
Holding Yourself in Transition: The Liminal Space Between

Holding Yourself in Transition: The Liminal Space Between
There is a space between who you were and who you are becoming.
A space where the old no longer fits,
but the new hasn't fully arrived.
A space that feels uncertain, tender, often quiet — and sometimes loud in its discomfort.
This is the liminal space.
The threshold.
The sacred pause between chapters.
It is not always comfortable.
But it is deeply holy.
You Are Not Lost — You're In Between
Our culture loves beginnings and endings.
The bold declarations. The tidy resolutions.
The parts with clarity, direction, definition.
But what about the middle?
What about the cocoon?
What about the ache of shedding what no longer fits,
before you know what will rise in its place?
This middle space isn't failure.
It's not regression.
It's becoming.
Transitions Are Tender Teachers
In transition, everything slows — even if life looks busy.
The body feels more.
The heart asks deeper questions.
Old patterns resurface not to punish you, but to ask:
"Are you sure you're ready to leave this behind?"
In this space, you are invited to meet yourself
not with urgency — but with honour.
You do not need to rush through.
You do not need to make it make sense.
You only need to stay — gently — with what's here.
Somatic Anchors for the In-Between
When everything feels uncertain, the body can become your ground.
Try these soft practices to anchor into presence:
🫁 1. Breathe into the Belly
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Sit or lie down, hands resting gently on your lower belly
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Inhale slowly through your nose
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Exhale through the mouth, long and steady
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Repeat: "I don't have to know. I only have to stay."
✋ 2. Rock and Reassure
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Wrap your arms around your body
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Sway side to side — like a mother soothing her child
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Whisper: "We're okay. We're not behind. We're just in between."
🦶 3. Touch the Earth
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Go outside, barefoot if possible
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Let your feet press into the ground
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Visualise your uncertainty draining into the soil
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Let the Earth hold what you can't yet carry
🕯 4. Create a Threshold Ritual
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Light a candle at the end of the day
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Speak aloud something you're letting go of — and something you're opening to
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Blow the candle out as a sign of trust in the process
A Final Offering
If you are in a space of waiting —
between relationships, between jobs, between identities,
between grief and joy, clarity and chaos —
know this:
You are not broken.
You are not behind.
You are simply becoming.
Let this in-between time be your teacher.
Let it soften you.
Let it show you who you are when there is nothing to prove.
Let it be sacred — because it is.
You are allowed to rest here.
To breathe here.
To trust that even in the dark, something beautiful is beginning.
Even if you can't see it yet.
If you're longing for gentle guidance or sacred support as you move through a season of transition, I invite you to explore my offerings. Together, we can create rituals and practices to help you feel held, anchored, and at home — even in the in-between.