LETTING GO

A compassionate awareness technique for mental and emotional clarity.

Exercise Instructions

Sit comfortably with your back straight, and close your eyes. Allow whatever emotions want to come up to be witnessed - focus on the underlying feelings instead of thought patterns, and gradually surrender any resistance to them. Notice the feeling of relief as the emotions and resistance dissipate.

How This Somatic Exercise Works

This powerful technique releases suppressed and repressed emotions, and strengthens the vagal brake through titration - experiencing tolerable amounts of discomfort while remaining balanced.

Tips For This Exercise

Find a quiet place where you can sit comfortably without distractions.

Breathe deeply and evenly throughout the exercise, focusing on the parts of your body where you feel tension.

About The Author

Andrew Hogue

Co-CEO NEUROFIT

Andrew is Co-CEO of NEUROFIT, and a Caltech graduate with 10 years of tech + product experience at NASA, Snapchat, Headspace, Yale, and his own wellness products used by millions worldwide. His work has been featured by the BBC, Wired, Forbes, Well+Good, SHAPE, Prevention, Men's Health, Real Simple, Business Insider, Medical News Today and more.

After facing two decades of chronic stress, burnout and C-PSTD, he launched NEUROFIT to provide an effective, data-driven, and accessible solution to these challenges.

Today, the NEUROFIT app is used by 2,000+ leading doctors, therapists, and health coaches, reaching 100,000+ users in 100+ countries.