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Choking on My Own Truth - Literally
Published 4 months ago • 4 min read
"I've only read about this in books!" he exclaimed, with obvious excitement and honestly, a little too much glee for the situation at hand.
Not the thing you want to hear from the DOCTOR about to perform a complicated surgery on you.
..But here we were! Hospital gown and all.
A place I seemed to find myself often: in paper gowns, staring into the eyes of perplexed doctors.
It was 2012, at the very height of me hiding my spiritual abilities from the world. Read: I wasn't speaking my truth.
In fact, I was barely able to voice an opinion without breaking into tears.
Standing in my apartment snacking over the sink (as one does), I suddenly had very little air passage available in my throat.
My tongue had swelled up like a balloon.
Thinking I was having an allergic reaction, I immediately drove myself to the hospital, where I became a sort of spectacle with doctors filing in and out, peering into my mouth and muttering in disbelief to each other.
The intensity of the situation lessened when Doctors determined it was not an allergic reaction, but a ruptured a salivary gland which was making it difficult for me to speak.
My voice, the thing I had been suppressing, was now LITERALLY stuck in my throat.
And honestly I can't think of a better explanation for how our mind, body and soul are truly connected.
We've all experienced the mind-body connection at some point. Like how stress can give us a headache, or anxiety can give us a belly ache.
But it would take me some years before I realized my soul was also speaking to me. And the more I abandoned myself or tried to walk away from my truth, the louder it became.
I didn't connect the dots at the time - the dots being that I was refusing to speak my truth and my literal vocal passageway had been obstructed. But as I began to share with the world my truth, my needs, my opinions, and even my boundaries, I started to pay more attention to how my body reacted when I silenced myself.
And it was reacting.
During that time, one of the practices I implemented to help me find my voice - and get more comfortable with using it - was chanting.
Yes, chanting.
At first I would hide in my office, peek out the window, and make sure the neighbors weren't outside to hear me.
My voice cracked.
I felt so self-conscious.
And I went quiet anytime a car drove by or a floorboard creaked.
But over time I grew more confident. I could feel the vibration it created in my throat. I could feel my own power running through my body and my voice got louder.
And then it grew stronger.
Eventually, I didn't care who was around, and it has become a staple part of my own ritual.
If you're thinking to yourself I like the sound of this (pun intended), let’s take a look at some of the benefits of chanting (and even just singing!):
It’s a stress reducer
Encourages presence with ourselves and focus
It’s an emotional release or expressive outlet
It releases endorphins
It helps with memory recall (we can all recite our favorite song from when we were kids even if we haven’t heard it in decades)
Chanting encourages the flow of energy through the throat, which creates a vibration that promotes clearer self-expression
It doesn't have to sound pretty, you're not auditioning for a spot on Broadway, you just have to let it move through you, to feel it.
If you're anything like me and you've been swallowing your opinions, your needs, or even your truth, it may feel difficult at first. But building your capacity to allow sound to move through you might be a great place to start.
Just like that Doctor was not at all afraid to admit he'd never removed a salivary gland before.. your words, your needs, and your truth deserve space in this world, too.
With love,
Danica
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