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Sarah Beck: Welcome back to the Balanced Hairstylist Podcast. My name is Sarah Beck and I am your host. This podcast is here to support the mental health of hairstylists and beauty professionals because we are often therapists or as we like to call ourselves, hair-a-piss, but we have no formal training in this. I'm really excited about today's podcast. It is a guided meditation to be able to release what is not ours. And we know in our jobs that we have a tendency to maybe absorb things or carry stories throughout our day and end up taking them home with us and they are not ours to carry. And so today's guided meditation is all about releasing and letting go of what is not ours. So go ahead and get comfortable and let's get into it. Take a moment to get comfortable. If you're still in the salon, maybe you're sitting in your chair after everyone's gone. Maybe you're driving home. Maybe you're already in bed and having a hard time relaxing. Wherever you are in this moment, just arrive. Before we begin releasing the day, take a moment to gently check in with yourself. How do you feel right now in this moment? Maybe you feel tired. Maybe you feel overstimulated. Maybe you feel proud of the work that you did today. Maybe you feel a little heavy from the conversations that you held. Just notice, no judgment. Nothing to fix, just have a little awareness. Now let's begin with a slow inhale through your nose. Deep breath in. ⁓ and exhale through your mouth. Let it go. Again, inhaling in. Filling up your lungs and exhale out, releasing the day. One more time. Inhale in. ⁓ and exhale, letting go. Let your shoulders drop. Unclench your jaw. Soften your hands. You've held space for so many people today. You've listened. You've reassured. Maybe you've absorbed stories or emotions or energy. You've been on all day. And now it's time to release. ⁓ It's time to let go of things that are not yours to carry. Inhale in. and exhale out and imagine the day gently sliding off of you. Whatever was, let it be and let it go. You are not here to carry what is not yours. If a client shared something heavy. On your next exhale, let it be, let it go. If someone's mood shifted the energy in your chair on your next exhale, let it be, let it go. If you felt tension, pressure, expectations on your next exhale, let it be and let it go. Inhale in. and exhale, release. Maybe notice anything that you may have picked up today that does not belong to you. Maybe it was someone else's anxiety, someone else's relationship stress, someone else's insecurity. You can care and you can be compassionate without caring at home. So picture yourself gently setting it down. You don't have to fix it. You don't have to carry it. Set it down. Let it be, let it go. And if there was a moment today where you didn't feel completely authentic, allow yourself grace, allow yourself self-compassion. You are doing the best you can today with the tools that you have. Let all of that go. Inhale in. and exhale out, let it be, let it go. Take another deep breath in. and a long breath out. Feel your body in this moment. This is your energy. This is your space. You can reclaim it. Imagine a gentle boundary around you, not a wall, just a soft awareness that says, what is mine stays with me. And what is not mine returns to where it belongs. You are allowed to go home clear. Inhale in. and exhale out. Let it be, let it go. And now, before we finish, take one moment to check in with yourself again. How do you feel right now in this moment? Maybe you feel a little lighter, a little calmer, maybe a little more present, or maybe nothing has changed and that's okay too. Give yourself grace in this moment. Notice your breath. Notice your body. Notice your energy. Without judgment. Just notice. As you move into the rest of your evening, may you feel a little lighter, maybe a little more grounded. You showed up today, you held space, and now you get to release. Come back to yourself and release anything that is not yours to hold onto. One final breath in. and exhale, let it go. Thank you so much for joining me. I'll see you next time.