UNLeashed: day seven - Learning to Stay Open
DAY 7 - PHASE 2: Expansion
RECEIVING WITHOUT SHUTDOWN
THE PATTERN
You've built your stable. You've identified the one thing you're not giving up on. You've worked with Jupiter to understand your natural expansion style.
Now, the question is:
Can you actually receive what's coming? And not try to give it back?
Because here's what happens for most people:
A compliment comes → you downplay it and divert the attention elsewhere
Money arrives → you feel excited yet it also feels awkward… or something makes it disappear
An opportunity lands → you question if you deserve it or wonder when they’ll change their mind
Someone wants to pay you → you think "that's too much" and you add on a discount or bonus service
You ask for more, but when it shows up, you can’t compute it and your body shuts it down.
Not consciously or on purpose. But there's a pattern running in your energy system that says: "This is too much. I don't know how to hold this. I need to minimize it, deflect it, or give it away."
Today, we're identifying that pattern and we're creating a new one. Because you deserve to hold, enjoy, and embrace the things you’ve done the work for.
UNDERSTANDING RECEIVING
Receiving is not just finding a passive state or doing nothing.
Receiving is an active state of openness and receptivity. It requires your energetic system to stay normalized when good things come toward you. To not brace, contract, or immediately look for the catch.
Most of us have been conditioned to earn, prove, justify, and work hard for everythinggg.
So when something comes easily, when someone offers freely, when money flows without extra struggle, our field doesn't trust it right away.
The body says: "This doesn't feel safe. Something must be wrong."
And so you deflect the compliment. You undercharge. You say "it's no big deal" when someone praises your work. You minimize your wins. You second-guess your credibility. You immediately think about what you still need to do instead of acknowledging what just happened.
There’s no need for modesty when it comes to receiving. You literally have to look at it as the Universe balancing out what you’ve already shown up for.
EXERCISE 1: IDENTIFY YOUR RECEIVING PATTERN
Think about the last time something good happened. Like really good. Out of the norm, blew you away kind of good…
Maybe it was:
A compliment/amazing testimonial
Money coming in as a return for your dedication/efforts.
An opportunity that felt like it was designed just for you
Someone wanting to work with you who was your ideal.
What did your body and mind do?
Now, write down what you notice:
When someone compliments me, I...
(Examples: deflect it, say "oh it's nothing," change the subject, compliment them back immediately)
When money comes in, I...
(Examples: immediately worry about bills, feel guilty, wonder if I charged too much, think "this won't last")
When an opportunity arrives, I...
(Examples: question if I'm qualified, wonder what the catch is, think "they'll realize I'm not that good," hesitate and delay my response)
When someone wants to pay me, I...
(Examples: offer a discount, say "are you sure?", feel uncomfortable, downplay the value, give complimentary upgrades)
Based on this, what am I noticing about my receiving pattern?
EXERCISE 2: SOMATIC PRACTICE - STAYING OPEN
Now we're going to practice receiving in your body. Listen to the audio or just follow the steps.
Step 1: Feel what shutdown feels like
Stand tall. Roll your shoulders back. Breathe.
You're going to think about receiving something good (a compliment, money, an opportunity).
Notice what your body does. Does your chest tighten? Do your shoulders cave forward? Does your breath get shallow? Do you want to change the subject?
This is curated shutdown. This is sabotage that prevents you from receiving.
And here's the truth: by not receiving, by not taking in the compliment, by not cashing the check, by delaying your response to the email, you are messing up divine flow. You are destroying universal order.
You don't work as hard as you do, you don't show up in the ways that you do, to get nothing back. That would be imbalance. That would go against the laws of the universe and nature.
It's time to get that back. It's time to repair. It's time to restore the balance.
Step 2: Practice the open state
Now, reset your body.
Stand tall. Roll your shoulders back and down. Open your chest. Soften your belly. Take a slow, deep breath in. Exhale fully.
Place your hands on your heart or open your palms facing forward (like you're receiving).
Picture the thing you want, a beautiful compliment, or the desired situation coming your way...
Now say out loud:
"Thank you."
Just that. "Thank you."
Notice what happens in your body. Does it feel foreign? Uncomfortable? Simple?
Say it again:
"Thank you."
And again:
"Thank you."
Keep saying it until it starts to feel natural and your body relaxes into it.
This is the receiving state. Open chest. Soft belly. Steady breath. Simple acknowledgment.
Step 3: Practice receiving specific things
Now, practice receiving different things.
△ Receiving a compliment:
Imagine someone saying: "Your work is incredible. You're so talented."
Feel the impulse to deflect. Notice your body wanting to minimize it.
Instead, stay open. Chest open. Breath steady. And say:
"Thank you. I really appreciate that."
That's it. No "oh it's nothing." No "I had a good teacher." No deflecting.
Just: "Thank you. I really appreciate that."
Practice this three times out loud.
△ Receiving money:
Imagine receiving $5,000. Just receiving it. No strings attached.
Feel what your body does. Does it tense? Does your mind immediately start calculating bills?
Instead, stay open. Chest open. Breath steady. And say:
"Thank you. I receive this."
Not "I hope I deserve this." Not "I better save this." Just:
"Thank you. I receive this."
Practice this three times out loud.
△ Receiving an opportunity:
Imagine someone saying: "I want to work with you. I think you're perfect for this."
Feel the impulse to question it. To wonder if you're qualified.
Instead, stay open. Chest open. Breath steady. And say:
"Thank you. I'd love to explore this."
Not "are you sure?" Not "let me think about it" (when you already know you want it). Just:
"Thank you. I'd love to explore this."
Practice this three times out loud.
WHAT YOU'RE TEACHING YOUR BODY
You're teaching your entire field that receiving is safe.
That you don't have to earn everything through struggle. That there must be exchange - output and input, giving and taking.
That when something good comes, you can stay open instead of shutting down.
“Thank you" is a complete response. That "thank you" can be a soft landing, smooth, clean, true, real.
That the more exchange there is in your world, the more abundance, joy, ease, and regularity can occur.
Just staying open. Just saying yes. Just receiving what's already coming toward you….
This is restoring divine flow. This is universal order.
JOURNAL PROMPTS
What did I notice about my receiving pattern?
Where do I shut down most often? (Compliments? Money? Opportunities? Attention?)
What would change if I could receive without deflecting?
What does my body need to believe about receiving?
One thing I commit to receiving fully this week:
The Practice
Every time something good comes toward you: a compliment, money, an opportunity, recognition, support… notice your pattern response.
Do you deflect? Minimize? Question?
Then pause. Open your chest. Breathe. And say:
"Thank you."
That's the practice. Nothing further is required. Leave it be.
That's how you rewire the pattern.
You're learning to hold more. And holding more starts with receiving what's already here :)