Loosening Worry
Turning your attention now to your body
Take a deep breath
Feeling oxygen entering through your nose
Releasing that air and keeping your attention inside your body
Paying full attention to how your body feels right now
Sensing the warmth of your body
Noticing your tongue relax away from the roof of your mouth and nestle at the bottom of your mouth
Right now, do what relaxes you
Continue giving yourself this time because it’s worth it and so are you
Continuing your deep breaths, look for one place where you store worry in your body
Focus in on this area of your body
Take a moment and examine the way worry lives here and the way worry functions here
When you’re ready, picture a helpful image that shows a loosening of the worry that's here
For some picturing a faucet or a tap where the worry drains away helps
Others, for those stubborn worries, visualize a screwdriver turning left and releasing a bolt
Picture whatever works for you
And watch the worry loosen as you open yourself to the release
Whatever form the worry is in, as a solid, liquid or gas, find that mechanism to free yourself from the worry
If you need a landing pad for the worry, imagine a box or a jar to store the worry in, or picture a worry tree or a bird to hang the worry
Be sure that the worry has left your body
If you need, picture a grave or toilet or rocket, somewhere that the worry goes to
Take your time, there’s no rush
Ensure the worry is fully cleared while you’re here
This is a time of transformation for you
Feel the restoration in your body
Enjoy the softness where the worry used to be
Feel comfortable and at home with this ease
When you’re ready, embrace a concluding gesture for this process
Perhaps it’s a smile or a yawn or a shift in the position of your arms or your shoulders
It could be speaking or meditating on a word such as ‘healed,’ or a phrase such as ‘the worry is gone,’ or ‘I am a new person’
Some enjoy hugging a pillow or caressing their arm, face or leg
Others like to dance, rock back and forth or lie down and stretch out
Do what works for you and enjoy living worry free
Affirmations by Josie Ong
The sister episode to this one is Episode 216 Maintaining Self-Care During Stressful Times
To get ad free versions, go to AffirmationPod.com/Join
WANT MORE EPISODES LIKE THIS ONE?
Episode 282 A Sense of Control When Things Feel Out of Control
Episode 280 Healthy Escapes During Trying Times
Episode 276 Feeling Overworked
Episode 195 Getting Out of a Bad Mood
Episode 185 Patient with the Process
Episode 153 Dealing With It
Episode 149 Feeling Triggered
Episode 123 When You’re About to Freak Out and Lose It
Episode 86 Affirmations for When Stressed Out
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT
Want More Affirmations?
Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union
Chriselle Lim
Chriselle Lim
Ferra Rossa
Ferra Rossa
Maria Hatzistefanis
Maria Hatzistefanis
You Are Worthy
Feeling down about yourself? Struggling with setting boundaries? Wishing you were better at managing your emotions and staying grounded in the present?
Very often, we lose ourselves in the darkness of our own judgment. We allow our inner critic to drown out our voice of self-compassion, and find ourselves in a downward spiral of negativity - yikes!
But imagine what would happen if you started speaking to yourself kindly. Imagine if you embraced all parts of yourself - even the work in progress parts - and welcomed an abundance of self love into your heart, body, and mind.
Welcome to Premium Access!
Arielle François
Arielle François
Christina Torres
Christina Torres
Tiah Eckhart
Tiah Eckhart
Taylor Nicks
Taylor Nicks
Sophia Sinclair
Sophia Sinclair
Emily Roadside
Emily Roadside
Shelly Ackah
Shelly Ackah
Alexis Maclure
Alexis Maclure
Jen Stancill
Jen Stancill
Crystal Marie
Crystal Marie
LaTisha Guster
LaTisha Guster
Anati Bacela
Anati Bacela
Gretchen Vandegrift
Gretchen Vandegrift
Nur Azman
Nur Azman
Trang Ada Trinh
Trang Ada Trinh
Nicole Chaput
Nicole Chaput
Take self love to a whole new level
Embark on your journey to self love with Affirmation Pod Premium. Through empowering playlists, guided reflections and more, Affirmation Pod Premium gives you access to over 500 ad-free affirmations, plus over 100 bonus episodes you won’t find on the podcast.
Once you subscribe, you can listen ad free on popular podcast apps like Apple Podcasts, Overcast and Spotify.
Naomi Powell
Naomi Powell
Haley Herdman
Haley Herdman
Rich Jones
Rich Jones
Eve
Eve
SiBrena Milner
SiBrena Milner
Heather Jackson
Heather Jackson
Justino Flores
Justino Flores
Phoebe Taylor
Phoebe Taylor
Ervynn Tyler McFalls
Ervynn Tyler McFalls
Leanne McNulty
Leanne McNulty
Debora Midence
Debora Midence
Nihan Gorkem
Nihan Gorkem
Moses
Moses
Bekie
Bekie
Jem
Jem
Nora
Nora
Breanna Renee
Breanna Renee
Chriselle Lim
Chriselle Lim
Elvan Kama Kurtz
Elvan Kama Kurtz
Yes, I want premium!
FAVORITE BONUS EPISODES INCLUDE
Your Morning Empowerment
Work Playlist
Slowing Down for Stillness
Self-Love Bonus
Sleep Playlist
Katie Muhtaris
Katie Muhtaris
Leanne McNulty
Leanne McNulty
Naomi Powell
Naomi Powell
LaTisha Guster
LaTisha Guster
Alixandria
Alixandria
MaryRose Palumbo
MaryRose Palumbo
Janine
Janine
Jen Stancill
Jen Stancill
Anati Bacela
Anati Bacela
Sophia Sinclair
Sophia Sinclair
Losa
Losa
Taylor Nicks
Taylor Nicks
Nur Azman
Nur Azman
Reuel Rasheeda
Reuel Rasheeda
Haley Herdman
Haley Herdman
Chriselle Lim
Chriselle Lim
Get Started Now!
Like a tiny seed begins to blossom when it receives love and care, so too will the mind when you nurture it with compassion. Your mind is a garden, worthy of the best, brightest, most beautiful flowers! Tend to it with kindness, shower it with love – and watch yourself begin to bloom with confidence, strength, and positivity.
Sign up today for ad free versions of all the Affirmation Pod episodes PLUS over 100 bonus ad free episodes you won’t hear on the podcast. No matter where you are on your self love journey, Affirmation Pod Premium is here for you – especially when you need it most.
Be transformed today.
Jen Stancill
Jen Stancill
Nur Azman
Nur Azman
Shelly Ackah
Shelly Ackah
Nihan Gorkem
Nihan Gorkem
Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union
Chriselle Lim
Chriselle Lim
Tiah Eckhart
Tiah Eckhart
Naomi Powell
Naomi Powell
Sara Monika
Sara Monika
Ferra Rossa
Ferra Rossa
Ervynn Tyler McFalls
Ervynn Tyler McFalls
Candace Cosentino
Candace Cosentino
Christina Torres
Christina Torres
Taylor Nicks
Taylor Nicks
LaTisha Guster
LaTisha Guster
Leanne McNulty
Leanne McNulty