01/01/2026
What's a mantra? 🪷
It's literal translation means "instrument of thought" or "sacred utterance". In plain English, it's a word, phrase, or affirmation in which you want to manifest. Mantras are commonly used during meditation to help keep oneself concentrated, but they can also be used as a "motto" of sorts.
In the beginning of 2025, I had just gotten the ball rolling with my business. I was still renting a room from a chiropractor, but my schedule was filling quickly, and I knew I was being called to do more.
Problem was, I was terrified. Not just terrified in a financial way, but in a "how could someone like me be good enough for this dream?" kind of way. I've always been a chronic people pleaser who struggled with depression and anxiety, and I had a bad habit of making myself smaller and more "digestible". So taking on this sort of concept was beyond anything I could have imagined.
But I still felt called to some kind of higher purpose. If for no one else, then at least for myself. And so I did what my therapist had been telling me to do for years, and I gave myself the fierce love that I have always strived to give others. And for me and my journey at the time, that looked like killing the people pleaser inside and allowing myself to take up space.
And that's how my 2025 mantra came to be: "I will take up space".
Every time I was sure about a decision but afraid of the outcome?
📣I will take up space📣
Every time I was hurt by someone else's words but didn't want to create conflict?
📣I will take up space📣
Every time someone doubted my vision or my capability to make it a reality?
📣I will take up space📣
ALL of 2025 I would repeat this mantra. At first, it feels like you're lying to yourself. But the more you say it, the realer it becomes (there's like, actual psychology behind it). And now? I could scream like a battle cry with unwavering confidence that I DO and I WILL take up space.
Point is, mantras can be a powerful thing. My confidence has shifted in a crazy way, and I really believe that pushing my self doubt to the side has had a large part in my success so far. And you don't necessarily have to commit to one for a full year either. Dig deep and ask yourself, what is my life lacking? What is my mind, body, and/or spirit telling me that I need? Here are a few examples...
🪷I give myself permission to rest.
🪷Peace.
🪷I honor my body and its needs.
🪷Grounded.
🪷I am thankful for this moment.
🪷Release.
🪷I am open to what comes next.
🪷Heal.
🪷I am worthy just as I am.
🪷Balance.
🪷I am capable and resilient.
Try it for a month, a week, or a day. It could be as simple as reciting your mantra every morning when you wake up, or every night before bed. Use it in your meditation practices, or in small moments throughout the day. I am living proof that there is real power in shifting your mindset, and I would be doing you a disservice by not sharing this with you.
If any of these mantras resonate with you, feel free to use it for as long as you need. And if you're comfortable sharing, let me know in the comments... What is your mantra for 2026?
Wishing everyone the fullest and most joyful year yet 💙
