Dear Gods and Goddesses, What are you trying to get more of? Growth? Success? Are you being “told and sold” what it is you want and need? Likely. It’s the paradigm we live in! We are being told and sold so darn much. It gets into our heads. Maybe this is why we start to believe it. Ever wonder what could happen if you stopped trying to change anything? That’s a question I explored in my spiritual practice when I was diligently “trying” to go deeper… and gee, that wasn’t working. :-) What I discovered was this: When I stopped trying, and instead allowed what wanted to happen to emerge, it did. I experienced spontaneous healing- a freedom that I’d been wanting for myself for several years but hadn’t consciously realized was “up” for release. Not until it happened, anyhow. It was so effortless, easy and so friggin’ natural…that it took me a couple of days to realize what had actually occurred. That’s some real MAGIC at work. No smoke and mirrors. No flying unicorns (though I love those, too). No psychedelics, or meditating for hours or lifetimes (I don’t even meditate). This is the kind of Magic I frequently experience: magic so ordinary that you blink and go “wait…did that really just happen?” YES. Yes it just did. Magic that is so… safe. Easy. Natural. Soft as a summer’s breeze. (I often wonder this: would we experience the MAGIC we are capable of if we stopped believing that it should look different than it actually does???) This is the origin story of this experimental practice I’m offering you today. I didn’t share this on the podcast because I wanted to give you the opportunity to experience your own practice. Now without further ado… In this guided energy practice, let’s allow the breath to show us what it feels like to finally stop trying to change anything -breath, self, life. You will also learn: * the difference between sympathetic and parasympathetic breathing * that striving aka trying to do a thing often sets you up for a struggle * how intentionality (vs. effort) is a choice * how natural breathing opens you up to spontaneous release and healing P.S.- This is unedited. As with any live session, you will hear sounds- my breathing, dogs, the postman. Contact me if there are glaring errors. Get full access to Soft human words by Jessica Shepherd at jessicashepherd.substack.com/subscribe