Whether it’s uncertainty around your job, your purpose, making a big decision like whether or not to deepen or end a relationship, or expanding beyond your comfort zone in some other way–we all experience fear. There is no escaping it. So how do you respond when fear arises? Do you distract yourself? Do you become paralyzed in fearful thought loops? Or are you able to move fear through your body?

In this 27 minute practice from the 2022 Embodied Men’s Leadership Training, John will guide you out of looping thoughts, into your body, and then invite you to speak your fears out loud as a way to surrender them to something larger than yourself. The practice ends by dropping you into a state of embodied gratitude.

If you are experiencing fear, anxiety, uncertainty, or overwhelm, this practice will help you to stop disempowering thought loops, open your body, surrender your fears, and leave you lighter, more grounded, and more capable of facing the challenges ahead.

Who this practice is for:

This practice is not gender specific and can be done by practitioners at all levels.

Practice setup:

You’ll begin in a horse stance (see the example image below) with your right palm facing down at about waist level and your left palm facing to your right at about heart level. Later in the practice, John will ask you to come into a kneeling posture. Have a cushion or blanket nearby to kneel on for added comfort.

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Reminder:

If you have a question about this practice or any of the content in the Virtual Workshop, we highly encourage you to bring it to John during one of our monthly Office Hours calls that are included with your membership. You can find the dates and times of the upcoming calls here: https://www.johnwineland.com/streaming

Disclaimer: Although anyone may find this practice to be useful, it is made available with the understanding that we are not engaged in presenting specific medical, psychological, emotional, sexual or spiritual advice. Nor is anything in this practice intended to be a diagnosis, prescription, recommendation or cure for any specific kind of medical, psychological, emotional, sexual or spiritual problem. Each individual has unique needs and this practice cannot take these individual differences into account. Each person should engage in a program of treatment, prevention, cure, or general health only in consultation with a licensed, qualified physician, therapist or other competent professional. Any person suffering from a sexually transmitted disease or any local illness of his or her sexual organs should consult a medical doctor and a qualified instructor of sexual yoga before practicing the sexual methods described in this practice.