Our emotions are not here to sabotage us; they’re here to teach us.
Every feeling carries a message, a truth about what we need, what we value and where we feel safe or unsafe.
When we stop fighting our emotions and start listening, tuning in and honouring as so; we turn them from deeply heavy burdens into wise guides.
Below are ways to hold space for all of your emotions, so you can feel them fully and move forward with clarity:
❖ Name the Emotion to Lessen Its Weight
The moment you name or validate a feeling, it loses some of its power over you. When vocalising: e.g “I feel anxious.” “I feel angry.” “I feel disappointed.”, it acknowledges the emotion and by putting it into words, you give it space to move from being internalised in the body into exposed to the environment. This is so helpful especially when dealing with more negative based emotions. 
❖ Give Your Feelings a Safe Place to Land
Emotions often get louder when they have no space to exist. Find a safe space or environment where you can let them surface or release them without judgement whether that is through writing, exercising, movement or breathe-work. Sometimes just letting the emotion be seen, held and acknowledged is enough to release its hold. 
❖ Write to Hear Your Emotions Speak
Journaling allows your feelings to speak in their own voice. Write about what happened, how you felt and what you think it’s asking of you. Don’t worry about being poetic either this is about honesty, not perfection so write exactly how you are thinking and feeling, honour it as it is and the words that want to come out. 
❖ Move to Release What’s Stuck
Emotions don’t just live in the mind; they live in the body. A slow walk, stretching, dancing or even shaking out your arms can release tension and help the emotion flow through instead of getting trapped. This was mentioned above but movement is such a great way to release trapped or repressed emotions. 
❖ Understand the Lesson Each Emotion Offers
Every emotion has its own wisdom:
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Anger may be asking for stronger boundaries.
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Sadness may be asking for rest or release.
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Fear may be asking for reassurance or preparation.
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Joy may be asking to be savoured or shared.
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Frustration may be asking for change or clarity.
When you listen for the lesson instead of pushing the feeling away, you turn it into a teacher and yourself into a better student of your own inner world.
📖Explore More: At AMIIRA, we believe your inner world holds the keys to your outer wellbeing.
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With love,
AMIIRA
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