HOLDING IT IN

Holding It In

The most efficient breathers in the world are babies.

Watch a baby breathe—full belly, open chest, soft and natural. Nothing held back. Nothing hidden. Just presence.

But as we grow, something changes. We learn to hold it in.

How It Starts

• As toddlers, we are redirected, praised, or corrected. Approval and disapproval begin to shape us, teaching us which expressions are “welcome.”

• As young children, we learn the rules of our environment. We tuck away tears, fears, or alarms when the world around us says, “not here.”

• As adolescents, the habit deepens. The discomfort doesn’t go away—it just gets buried. It shows up later as anger, aggression, withdrawal, or self-betrayal.

This holding it in becomes a pattern. A learned behavior. A survival strategy.

What We Carry

Here’s the truth:

Wounds on the skin may heal quickly.

Wounds within—the ones buried by breath—need something different.

The breath shows us the way back.

• Breathing like a baby.

• Noticing where we hold.

• Releasing through intention, affirmation, and compassion.

• Reprogramming the script.

The Medicine of Forgiveness

Perhaps the most powerful medicine of all?

✨ Forgiveness.

• Forgiveness for ourselves.

• Forgiveness for others.

• Forgiveness for the ways we’ve been conditioned to hold instead of heal.

Breath gives us that doorway back—into freedom, softness, and wholeness.

The Invitation

At The Nature Within LLC, I guide this process through breathwork, Reiki, mindfulness, and coaching—supporting you in learning to release, reprogram, and return to your original wellness.

It begins with one conscious breath.