10 Ways to Loosen Your Grip On Life

This guide assumes you have exactly zero extra time, a mild tolerance for looking slightly unhinged in your own kitchen, and at least a passing interest in loosening the grip you've had on every single aspect of your life since approximately 1997.

And the good news is that these teensy practices already fit into your day, so you don’t have to worry about waking up early or adding something to your already full life. But these tiny sips of breath are wildly effective and might be just what you need to have a little more joy, a little more presence and a lot more peace.

But we do have to acknowledge that your nervous system has been running on high alert for a long time. And while I would love to tell you that the solution is a ten-day retreat in Sedona — and honestly, it might be, so call me and we can talk about that — but the truth is that regulation happens in the small moments that are already woven into your day.

These are ten of them.

Do one. Do all ten. Do the ones that make you laugh first and work your way to the ones that make you cry a little.

Either way — you're already doing it right.