Thread by @profmasala

I usually ask my clients how they are going to take care of themselves after a therapy session. This week, my client asked me. I shared a few of my spiritual hygiene/cleansing practices with her, so thought I'd talk about them a bit.

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These aren't in any order. 🌱going outside. I go outside after sessions to ground and cleanse. Sometimes I do a few breath exercises 🌬 take my shoes off and plant my feet in the grass🦶🏾I'm an air sign, so I love a warm or cool breeze.

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Rose water spray⚘️ I have a few different sprays but loveee rose water. I spray this around my body, focusing on my crown, heart, and hands area. Sometimes I spray and sweep it up and around, or just spray up and walk through

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Prayer🙏🏾affirmation or talk to my ancestors. This varies depending on how my day went, what my clients shared with me. Mostly its gratitude for strength and capacity to hold the space and asking to be cleansed of all emotions that don't belong to me.

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Yoga🧘🏾‍♀️ Movement after #therapy sessions is soo helpful for me. Restorative poses with a prop. Childs pose. A hip opener. Ohh and twists! Movement helps break up any heavy energy/emotions that might have come up.

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Tips for picking cleansing practices for before and after sessions👉🏾based on your sign, things that bring you joy, what you know about how/where you hold emotions, ancestral practices, accessible for you, fits into your routine, allows you to transition easily

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Cleansing practices for based on your sign👉🏾
🌬Air: Reading a poem or mantra🌱Earth: Sit at an altar
💦Water:Washing your hands, splashing water on your face, listen to waterfall/rain
🔥Fire: Light an incense, smoke ritual, flame gazing

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These practices are useful for anyone w/people, before/after meetings, holding space, energy working, supervising, public speaking. It helps to set the tone for yourself and create energetic barriers. It helps to reset and cleanse.

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