Afraid to slow down?
Here is a tapping spell for softening into stillness and reclaiming nourishing pleasure.
New to tapping? You can learn more here.
Begin by taking three slow, centering breaths.
As you start tapping gently on the side of your hand,
say the statements aloud or in your heart.
Then move through each tapping point, pausing as needed.
There is no wrong way to do this.
Follow your own rhythm
and go at your own pace.
If emotion rises, let it move through you.
Tears are part of the healing.
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Side of Hand: Even though I feel scared to have free time, scared to be alone, scared to take full responsibility for cultivating my own flourishing life… I deeply and completely love and accept the part of me that is afraid.
Even though I feel so stuck, so tired, and unsure how to nourish myself, I honor the exhaustion and open to the possibility that nourishment could restore me, not deplete me.
Even though I’ve depended on others to meet my needs, I am learning now – gently, imperfectly – how to meet myself with deep love and care.
Eyebrow: I notice how I fill my time so I don’t have to be alone.
Side of Eye: A part of me is afraid of empty space.
Under Eye: Afraid of feeling lost, aimless, unfulfilled.
Under Nose: Afraid I won’t know how to nourish myself.
Chin: What if I waste my time? What if I get it wrong?
Collarbone: What if I still feel empty? What if I stay stuck?
Under Arm: What if I don’t know how to create a flourishing life for myself?
Top of Head: It’s easier to keep making plans, to keep filling the space, to keep distracting myself.
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Eyebrow: But at what cost?
Side of Eye: I see the exhaustion, the depletion, the desperation.
Under Eye: I don’t want to live in this frantic energy anymore.
Under Nose: I don’t want to keep avoiding my own presence.
Chin: But this pressure to “do it right” is keeping me stuck.
Collarbone: I don’t have to push through this.
Under Arm: But I also don’t have to stay stuck in depletion.
Top of Head: Maybe nourishing pleasure isn’t another demand on me.
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Eyebrow: Maybe it’s actually my path back to energy and ease.
Side of Eye: What if nourishment GIVES me life, rather than drains me?
Under Eye: What if small moments of pleasure and play are exactly what my body needs?
Under Nose: Not to fix me. Not to be productive. Just to experience my own wholeness.
Chin: I don’t have to earn this nourishment – it’s my birthright.
Collarbone: When I nourish myself, I reclaim my power.
Under Arm: Pleasure is not indulgence, it is restoration. It is fuel.
Top of Head: The more I nourish myself, the more alive I feel.
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Eyebrow: The more I receive from myself, the less I depend on others to fill my cup.
Side of Eye: Every small act of nourishment matters.
Under Eye: My needs matter, and I am learning to meet them with love.
Under Nose: Maybe nourishing pleasure is actually the source of my power!
Chin: Maybe it is safe for me to prioritize my joy.
Collarbone: Maybe it is safe for me to explore pleasure and play, one simple step at a time.
Under Arm: Maybe I am capable of nourishing myself, even if I don’t fully trust that yet.
Top of Head: I am open to meeting myself—not as an obligation, but as an invitation.
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Eyebrow: I am allowed to take this slow.
Side of Eye: I don’t have to change everything at once—I just get to begin.
Under Eye: And I can begin in a way that feels gentle and safe.
Under Nose: Free time is not dangerous. It is an opportunity.
Chin: Being alone is not isolation. It is an opening.
Collarbone: I release the need to fill every moment.
Under Arm: I don’t have to be afraid of my own presence.
Top of Head: I am open to learning how to feel at home within myself.
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Eyebrow: I trust that I can meet myself with love.
Side of Eye: In stillness, I find strength.
Under Eye: In pleasure, I find power.
Under Nose: I am open learning how to create a life that nourishes me.
Chin: One that doesn’t rely on constant plans and external validation.
Collarbone: One where I feel full and alive, even when I’m alone.
Under Arm: I am safe to be with myself – not as an escape, but as a homecoming.
Top of Head: And as I do, I step out of depletion and into my own thriving live.
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Close with another slow, deep breath.
Feel into the shift, however subtle.
You don’t have to rush to action – just notice what softened.
Place a hand on your heart.
Let these words linger a little longer.
The ritual is now complete.