Brianna Wiest - The Mountain Is You_ Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery (2020)

162 BRIANNA WIEST
USE BREATH SCANS TO FIND RESIDUAL TENSION IN THE BODY.
It usually doesn’t take too much extra effort to figure out
where in your body you are storing pain. You feel it. It’s
in your chest, your stomach, your shoulders, whatever is
bothering you.
However, if you aren’t sure, or if you want to zero in
specifically on where that pain is, do something called a
breath scan. In this, you will breathe in and out slowly, and
without taking a break between breaths. When you do
this, you will begin to notice that you might hit a “snag”
or hiccup somewhere, that in the process of taking your
breath, you will start to feel precisely where in your body
you are storing tension.
Once you know, you can start to go into that feeling more,
visualizing what it is, where it came from, and what it
needs you to know. Often in this scenario, we are brought
back to specific memories or past versions of ourselves
that need assistance or guidance. Use a journal to write
down what you experience and see, and remember that
the body often speaks in metaphors, so don’t necessarily
take everything literally.
SWEAT, MOVE, CRY.
The last, the hardest, and the most important part of releasing
your emotions is really the only thing you have to
do...you have to feel them.