Letting Go: A Guided Visualization

What are you holding onto that no longer serves you? In this guided visualization, I'm giving you a few quiet minutes to practice one of the most courageous and beneficial things a woman can do in midlife and beyond — letting go.

Find a comfortable spot, close your eyes, and let me guide you through releasing what you're ready to put down. You are not diminished by what you release, my friend. You are more fully yourself.

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Letting go sounds simple. Not easy, but simple. In practice, it's one of the most courageous things a woman can do. In this episode, I'm giving you a few quiet minutes to practice letting go. Welcome, my friend. I'm Karli Newman, your favorite Gen X dealer of positive vibes, Life and Wellness Coach, and founder of FLIPSIDE OF MIDLIFE®, a community for women in midlife and beyond. I created this guided visualization to help you identify and gently release what you are ready to put down. Let's begin, my friend. Find a comfortable position seated or lying down. Whatever feels right for you right now. Fidget into your space. Wiggle your body. Settle in. Roll your shoulders. Tip your head. Allow your shoulders to drop away from your ears. Unclench your jaw. Allow your tongue to come down from the roof of your mouth, soften your face, and allow your eyes to close. Or if you're more comfortable lowering your gaze, go ahead and do that, my friend. Just take a nice, slow, easy breath in through your nose and exhale through your mouth. Do that one more time. Breathing in and fully exhaling. As you bring your breath back to a natural rhythm, imagine yourself standing at the edge of a body of water. The light seems just right. The air around you is warm, easy to breathe. You're in this place all alone, and it feels so peaceful. And as you're standing here, you begin to become aware of something very heavy that you're holding onto. This isn't just a single item, but it's a collection of things, and you realize you've been holding onto these for a very long time. These are old beliefs, expectations you've placed on yourself or others have placed on you, stories you've been telling yourself, identities you've been associated with. It's all been invisible up to this point, but now you can see it quite clearly and you're feeling its weight, its immense weight in your hands, in your shoulders, in your chest. You've been carrying it with you for so long that you've forgotten you don't have to hold onto it any longer. Take a nice deep breath here and exhale at your pace. And now take a closer look at what you've been holding. Let just one thing come forward, something that you've been holding onto that no longer feels necessary. Think about the space that that is holding. Think about how it might be getting in your way. Maintain self-compassion here, my friend. Postpone any self-judgment. We're all carrying around things that no longer serve a purpose where we are now. The season where you needed this thing has passed. Notice how you're no longer attached and say thank you. Take a nice big breath in and on the exhale, bend down and release that thing. Let it leave your hands and drift out across the water. Watch as it's gently carried away from you. Notice how you might feel a little lighter here. Sit with the feelings of releasing. How does your body feel? Is there any resistance? Is there acceptance? Sit here quietly, and if you feel you're ready to release something else, let that come into your mind. And if not, savor the feelings of letting go. As you breathe in and release another item, again, say thank you, send it on its way and appreciate how it feels to let go. Check in with your body. Notice if you feel any lighter or that space has opened in your body. Savor the feelings of letting go. This is different than emptiness. This is creating open space for the version of you rising next. Place one hand on your heart. Take a nice big breath in and exhale slowly and fully. You are not diminished by what you've released today. You are not less than. You are more fully yourself. More free. Letting go is a release and an expansion. When you're ready, begin to bring your awareness back to the space around you. Wiggle your fingers and toes. When it feels right, let your eyes flutter open, and start to focus in this space. Remember this feeling, my friend, and remember you can return here anytime you feel ready to let go. If you're curious about connecting with other women in midlife and beyond, I'd love for you to check out my upcoming events. I have events in person in Phoenix and online every month. You can find out what they are at flipsideofmidlife.com/events. I'll have that link for you in the show notes and transcript. Thank you so much for spending this time with me, my friend. Reach out and tell me how this lands for you at karli@flipsideofmidlife.com. I read every message and I really do love hearing from you. Join me every Sunday for more guided meditations and visualizations, and every Wednesday for bite-sized episodes, you can apply to your midlife and beyond. I look forward to meeting you here for all of it. Take care and be well, my friend!