2020 Emotional Hangover? We need more of this…

Well fam, we made it ✨ I woke up on 1/1 to what felt like an 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 2020 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓. Anyone else?⠀

It felt like a 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 to sit with everything that was lost / gained / learned over the year, & the things that needed extra feeling x clearing.

I crawled into my Womb Room, took a surrendered posture towards my altar, & weeped.

I stripped off all my clothes & identities & coverings keeping me in this world.

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I gently challenged myself to fill the whole room up with sound & to move my body in the way it wanted.

It felt like a 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴, because so much of the year past felt disconnected.

I grounded in my body, rolled around my white, sheepskin rug, touched every part of my skin, & let the emotions flow through me.

I lovingly pressed into the tender spots of my hips, & opened through my tears.

For hours.⠀

I talked to my inner critic, got in touch with my storyteller, & reminded myself of my 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿.

As the muck cleared, I followed my body into a pleasure practice, & a hot lavender bath.

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And then, crawled back into my Womb Room & emptied out again.

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For a few hours more.

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We need more of this.

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We need more of this.

We need more of this.

We need more of this.

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The body holds what’s in the subconscious.

And, it’s also the 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭.

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We just need to give it the space to do its thing.

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Like @jennraciopi said, no one will put your pleasure front & center. We have to.

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So as we enter this new year, I wish us all an extra dose of 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 to continue to sit with ourselves, & to weave 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 into every interaction we have with this world.

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And...to do the Self work, in community. Because that’s how we’re gonna make the change we need here.

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I love you,

Happy New Year💛