Let’s be honest. I struggle holding on to past disagreements, past conversations and past experiences. I perseverate on the experience reliving the moment without resolution. I don’t immediately recognize my feelings connected to the events, but pain in my hips alerts me to their presence. During a session with my Spiritual Renegade coach, we identified a belief I held about myself that stemmed from an experience I had as a young girl. My coach spoke into the situation and I immediately felt tension in my left hip release.
I wondered if I could continue this experience during my personal time of holding sacred space. Yesterday, I tried. I thought of a conversation that I had recently that I kept playing over and over in my head. Instead of allowing the thoughts to continue, I pictured a red tie between me and the person as we were talking. We were each holding an end of the ribbon. I used my mind as the cutting tool and began to cut the tie. The tie was strong, so it was more like working with a mental saw or a less than sharp scissor.
I cut the tie that bound me to that experience. If I thought about the conversation, I pictured the cut tie and it no longer had power over me. My hips feel more free than they have in years! In yoga today, I moved into a pose and found I had the freedom to move deeper. Freedom impacts our entire being.
What ties do you need to cut?
What practice do you have that helps cut the ties that bind?
Amber Mattingly 