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Breathe Like You Forgot Who You Were Pretending to Be
Four Self-Inception Breathing Practices for Unraveling the Social Self
These practices are not here to fix you. They’re here to remind your body it was never broken—only conditioned, compressed, and looped into loops that weren’t yours to carry.
Each breath is a small rebellion. A quiet prayer. A love letter to the parts of you that got socialized out of speaking.
You can read them. Memorize them. Whisper them on walks. Let them rewire something deeper than thoughts.
🌀 1. Breathing with the Passengers
For when your inner cast is bickering and everyone wants top billing.
Breathing in, I notice the parts seeking control.
Breathing out, I give them space without surrendering.
Breathing in, I hold the ones who fear disappearing.
Breathing out, I remind them we’re still dancing.
🪞 2. Breathing for Anti-Assholism
For when your virtue-signaling is louder than your listening.
Breathing in, I notice my posturing.
Breathing out, I unclench my need to be “right.”
Breathing in, I receive critique as sacred interruption.
Breathing out, I compost my defense reflex.
🌱 3. Breathing Toward Eldering
For when you’re caught between too-young-to-lead and too-tired-to-follow.
Breathing in, I honor the child still learning.
Breathing out, I imagine myself as already ancestral.
Breathing in, I compost what no longer guides.
Breathing out, I grow toward service without self-sacrifice.
🌍 4. Breathing with the Land
For when you remember the Earth isn’t your backdrop—it’s your body.
Breathing in, I feel the land breathing me.
Breathing out, I release my practiced dominance.
Breathing in, I soften into shared stewardship.
Breathing out, I remember I am not separate. Not superior. Not neutral.