Welcome, friend
You’ve found 50+ prompts for diving deep into revealing and healing reflection.
Svādhyāya is the ancient yogic philosophy of self-inquiry, curiosity, and study.
Shadow Work is the metaphysical practice of, as I like to put it, coming home to your many selves, or waking up to your many faces. We have conscious & subconscious voices, core beliefs, and versions of ourselves that we hide from or deny.
It is by holding, seeing, and studying our many selves that we heal them each and embrace greater inner unity. This then allows us to be greater conduits for unity (Yuj - Yoke - Yoga) in the world.
Svādhyāya
revealing
and
healing
Shadow work
Always follow with: “Why?”
Not every response will always get wrapped up in a pretty bow. Be curious. The goal is simply to see what comes up, and be with it.
This is a practice that requires presence and mindfulness. I encourage you to make this a ritual that ends in self-care and gratitude. Pay attention to your body. When in doubt, come back to your breath – your breath is always in the present moment. Ask others for support and believe: You are worthy, you are healing, you are capable, you are resilient, you are divine.
Don’t hesitate to open up the free practices (like meditations!) on Yoke Yoga (@HannahJoslin) if you need help grounding or regulating.
Pen & paper,
tune inward,
be...
Here to do 1 prompt? 5? Setting a 5 minute timer and just going? Can’t decide?
Why not let [the universe, spirit, God(s), Goddess(es), Deity, Ancestors, Intuition, Higher Self, however you name The Divine] guide you?
Pick a number (or numbers) 1-55 or rapid-scroll to anywhere, and go from there :)
1
- What do you wish you could forgive yourself for? What makes it hard?
2
What makes you feel defensive or protective?
3
What makes you feel like a failure?
4
How do you respond when someone is angry with you?
5
What’s a memory from childhood that makes you feel angry?
6
What do you wish you were better at?
7
Describe a recent struggle you’re having and how you’re feeling. Respond to yourself. Now pretend your best friend or a small child came to you with the same hard feelings. Respond to them. How do the responses differ?
8
What destructive tendencies do you repeat?
9
What do you feel you must do to be worthy of love/magic?
Reminder: Always follow with “Why?”
Dig deeper. When you feel done answering, go one level more.
10
What’s something you’ve always wished you could do but didn’t pursue?
11
What’s one thing you would change about your past?
12
How do you self-sabotage?
13
If you found out you had months to live, what would you start doing? What would you stop doing?
14
What do you most wish to heal?
15
What makes you feel valued?
16
Who in your life takes up the most emotional energy?
17
What memory from your childhood makes you feel shame?
18
When’s the last time you felt jealous?
19
Do you feel like you belong?
20
When’s the last time your nervous system got activated (triggered, fear or stress or trauma response)?
21
If applicable, what makes you stay in relationships that aren’t good for you?
22
How do you respond when someone offers to help you?
23
What are the values you were brought up with?
24
What makes you feel vulnerable?
25
What’s something from childhood that you rarely talk about? If something difficult came up, search for something good, too.
26
Name a time when you felt rejected.
27
In what ways do you conform to others? What would happen if you stopped?
Reminder: Always follow with “Why?” Be curious.
Let the thoughts continue to flow.
They don’t have to make perfect sense.
28
The last time you felt at peace, where were you? What was going on? Who were you with?
29
What makes you feel “less than” others?
30
What makes you feel alone?
31
If you are vulnerable with someone, how does it feel?
32
What did people expect of you growing up?
33
When is the last time you were comparing yourself to others?
34
How do you measure success? How do you measure happiness? Whose standards are you living by? Whose values are you living by?
35
How do you picture Universe/ God(s)/ Goddess(es)/ Deties/ Spirit/ Energy? What do they look and sound like?
36
What does it mean to be good?
37
What brings out the worst in you? What is the worst in you?
38
How do you respond when someone compliments you?
39
When is a time you stood up for yourself?
40
What does forgiveness mean to you?
41
What does it mean to be evil?
42
What about yourself do you find challenging to accept?
43
Who or what has the most influence on your feelings of happiness? Is it you?
44
What does it feel like when someone crosses a boundary you’ve set?
45
What do you hope for your best friend in life? What do you hope for you in life?
46
Think of a time something crappy happened. Did you take it to mean something about you?
47
How did the people around you growing up encourage or discourage you?
48
What was your biggest fear growing up? What’s your biggest fear now?
49
When’s the last time you felt your body/instincts betrayed you/your logic?
50
What annoys you?
51
What words did people use to describe you growing up?
52
What do you wish people knew about you?
53
Do you resent anyone? Did it happen slowly or quickly?
54
Do you trust yourself?
55
In your memoir, what are the names of the chapters?
About Hannah
Certified trauma-informed yoga+meditation+spirituality teacher
via Susanna Barkataki, covering yoga, prānāyāma (breathwork), dhyāna (meditation), philosophy, ethics, power & privilege, spirituality, ayurveda, anatomy & somatics, accessibility, energy & chakras, mantra & mudra, consent, teaching, and more
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