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balance your fucking chakras

I’m no yoga teacher this is just my own personal observation but the chakras happen to correspond almost exactly with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs isn’t that crazy! And with both of them you’re supposed to start at the bottom and work your way to the top because you can’t fully reach the next level without having that more base need fulfilled. The thinking is that chakras can be under active or over active so if there’s an imbalance or blockage in one energy flows too intensely or not at all. I had the realization lately that in all of my time doing yoga since probably like 2017 I’ve only ever gone up as far the heart, save for a few times, and I was usually most focused on the root and sacral chakras; I would often skip the solar plexus and go straight to the heart when I was feeling wounded. I could psychoanalyze myself about what this means but I’ll spare you… this week I’ve been really feeling my sacral, heart, and throat chakras but I noticed today that I’ve had the strongest feelings in my solar plexus chakra so my plan is to explore that tonight. I just think it’s interesting and it dovetails nicely with The Body Keeps the Score. But on a purely physical level working through your chakras is an amazing and effective way to align your spine, release tension, and feel into your body. It’s very rewarding and energizing to do more active chakra flows but I’m honestly in hibernation mode still and I need to chill out so I like to do yin and just passively release

@taterhole

Feb 27, 2025

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This is a log my old emdr therapist gave me

I always forget about it and then remember again and I’m like oh yeah that’s why I’m not normal. You can write this into your journal every day to hold yourself accountable and keep track of your moods. You can look up safe calm place meditation on YouTube but it’s essentially a visualization technique where you imagine a place where you can be safe and totally at ease and the sensory experience of that—mine was a grassy meadow with a stream of running water and cows mooing nearby. The more you build it up and return to it the more powerful it can become when you need it. I really enjoy Tara Brach’s body scan meditations and her felt smile meditation too. These are all for trauma obviously and the TICES log isn’t really relevant, but they could be really helpful for stress too I think because most of them are just basic elements of well being and awareness. I need to get back on this myself in these trying times…

@taterhole

Feb 6, 2025

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Focus on somatic healing practices

While your anxiety could definitely stem from trauma or childhood, you can’t go wrong with learning somatic healing. Talk therapy can help with the rest. Combating anxious thoughts is a huge part of it, but it’s not complete without tuning into your body. It can be helpful to dig into why those specific people are making you feel anxious, and target those underlying thoughts and feelings. There’s a possibility they just suck and your body is alerting you of that 🤷‍♀️ Anxiety is our amygdala alerting us of danger. In the modern world, that can get trigged by things that aren’t actually dangerous. Deep breaths work because in actual danger we naturally do not breathe deeply. It signals to our brain to be calm. Everyone’s why for anxiety is going to be personal to them, although not always different. Finding ways to activate your vagus nerve can help you enter into a relaxed state more often. I’m a put an ice pack on my chest, deep breathe with my legs up the wall, and maybe throw on a guided mediation gal myself. You’ll find what works, try things out.

@mossyelfie

Jan 23, 2025

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Starting over

“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.” — Anaïs Nin This is uncharacteristically raw and personal, even for me, and pretty heavy! I know many of you have seen me posting through it and I feel safe to talk about it openly now that I’ve safely landed at the start of my new life. It’s honestly even a little bit embarrassing but I think it’s important to share. I’ve never publicly mentioned it on here, but I have a husband; as of Friday, we’d have been together for 11 years, and we’ve been married for 3 years as of 2/22. I realize now that I wanted to explore what I looked like outside of my relationship with him because I had lost that. This is why PI.FYI has been so meaningful to me as a space to express myself and connect with people—to rediscover my voice. I had been living a lie this entire time, to others but worst of all to myself. He’s been verbally and emotionally abusive, physically but without touching me, to the point that every day I spent with him I was in danger. I’ve been shrinking myself and walking on eggshells to avoid making him insecure and provoking his casual put-downs and fits of rage, while hanging on for dear life to the threads of good I could see. I’ve wanted so badly to leave, more than anything, but I felt like there was no way out and that this was just something I would need to endure indefinitely—but someone who is so very dear to me helped me see that I have wings to fly, not by acting as my savior but by reminding me of my own power. The emotional safety they built and the gentle care they showed me made me feel like I could open up to them. With their encouragement I was brave enough to tell the truth to my friends, my family, my boss, and they have received me with warm, loving and open arms and rallied to support and protect me. The financial and  logistical aspects were the most intimidating to me and it’s going to be tough for a while but I’m going to be better than okay! Now I’m opening up to you. This isn’t the only abuse I’ve suffered in my life, and my old therapist told me she believed it was my mission to share my strength and light with others to inspire them and show them that change is possible. I hope that by sharing this, I can reach even just one person who is going through something similar and show that they are not alone, and they are not weak. People with certain backgrounds may be more vulnerable to abuse, but it can happen to anyone. It thrives in darkness, shame, and isolation—and breaking that silence is the first step toward freedom. Leaving is the scariest thing I have ever done but I have so many angels around me, and I am endlessly grateful. Thank you for being here with me 💌

@taterhole

Mar 16, 2025

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Never changing

My dad teases me about how when I was a little kid, my favorite thing to do when I was on the landline phone with somebody—be it a relative or one of my best friends—was to breathlessly describe the things that were in my bedroom so that they could have a mental picture of everything I loved and chose to surround myself with, and where I sat at that moment in time. Perfectly Imperfect reminds me of that so thanks for always listening and for sharing with me too 💌

@taterhole

Feb 23, 2025

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Finally Quitting the job that you hate

Schedule sent my resignation email for the morning, effective immediately ✅💅

@taterhole

Feb 27, 2025