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Ritual for Self Acceptance

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What does the mirror think of me?

does she see what I see?

Surely I could not be
The only one judging me

Act I Reflection

Take off your clothes. Stand in front of a mirror. As you look at your reflection, smile and speak these words:

I am the best thing that has ever happened to me
I am valuable, beautiful, and complete
I release all self-judgment
My insecurity is replaced by wisdom

Act II The Inner Swell

Repeat the mantra above and tap your body using your first two fingers as you speak these words. Tap all over as you speak your powerful words of affirmation. Quickly tap around your collar bone, around your neck, head, down your arms. Tap your upper body and use a soft fist to tap around your mid section, down your legs and around the softness of your buttocks. You are reprogramming. Old beliefs fall away as new beliefs are planted.

Act III Embodied Sensuality

Light a few candles. Close the bathroom door. Play a saucy little song you adore. Run a warm bath. Pour ½ cup of soak, our extraordinary mineral salts, for a holy experience of frankincense, and myrrh in a perfect combo of oil, clay, and epsom. Inhale the sweet exotic aromas as you mix a homemade facial mask. For a simple home remedy use plain organic yogurt, If you’d like to pack in the full nutrients for a mini facial, blend in a spoonful of nourish, our organic face mask of calendula, parsley, and lavender flower. Apply your mask including your neck but avoiding the eye area. Slip into your holy bath water for a private baptism.

Act IV Outfitting the Divine

Dress in simple clothing – a piece that is clean, loose fitting, and feels good to wear. Perhaps something white. Refrain from tight, ill fitted clothing. In fact spend 10 minutes or so and pull things out of your closet that no longer fit the new you. Perfect items to toss include anything with a stain, a tear, too big or too small, uncomfortable, or ugly. You are divine.

Act V Transcend

On hands and knees move into Cow Pose allowing the belly to fall, the front body lengthen and the head and tail to extend upward. Move into Cat Pose curling your tail and head and rounding your back on an exhale. Then reach your sits bones back to your heels and rest in child pose. This sequence activates the fluid of your spine and expands the lung capacity.

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