August Sadhana

Hello lovely community! 

We hope you are allowing the lightness and brightness of summer to expand your horizons. Oh, the ebb and flow of contraction and expansion - how insightful! 

We are so grateful for each of you and what you bring to this virtual sangha. We are also so excited for our guest teacher this month, Jake Ferree, as he shares his expertise on Embodied Business! We hope you can make it to the live call on August 5th :) 

Inspired by Jake, we'd love to have this month's Sadhana be about breaking through the limitations of Imposter Syndrome and taking small steps forward in your business goals. Nichole and I still struggle with Imposter Syndrome from time to time, but the skill and art of working with this part is to not let it be in the driver's seat. Can we honor the fears of the Imposter Syndrome while still taking small steps to create the business and, ultimately, the life we dream of?! 

1. Ground & Arrive (2–3 minutes)

Purpose: Regulate your nervous system and begin in ventral vagal presence.

• Find a quiet space. Sit or stand.

• Close your eyes. Place one hand on your heart, one on your belly.

• Take 5 slow, deep breaths in and out through the nose. Feel the weight of your body supported by the ground.

• Whisper aloud:
  “All parts of me are welcome here. Even the one who feels like a fraud.”

2. Meet the Part (5–7 minutes) – Parts Work

Purpose: Befriend the imposter, rather than exiling or fixing it.

• Gently bring forward the part of you that feels like an imposter.

• Ask it inwardly or aloud:

  • “What are you afraid will happen if I fully show up?”

  • “How old are you?”

  • “What do you need from me today?”

• Let it speak through journaling or quietly in your mind. No censoring.

• Respond back from your wise adult Self:

  • “Thank you for protecting me. You are not bad. You are scared. I am listening.”

Optional: Place your hands where this part lives in the body. Breathe into that place for 1 minute with warmth and compassion.

3. Move the Fear (5–10 minutes) – Embodied Release

Purpose: Let the story move through the body rather than getting stuck in the mind.

Choose one:

• Shake: Stand up and shake your arms, legs, spine, jaw. Bounce. Let yourself look awkward. Let it be messy.
  (Do this for 2–5 minutes with music like drumming or deep bass)

• Dance: Put on a song that feels like creative fire or wildness. Let the imposter part move through you. Let her/him/them have the floor.

• Sound: Exhale audibly. Try sighing, humming, or even a growl—whatever expression fear wants to take.

Ask yourself:
“What does my body need to complete this fear response?”
Then give it to yourself.

4. Anchor Your Truth (2–3 minutes) – Identity Shift

Purpose: Remind your nervous system who you are becoming.

Speak aloud:

• “I am the woman/man/person who…”
  (fill in your dream role: teaches, writes, creates, leads, heals, etc.)

• “Even when I feel fear, I choose to show up.”

• “I trust myself to keep going.”

Optional: Visualize or write your dream business or life for 1 minute from the version of you who already lives it.

5. Take One Brave Action (5 minutes) – Tangible Step

Purpose: Build internal trust through small, doable action.

Ask:

• “What is one small, visible action I can take today toward my dream—even with fear?”

Examples:

• Write a post.

• Reach out to a collaborator.

• Finish one page of your offering.

• Record 60 seconds of video.

• Make the first draft—badly.
  
  This isn’t about removing imposter syndrome—it’s about re-patterning your response to it. When you move and meet the fear instead of performing over it, you unlock deeper access to your creative truth. You don’t need to feel confident before you begin. You become confident by beginning, again and again.
  
  Let us know how it goes! xx
  
  Jeanine