31/12/2025
When sadness feels heavy in your body, try this 🐾
Your body holds onto emotions - tight chest, heavy shoulders, shallow breathing. Here’s my go-to method to shift from stuck to strong:
STEP 1: RELEASE THE PHYSICAL 💨
1. Take 3 deep belly breaths (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 6)
2. Roll your shoulders back 5 times
3. Shake out your arms and legs like you’re flicking off water
4. Do 5 gentle jumps or bounce in place
5. Stretch your arms up high, then fold down and hang loose
STEP 2: SHIFT YOUR FOCUS ✨
Now that your body feels lighter, let’s give your mind something good to hold onto:
1. Name 3 things you can see right now
2. Name 2 things you’re grateful for today (even tiny things - your coffee, your pet, your cozy socks)
3. Say out loud: “I’m doing my best, and that’s enough”
HERE IS THE MAGIC:
When you move your body with intention, you complete the stress cycle your nervous system is stuck in. Then gratitude shifts your brain’s focus from what’s wrong to what’s working. You’re literally rewiring your state from the inside out.
Your body and mind are connected, hooman. Move one, and the other follows. 🐕💙
Try this next time you feel depleted and let me know how it goes!
Codi grows with you 🐾
🔷Gratitude is even better when shared together! Share your 3 things of today in the comments 😁