Support for an Open Spleen System

“You’re not here to hold on out of fear—you’re here to sense what is healthy, safe, and correct in the moment… and to let go with grace.”

Core Challenges:

• Holding onto people, habits, or environments out of fear or familiarity

• Difficulty discerning what’s truly healthy or safe

• Over-identifying with others’ fears or survival energy

• Subtle anxiety, hyper-vigilance, or trouble letting go

Core Needs:

• Gentle grounding and body safety practices

• Permission to let go, even when nothing is “wrong”

• Environments that feel clean, stable, and low-pressure

• Clear boundaries around energetic intimacy and time

🧭 Human Design Wisdom

1. Key Not-Self Theme: “If I let go, I’ll lose security or connection.” Reframe: You are here to tune in moment by moment, not to hold on out of fear.

2. Awareness Mantra: “If it doesn’t feel safe now, it’s not mine to keep.”

3. Strategy: Pay attention to the moment-to-moment sense of well-being, not long-term fear-based reasoning.

4. Key Skill to Cultivate: Learning to release what no longer supports you—even when it feels familiar or emotionally bonded.

🌿 Nervous System Tools for Daily Use

Tool	Purpose	How to Use
Touch-Based Safety Practices	Regulate body fear	Place hands on your heart or ribs and breathe slowly; say “I’m safe now”
Release Rituals	Let go of old energy	Write or whisper what you’re ready to release; burn, bury, or breathe it out
Spleen Clearing Breath	Reboot survival center	Inhale through the nose, exhale through the mouth with sound, imagining tension leaving the ribs
Soft Body Movement (e.g., fascia unwinding, slow dancing)	Move held fear	Let the body guide small, unstructured movement—no agenda
Scent Anchoring (essential oils)	Create safety anchors	Use grounding scents like cedarwood, vetiver, or lavender in moments of overwhelm
Safe Space Visualization	Regulate quickly	Imagine a place where you feel completely safe; return there often in your mind and breath

🔄 Rituals for Subtle Fear Release

• Evening Let-Go Practice Ask: “What am I still holding that no longer feels safe or true?” Gently offer it to the earth, your breath, or paper.

• Weekly Spleen Inventory Journal: “What do I keep out of fear?” → “What would happen if I trusted life instead?”

• Silence + Scent Reset 10 minutes alone with a grounding scent + no input. Just breath and presence.

🛠 Optional Tools/Practices to Explore

• Tapping (EFT) on fear of letting go

• Feldenkrais or somatic unwinding practices for subtle body tension

• Grief work (because letting go often includes small griefs)

• Voice work or humming to soothe spleen-centered anxiety

• Working with a safe person to process old trauma-body imprints

💬 Messaging You Can Use with Clients

“You’re not here to cling—you’re here to sense what is right for now, and to trust when it’s time to release.”

“Your wisdom is quiet, instinctive, and momentary. When the fear fades, the truth becomes clear.”