn when to pause, redirect, or recommit with greater clarity and self-trust. Please bring a journal and pen. *Parts 1–5 are available in my Teacher Profile.

Transcript

Hello, Everyone. Welcome to Insight Timer live sessions. So great to be joining you this evening. I'd love to hear in the chat. Where in the world are you right now? And we'll just give a couple of moments to allow folks to arrive to this space and get settled. So hi, Petush from beautiful New Zealand. Amazing. And yes, Paul, Nice to see you. Happy summer solstice. I cannot believe. The solstice has arrived. Time has flown this year for sure. And Lady Peacock from Massachusetts, Awesome. I was just actually in Boston a month and a half ago. It was absolutely beautiful. So welcome. Paul from Iowa. I love Insight Timer for this reason because we otherwise wouldn't have an opportunity to connect like this. So it's really wonderful. I am so grateful that out of all the millions of things you could choose to be doing today at this time that you are landing here. So whether this is your first session with me or you've been part of the Year of the Horse journey through parts one through five, I'm just delighted that you're here. And If you are arriving for the first time and you're not quite sure what to expect, All of the previous sessions, So parts one through five of the Year of the Horse, Momentum in Motion, All of those recordings are on my teacher profile. So you can go back. You don't have to do them in order. Sometimes it's easier to, But they're not designed necessarily to do in order. But they are on my teacher profile for you to explore and revisit at any time. And just briefly, This series has been about developing greater self-awareness, Developing your inner intuition and resilience, Not through striving harder though, But through learning how to work with yourself rather than put pressure against yourself. And so this is all intertwined around moving into the energy of the year of the horse, Which is based on the lunar new year, The lunar calendar. And we're exploring this theme across the year around what does it mean to be in momentum? And we've been talking a lot about how the horse symbolizes forwards motion and movement. The horse symbolizes freedom, Vitality, Intuition, And meaningful or purposeful action. But what I have found, At least for myself, And let me know if this resonates in the chat, Is that oftentimes many of us experience a different kind of movement. A movement that stems from rushing, Overthinking, Forcing. Pushing ourselves. Beyond what is sustainable. And so tonight, And as part of this collective series, We are exploring this idea of What if true momentum isn't about moving faster or from a place of urgency? But what if momentum is about moving in alignment? What does it mean to be in alignment with the truth and essence of who you are? And these are big questions. So as we get settled in, Please take a few moments to make yourself comfortable, Grab some water, Make your space comfortable, Put on some cozy socks, Grab a blanket if you need to. I always recommend to folks to have a journal and a pen nearby. Because throughout the session I offer a few different prompts for reflection. And again, It's why I also record the session and upload it at a later time so that you can further integrate the learning from the session. It's really important as we move through the session that you remember that this is your practice. Take what works with what I share with you today and leave the rest. This is just one perspective. But my hope always and my intention always is to leave you with this idea that you already have the wisdom within you. And how do we access that more fully. So I hope that sounds nourishing and like something interesting. And one of the things just briefly to mention that if you find value out of these sessions, There is a donate button and whatever you decide, I'm totally happy with. It does help me in terms of the time that it takes to prepare these sessions, To do the editing on the recordings and have them uploaded to my teacher profile. So if you find value and that feels right for you today, I'm truly grateful for that. Okay, So as we have always begun our session, It's really important important to understand the neuroscience of grounding. So before we can actually assess and access what it means to tap into our clarity, Our intuition, Build our confidence. We need to consciously help our nervous system settle. So for those of you that don't know me, My career outside of Insight Timer is founded in neuroscience and understanding the autonomic nervous system. And they work primarily with adults with severe mental illness, So post-traumatic stress disorder, Grief and loss, Psychosis, Schizophrenia. And research shows that when we intentionally pause, When we intentionally pause to bring attention to our sensory experience, To actually move from the neck down below into the body and slow our breathing. The activity in the amygdala region of the brain. So it's a little almond shaped region of the brain. That is our threat detection center. Our amygdala is our alarm system that looks for whether we are under threat. And when we're not careful, When we're chronically stressed, When we're chronically busy, The amygdala can sometimes become over activated and it starts to perceive most things in the environment as threatening. And so it's really important prior to diving into. Really foundational concepts around clarity, Intuition, And confidence that we tap into the wisdom of the nervous system and settle. So that we can regulate the regions in our brainstem, In our nervous system, So that we can approach this work with a little more regulation and stability. So grounding doesn't eliminate all of that. It just helps us to respond and reflect as opposed to react. So with that in mind, Find yourself in a comfortable seated lying down. Whatever position feels comfortable for you in this moment, Take a few minutes to find that for yourself. If it feels right for you. Just uncrossing the limbs, Just allowing the body to take up a little more space. When we're feeling stressed or tense, We tend to make ourselves a little smaller. And so what I want you to really embody in this moment is notice what it feels like to take up a little more space. So maybe that means Leading with the heart, Allowing the heart space to open. So drawing the shoulders down and away. Maybe we take the legs a little bit wider than we're used to. Or allow the arms to splay out. Just a touch more, Just notice what that feels like. Remembering this is your practice, So you get to choose. The invitation is to gently bring the eyes to a close, But if that's not comfortable, You can soften the gaze off the tip of the nose. Finding a focal point just to draw attention to. To omit any of the external distraction. Just a little bit more. Begin by noticing the support holding you. You might feel the chair. Beneath your seat, You might feel the floor. Just notice in this moment that you are held. And you are supported. And as you settle in, Drawing awareness to your flow of breath. Not trying to change it in any way, Just noticing what's true for you. So often we move through the day without really tuning into the message of our breath. And when we're lost in thought or thought loops. Feeling stressed or concerned. The breath typically becomes shallow. Maybe only hitting the space. In the upper neck. And so the moment we bring awareness to the breath. Our body subconsciously begins to draw more breath in. To the body. So tuning into the sensation of the breath coming into the body. And noticing gently the sensation of the breath leaving the body. You may notice the pace of the breath. You might notice the temperature of the breath. You might notice the. . . Quality of the breath. Drawing in. Smooth, Fast or jagged. You're leaving the body. Fast, Slow. A little disjointed. Whatever is true for you, Just allowing gentle awareness. Of your flow of breath. As you're comfortable bringing attention all the way down to the soles of your feet. Just noticing the sensations of bringing awareness to the feet. Maybe you notice the warmth or coolness. If you're wearing socks. Or the gentle connection of the feet. No need to change anything. Just simply notice. Gently scanning up. Bring awareness. To the sensation of your legs. Guiding that awareness. Up past your hips. Your low belly, Your lower back. Just imagining. Body continuing to settle in. As you begin to travel up through the core. Now through the center of the chest and heart space. Can you bring awareness? Into the heart space all the way through to the mid-back. And just notice if there's any gentle softening. Or space. Bring awareness to your shoulders and allow the shoulders to soften. Just a little bit more. Notice if you can create a little bit of distance between the shoulder caps and the ears. Guiding awareness down through the arms, Right through the fingertips. Bringing awareness now gently to the face. Notice if you can soften the space between the eyebrows. Melt and soften the muscles of the forehead. And bring gentle. Awareness to the jaw. Maybe even a little swallow. Just to allow the jaw to release. Bringing awareness all the way up through the back of the neck. Back of the skull right through the crown of the head. And on your next full breath in, Imagine drawing the breath from the tips of the toes all the way up through the body. Right through the crown of the head. And as you exhale. Imagine the breath coming through the crown of the head. Flushing the body out all the way down through the shoulders, Core, Hips, Legs and toes. And as you take your final few breaths. Just bringing awareness to. The mind. Noticing if there's any thought loops that are pulling you out of this moment. Without judgment. Just noticing. And if it feels right for you, Just gently reminding yourself. I am here. I do not need to rush. I am here and I am supported. In community taking one deep breath together, Long slow breath in. And big exhale out. And gently make any intuitive movements that make sense for you to bring your awareness back to the space, Gently opening the eyes. And thank you for engaging in that simple grounding exercise to just remind the nervous system. That it can soften, That can trust this moment right now. And anytime, Anytime we take a moment to pause and bring gentle awareness to the breath. We subconsciously draw more breath into the body. So it's very healing. You don't have to have a specific practice or hold your breath for a certain number of counts. Just that intentional pause makes a difference in our physiology. All right, So let's dive into part six. We are halfway through the Gregorian calendar, So the January till December calendar, But we're not quite halfway through the lunar calendar. So this is a really great session to think about as we come up to that halfway mark. Reflecting on what are we doing particularly well. And instinctively, Our mind goes to, What aren't we doing really well? What did we forget? Where are we coming up short? And that's our negativity bias. But thinking through what's been working well. What's been going along. What have you tried? So as we think about momentum in motion in the Year of the Horse, It's really easy to confuse momentum with speed, Urgency, And checkbox finishes. These are not the same as what we've been talking about over the last several months. We're talking about momentum as sustainable movement, Movement that makes us feel in a state of vitality and that we're thriving, That it's sustainable. It's not burning us out. It's not exhausting us. It's not draining us. And when we come from a place of urgency, Oftentimes underneath the urgency is a fear that we're not productive enough, A fear that we're not meeting this proverbial checklist of where we think we should be, Either at this time in the year or this time in our lives. And from a neuroscience perspective, Urgency activates our stress pathways. And so when we're activating our stress pathways, We're not coming from a place of sustainable movement, Are we? I know for myself when I'm coming from a place of fear of not doing enough. Which is also masked as urgency. I'm operating from a stress pathway, Not from a restorative, Sustainable pathway. So start to see and reflect on. Where are you moving from? Where's your momentum coming from? Is it activating a stress pathway? Or is it from a restorative pathway? I'd love to hear in the chat what you're discovering. So when we're operating from urgency, When we're operating from fear. This idea like we're not keeping at pace. Our attention actually begins to narrow. Our creativity also decreases. Creativity is also linked with what I call flow state. So this idea of Time isn't a barrier. We are in an immersive experience of flow when we're activating our creative side or the essence of who we are. But when we're operating from urgency and a stress pathway. We can't operate from flow state. Our decision making also becomes highly reactive. And impulsive. And our long-term strategic thinking weakens. So from that neuroscience perspective, When we're moving from urgency or fear and we're in the stress pathway, The space behind the forehead, So this is what makes us humans, Right behind the forehead is our prefrontal cortex. And our prefrontal cortex is what allows us to strategically plan for retirement, Vision, To create goals of what we want to achieve, Be, And do in our lives. But when we are moving from a place of fear or urgency, Not from sustainable movement that's restorative, The prefrontal cortex goes offline. So that means our focus. Is limited. Our decision-making is highly reactive. And our long-term thinking weakens. So let me know if that rings true for you. Where are you operating from? Are you operating today from a stress pathway or a restorative pathway? And how do you know? How do you know that that's the pathway you're operating from? Okay, So talking about the stress pathway, Now shifting to sustainable movement or the restorative pathway. That emerges when our nervous system feels sufficiently safe. So, And that's dynamic. It's not like we automatically get into feeling safe and that's how it stays forever. It's a very dynamic experience because we're responding to different stimuli in our day to day. We might have a. . . Highly tense meeting with co-workers where tones of voice are quite activating and all of a sudden our nervous system is in stress mode. We might actually take a lunch break and leave our desk and go for a walk in nature. And that allows our nervous system to settle. When I say that sustainable momentum emerges when our nervous system feels safe, Remember that that's constantly in dynamic flux, Okay, Depending on the stimuli happening in our environment. When we're regulated, The prefrontal cortex behind the forehead the part that's responsible for planning, Insight, And decisions. It functions more effectively. It comes online again. And there's actually MRI brain imaging that shows when we're in a stress response, The prefrontal cortex, The activation of neurons actually decreases. But when we're feeling safe and regulated, There's this beautiful light up of activation in the prefrontal cortex. And that's one reason why forcing an outcome, That's one reason why when we come from a place of pressure, Force, Urgency. It rarely creates our best outcomes. And it's a tough one to learn because when we. . . Have an inner expectation of where we think we should be by now or we should be able to operate. At the same level we knew a year ago, Despite maybe a life event happening. When we force ourselves and hold on to unrealistic expectations, It rarely creates. . . The best outcomes for ourselves. So the year of the horse invites movement. But it invites movement that is aligned with sustainable momentum, Where we can sustain the movement because we feel regulated and safe. Horses are really powerful. They know when to run, But they also know when to rest. They don't sprint every moment of the day. You know, We see these lovely video clips of horses running free along beaches, But they don't do that every single moment of the day. They know when it's time to rest and pause. So some reflection questions to think about. Since we last met is have I been moving from inspiration or from pressure. So that's question one for reflection to think about. So I'll write it in the chat. Have I been moving? From inspiration. Inspiration, Or pressure. And how do you know? Okay, Starting to map the. . . Automatic response to the embodied evidence. So if you're moving from an inspired place, If you're moving from restoration, Creativity. Sustained momentum. How do you know that? What are the body cues? What's the embodied experience of that? When you're moving from a place of pressure. Fear. Urgency. What is the embodied experience of that? And for some of us, This is the first time we're thinking about mapping the pathway that we're operating from with the embodied experience. What are the body cues telling us that this is either from restoration and sustainability or it's from stress. I'll share an example with you. So when I'm operating from inspiration, What is true for me in my body is I feel my breath. Move through my whole body. I feel I can take deeper breaths. My breathing is. . . Very dynamic and full. When I'm operating from a place of tension or pressure or stress. I feel like I can't get enough breath in my body. It's like right up in my throat and the breath is tense. So that's a cue for me to know if I'm moving from a place of inspiration or sustainability or pressure. Last week I had the opportunity to travel for a work conference to my favorite country in the whole entire world, Which is Switzerland. There's something about. The mountain air. The smell of the pine. Just giving myself permission to take a walk in the mountains. Where? I'm moving from sustained momentum. That. Permission that I gave myself. Opened up new ideas and possibilities for the overall movement I want to take this year professionally and personally. So just giving you some examples of what works for me, But maybe how does this apply to you? What is true for you? So really thinking through, Are you moving from inspiration or pressure? And how do you know what's the embodied message that your body gives that you're in one or the other? So the next question for reflection is, Have I been listening to my own timing or comparing myself to someone else's? Okay, So have. I've been listening. To my own timing. Or comparing myself. To someone else's. And comparison really is the thief of joy. And with. Access to digital spaces and people's lives. More and more on all different social media platforms, It's really easy to fall into the comparison trap. But remembering that what people post, Very rarely do people post the difficult, Challenging, Hard times, We still live in a world where we overemphasize our highlight reel. And It's an unfair comparison to compare where we're at. Today to someone else's highlight reel without knowing what were the challenges, Setbacks, That that person's experienced. What I know for sure in this last year is we are all walking our own version of hard. We just don't always know it. So have you been listening to your own timing or have you been comparing yourself to someone else's? Thinking that through. Question number three for reflection is where am I pushing when I actually need clarity? Okay, So writing in the chat, Where am I? Pushing. When I actually need them. Clarity. Where am I trying to force a result? When I actually need to pause and get clear on what the right next step is. Where am I pushing, Forcing, When I actually need clarity. Okay, This is really common. When we set goals for ourselves or we think we should be at a certain benchmark in our lives, Whether it's personal or professional. We can start to force or push because we become fearful that we're not going to meet that and that somehow that's linked to our identity if we don't meet it, That we're somehow not enough. And then the final question to reflect on is where am I waiting? When I actually need courage. Where am I waiting? When I actually need it. Courage. To act. And act is also very dynamic. I'm not talking about giant leaps and bounds. It's what's that one next right step. Where are you waiting? For the perfect circumstances. When you can actually take one small next step today. Without. Waiting for the perfect circumstances. Okay, So really thinking through those four questions and if it stirs up something within you. Notice it. Notice it. That's not a bad thing. There's something to be seen and discovered and get curious about. So have I been moving from inspiration or pressure? Have I been listening to my own timing or comparing myself to someone else's? Where am I pushing when I actually need clarity? And where am I waiting when I actually need courage to act? I'd love to know in the chat which question is the one that stirs up the most for you. What's coming up for you as you reflect on these and think about the year of the horse for yourself. Okay, So now what I want to do is dive into Oh, Thank you, Jesse. So number one is stirring up a lot, Moving from inspiration or pressure. Yeah, It's really hard sometimes to distinguish between the two. And I think sometimes we try to. . . Take matters into our own hands and force the path. Which moves us out of alignment. Sometimes, But it's easy to not see it that way. Where maybe a pause. Might be needed to get clarity. Or maybe there's. . . In the forcing your. . . Maybe masking what. A courageous next step actually is. And it's being hidden. So it's really interesting how each of us individually stick with what feels familiar. When there might be a little nudge, Inkling, Or calling in us. That knows what to do, That knows what the next right step is. But we can miss it sometimes. Debbie, You've been operating from a stress pathway. You had a life event happen, And now you're learning how to take care of yourself. Yeah, Beautiful. And what a beautiful recognition to. Honor that and take care of what you need right now to recover and restore. Before you think about. Sustained momentum in the year of the horse on the grand scheme so looking after yourself is such a huge part of being able to move from sustained momentum not from a stress pathway. So beautiful. I always find it interesting as well. You know, My husband sometimes holds up a mirror. To me. In the best of ways. And I was. . . Finishing something, A work task on the weekend this morning. He said, You're going to put the laptop down. I said, I just need to get this done so I'm not stressing about it over the weekend. And he said, Do you think, Though, That that mentality. Is actually. . . Moving you into a burnout state. Guilty. Guilty as charged. But sometimes I can tell myself I just need to finish that task so I don't ruminate about it. And I share that with you because I'm actively working on finding sustainable momentum alongside you. And. . . What I thought in the moment of, Oh, Just getting this done and over with today. So it doesn't ruin my weekend. Actually is a porous boundary. Where the world isn't going to end if I close it down and pick it back up. On Monday. So I just share that with you as an example that I'm still working on it. Still don't get it right sometimes. So let's dive into a little bit more self-inquiry. So now is a really good time, If you haven't opened your journal, To grab a pen and paper. And let's do a little more self-inquiry together. And I'll draw on some examples if you find it helpful for my own life. Um. . . So thinking through parts one through five, Let's anchor back to what currently feels most important in my life. Journaling self-inquiry number one. What currently feels most important in my life? So maybe it's. . . A relationship that. . . Means a lot to you. Maybe it's a career goal that you're working towards. Maybe it's a health-related goal. Or issue that you're currently working through. What currently feels most important in my life. And just take some time to write whatever comes up. There's no right or wrong. There's no number of answers you need to have. But anchor yourself in what feels most important. If you'd like to reflect in the chat, I welcome you to do that. Next prompt is, What are you trying to force? What are you trying to force? So some examples over the last several months. That have come up in the chat is some people are trying to force a relationship to work. Maybe has taken its course. Some folks are trying to force pushing through. A demanding. Job environment when their body is giving them signals that Something's off. Maybe you're trying to force. A promotion in a job. When maybe You might need to pivot. Or maybe you're. . . Trying to force an outcome. Before you're actually ready. So lots of different examples, And just see what lands for you. What am I trying to force? Another way of reflecting on that is. . . Where am I adding pressure? Where do I feel pressured? Where is that sense of urgency? Panic that if I don't. . . Figure this out. What might happen if you started trusting your timing more? Jesse says, I'm trying to force my timeline. I feel like I can do more. I hear ya. I think I'm in that a little bit as well. There's something about. . . Just recently having a birthday and entering a new year. The panic of. I'm running out of time. That's been really interesting. So I'm with you in trying to force a timeline a little bit. So then the question of what might happen if I trusted. My timing more. This can be. Really challenging because a lot of times, And I speak from my own experience working with adults with severe mental illness. Where There is an inherent. Core thought. That they somehow caused or deserved. Whatever life event. May have preceded. The mental illness, And so when I say what would happen if I trusted my timing more, It can be uncomfortable because one of the first things We do. When we've experienced hardship, Loss, Trauma. Challenging circumstances. Is we sever our sense of trust in ourselves. It's not intuitive when something tragic happens to us that we. . . View it through the eyes of compassion that that is the work. It's easier for the brain to make meaning and put ourselves at the center of why something happened the way it did. And so when I ask you, This is where the self-inquiry is so important, When I ask you, What might happen if I trusted my timing more. We can instantly close ourselves off to hearing the answer to that. Because this idea of trusting ourselves. Means inherently returning to our sense of intuition, Our sense of inner knowing, And our sense of trust with ourselves. Which some of us may have blocked. For years and years and years. Holding ourselves as responsible for hardship that we've endured. So I ask this on purpose. What might happen if I trusted my timing more? For me. If I trusted my timing more. Perhaps I could create a little more space in my day. To truly seek out the things that I enjoy. And if I did that. . . Maybe that would create the space for the clarity. And if I did that. . . Maybe that clarity would mean the timing wouldn't feel like it's so long or in the future. The next prompt is, What is one area where fear, Perfectionism, Overthinking, Or exhaustion maybe interrupting my natural momentum. Okay, So thinking through areas that are important to you. Everyone may have something different. Where is fear, Perfectionism, Overthinking, Overanalyzing, Burnout or exhaustion? Where is that potentially interrupting? The natural momentum, The sustained momentum. And then this idea of accessing. Aligned movement. What would aligned movement look like instead? So if fear, Perfectionism. Forcing, Analyzing, Exhaustion. May be disruptive. What actually would a line movement look like instead. So for me, As I'm reflecting in the moment on that. Aligned movement, For me, Means slowing down. Not keeping up this. For lack of better words, Horse race. That align movement right now in this moment for me. Means. Slowing down. Noticing my environment. Enjoying my coffee in my back garden instead of chugging it back in five seconds on my way. To catch the bus. So just thinking through it can be as simple as that. What does aligned movement look like instead? And we all. Inherently know. What that answer is. We just have to be willing to pause and get still enough to allow that to emerge for ourselves. So I want to take you through a short exercise. It's. . . A combination of a guided meditation and visualization. And this works for many and for some it might not, But just inviting you to have a beginner's mindset to get curious about giving this a try. And sometimes. . . We might need to pause in the middle and return to it. At a different time and that's okay. So that's why I record these and put them on my teacher profiles. You can always come back and try it again and see if something different emerges. Alright, So wherever you find yourself, Find yourself in a comfortable seat, Lying down, Posture, Whatever feels natural. In this moment, Just taking a few moments to settle in again. Removing any distractions, So maybe your pen was in your hand, So just setting that off to the side for now. And just allowing your breathing to be natural in this moment. It doesn't necessarily mean it's regulated. But just allow your breathing to be naturally as it is. And if it feels right for you, Gently taking the eyes to a close or just softening the gaze off the tip of the nose. And drawing into your visual awareness. Imagine yourself standing at a crossroads. So maybe you visualize. Two small paths in the forest. Or maybe you literally are on an asphalt road with the crossroads sign. Okay, Just visualize what comes naturally for you. Imagining yourself standing at a crossroads. Noticing one path. This path represents. Urgency. Pressure. Force. So in your visualization, Envision the path that represents. Urgency, Pressure, And force. Maybe you notice subtleties alongside the path. Just allow that visualization to happen naturally. And then bringing awareness to the other path. Which represents. Sustained movement. Alignment, And intuition. Okay, So just visualizing labeling. Both paths. One path is urgency, Pressure, And force. One path is sustained movement. Alignment. Draw awareness and notice the urgency path. Visualize turning the body, The gaze, The eyes. Noticing the urgency path. Sensing into the body what does it feel like as you notice this path. What is the physical sensation? That comes up as you notice the urgency pressure force path. And as you sense into the body, Notice what emotions arise. What is the emotional tone of the body? As you're noticing the urgency, Force, And pressure path. And as you're sensing into the feeling, And the emotion. Notice what beliefs might appear. Just simply observing. No judgment. Can't get it wrong. Whenever you feel ready. Visualize yourself turning your body. Your gaze. Your direction. And shifting attention to the aligned. Sustained movement path. Noticing. And bringing awareness to the aligned path. The sustained movement path. And just simply notice the difference. Sense into the feeling of noticing the aligned path. How does your body respond? Notice what emotions arise. As the attention moves to the sustained aligned path. And notice the thoughts, The beliefs. And just acknowledging if there were any changes, Knowing that you can't get this wrong. There's no right or wrong. But what shifts or changes? As you notice the aligned path. As you continue bringing attention to the aligned path, Imagine yourself taking a few steps along this path. Slow, Intentional steps. Ahead of you. Notice if you can visualize a future version of yourself. They may be facing you, They may be facing away. But you know that it's a version of yourself who trusts yourself deeply. Ahead of you is a version of yourself who understands timing. This version of yourself knows when to move. Knows when to pause. Knows when to redirect or pivot. And knows when to recommit. Continue to slowly approach this version of yourself. The virgin who trusts themselves deeply, Who understands timing. And as you approach this version, Ask. What do I most need to remember right now? What do I most need to remember right now? Just listening. No forcing. No analyzing. Simply receiving. Now asking that version of yourself. What is my next aligned step? What is my next aligned step? Noticing whatever comes, A word. An image. Feeling unknowing. Just trusting whatever arrives. Taking a few final moments with this future version of yourself, Noticing their energy. The steadiness, The confidence. The trust. And imagine bringing those qualities back with you now. As you move through this next month. So bringing awareness back to this space. I want to end with. . . This idea that the small wins really matter. Sustained momentum and sustained movement doesn't always mean giant leaps and bound. It means acknowledging. Growth as it comes and that may be very small steps. And many people overlook. Progress because they're focused so much on the gap between where they are right now. And where they want to be. But it's so important to recognize how far we've already come as well. So to leave you with this idea of. The small wins really matter. So as we wrap up. For part six. Thinking through what's one insight you're leaving with tonight or one small sustainable action you can take within the next 24 hours. And one way that you'll be on your own side and support yourself moving forwards. Remember last day I talked about what does it mean to be on your own side? So as we close part six, Remember that momentum is not about constantly moving. It's about being connected to what matters and is in alignment for you. Sometimes progress looks like action, And sometimes it looks like pausing and rest. Sometimes it means pivoting, Changing direction. And the wisdom really lies in knowing the difference. So as we continue on the year of the horse. Remind yourself that life is not asking you to force your way forwards. The year of the horse is asking you to move with purpose, With courage, And trust. Thank you so much for sharing this space with me. If this series has supported you, Inspired you, Or contributed positively to your life. Your donations are always appreciated and they do help me continue creating and offering these teachings to allow this work to reach more people around the world. I've got new content on my teacher profile, From yoga videos to webinars. But most importantly, Thank you for investing this time in yourself. May you go forth over this next month and trust your timing. Honor your wisdom. And may your next steps be guided by clarity and self-compassion, And most importantly, Aligned momentum.