Stress can manifest in the body as well as in the mind, so it’s important to identify where you’re holding stress. Begin by bringing your awareness to your body and notice where you feel any tension. Observe your muscles to see what’s tight or strained. Now do the same with your emotions. Notice if you feel a pit in your stomach or have anxious thoughts racing through your mind. Allow any stress to reveal itself and give yourself permission to feel it fully.
Once you’ve identified your stress, imagine it all coming together and condensing in your body. Visualize each type or area of stress as dark sludge. Let your stress sludge move through your body until it settles in a powerful place -somewhere it feels heaviest. It could be your stomach, your chest, or your head. Choose a spot that you identify stress with the most.
Now that your stress has assembled in its designated area, imagine the individual stressors combining to form one large stress sludge ball. Feel the weight of it inside of you. Notice how heavy it feels, yet how light the rest of your body is comparatively. All of your stress is gathered together and continuously churning inside you. If you let it continue to gather and grow, then the ball will burst and flood your body with stress once again. So it’s time to release your stress ball.