{"id":1484,"date":"2021-07-26T22:39:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T22:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/?p=1484"},"modified":"2021-11-19T06:29:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T06:29:14","slug":"white-knuckling-it-how-about-letting-go-just-a-bit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/white-knuckling-it-how-about-letting-go-just-a-bit\/","title":{"rendered":"White knuckling it? How about letting go just a bit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It&#8217;s time to think of sustainability for our bodies. It starts with self-care. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi! If you&#8217;re like most of my clients, you&#8217;ve been just trying to make it through for a WHILE now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had a client come in last week who basically in five minutes summarized the entire last pandemic year in for all of us: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>so many changes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>so many unknowns to navigate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> unresolved anxiety and trauma<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>lots of family hurts and feelings to manage<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>a big job shift<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>unsure of how to move forward socially<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>in a really bad place with their body<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cassandra-hamer-PwSRfJWqUqs-unsplash-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1488\" width=\"341\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cassandra-hamer-PwSRfJWqUqs-unsplash-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cassandra-hamer-PwSRfJWqUqs-unsplash-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cassandra-hamer-PwSRfJWqUqs-unsplash-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cassandra-hamer-PwSRfJWqUqs-unsplash-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cassandra-hamer-PwSRfJWqUqs-unsplash-1362x2048.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/cassandra-hamer-PwSRfJWqUqs-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1702w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Can we just pause on this? This is such a collective experience happening right now and I want you to know that you are heard! You are seen! The world and our hearts are with you. It&#8217;s collective and it&#8217;s so human and understood that this has been a rough go in our journeys through humanhood. What a time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hear that some of us might feel like: it hasn&#8217;t been that bad. I fared pretty well in all of this. And I&#8217;m so glad to hear, that is so good to take stock and what if you&#8217;ve done all right? Sigh, so good. Take a breath. That IS wonderful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And&#8230; it&#8217;s okay to find those spaces where you can just let it not be &#8220;okay&#8221;. It&#8217;s okay that it&#8217;s not all okay. In the sense that there is a knocking on that deeper cosmic door and are you listening? What is your body telling you? Is there anything that you need right now? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope that you can start with self-compassion. If we all started with an ABUNDANCE of self-love in all that we did, I feel there could be such an incredible shift towards peace, both inside and out. Let us be so kind and gentle with ourselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Really listen to your inner voice and imagine talking with an eager four-year-old who wants a hug. Awww. I hear you, it&#8217;s been hard. So rough, your body is hurting. Yes, this is difficult. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ivy-schexnayder-rq_LNFOVyok-unsplash-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ivy-schexnayder-rq_LNFOVyok-unsplash-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ivy-schexnayder-rq_LNFOVyok-unsplash-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ivy-schexnayder-rq_LNFOVyok-unsplash-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ivy-schexnayder-rq_LNFOVyok-unsplash-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/riseupmassage.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ivy-schexnayder-rq_LNFOVyok-unsplash-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>AND. There are baby steps towards feeling better. What could they be for you? It can be the tiniest steps. This last I have had the honor of working with a number of clients who had never had a massage before ever. YES! I feel so excited that people are reaching out for nurturing healing, for spaces they can rest into, to heal, to feel themselves in a new way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are you willing to try? Excited even?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are your baby steps, the tiniest movements, the one degree shifts towards your own inner light? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are here for you, to help you create that space to listen, to go within and to find those small, quiet shifts that can make all the difference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be well with love, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Katy <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time to think of sustainability for our bodies. It starts with self-care. Hi! 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