Follow Your Gut Podcast

Manifestation Through Embodiment | 173

• Juniper Bennett • Season 5 • Episode 173

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Welcome to Follow Your Gut. Daily Anchors.

I’m Juniper, and I’ll be guiding you in this daily embodiment practice for grounding, expansion, and self-leadership.

I have been on my own personal growth journey for a really long time. I’ve spent years learning and healing, expanding, unlearning, and rebuilding myself, and something I’ve really come to notice is that so many of the tools for growth today move incredibly fast. There is so much information, so many practices, so many insights coming at us all the time, and while so much of it is beautiful and so powerful, I’ve found it harder and harder to actually create the space to embody what I’m moving through.

Personally, I have been craving an anchoring practice, something I can return to every day. And originally, this was something I was just going to record for myself as a voice note on my phone. But as I went to press record, I had this very clear, intuitive knowing that this isn’t meant to be just mine. That it isn’t just me feeling this way. As women, as mothers, and really as humans living in the world right now, our bodies were never designed for the pace we’re moving at. We’re processing more information, making more decisions, and holding more emotional weight than ever before, and without something steady to return to, it’s easy to feel unanchored, even when we’re doing all the right things.

Welcome to Daily Anchors.

This is designed to be a daily practice that you return to once a day for two weeks at a time. Each practice stays the same on purpose, because repetition is how the body learns safety, and safety is where real growth happens.

When you come back to the same practice each day, you begin to notice how you’re changing, even though the words don’t. You begin to embody the work instead of just understanding it.

This practice is for you if you are a mother awake in the middle of the night, holding your child and worrying about their health or development. It’s for you if you’re navigating your own health and feel overwhelmed by how much there is to know. It’s for you if you’re building something, becoming someone new, or standing at the edge of your next season and wanting a way to stay grounded as you grow.

You can listen first thing in the morning before anyone else in your house is awake. You can come back to it in the middle of the day when you feel scattered. You can make it part of your bed time routine or in the middle of the night when you are awake wishing you could sleep. There is no right time. This is meant to fit into real life.

At the end of each practice, I’ll guide you through a few simple daily anchors.

I’m dedicating every other Follow Your Gut Podcast episode to this practice, for you and for me. I’ll be doing these right alongside you, and so will everyone on the ōNLē team.

This is not about doing more. It’s about creating space to actually embody the woman you’re becoming.

Thanks for listening! I would love to connect with you ♡


Sending love and wellness from my family yours,
xx - Juniper Bennett
Founder of ōNLē ORGANICS

Welcome to Follow Your Gut. Daily Anchors.

I’m Juniper, and I’ll be guiding you in this daily embodiment practice for grounding, expansion, and self-leadership.

I have been on my own personal growth journey for a really long time. I’ve spent years learning and healing, expanding, unlearning, and rebuilding myself, and something I’ve really come to notice is that so many of the tools for growth today move incredibly fast. There is so much information, so many practices, so many insights coming at us all the time, and while so much of it is beautiful and so powerful, I’ve found it harder and harder to actually create the space to embody what I’m moving through.

Personally, I have been craving an anchoring practice, something I can return to every day. And originally, this was something I was just going to record for myself as a voice note on my phone. But as I went to press record, I had this very clear, intuitive knowing that this isn’t meant to be just mine. That it isn’t just me feeling this way. As women, as mothers, and really as humans living in the world right now, our bodies were never designed for the pace we’re moving at. We’re processing more information, making more decisions, and holding more emotional weight than ever before, and without something steady to return to, it’s easy to feel unanchored, even when we’re doing all the right things.

Anxiety is a very natural human response to uncertainty and responsibility. And when we’re carrying a lot, whether it’s our own health, our children’s health, our families, or our work, our nervous systems instinctively look for safety. One of the ways we find that safety is through repetition. Knowing what’s coming. Returning to something familiar. Letting the body relax because it doesn’t have to brace for what’s next.

When we look back historically, the people we admire most for their groundedness, their clarity, and their self-trust weren’t born that way. They didn’t just wake up confident and regulated. Those qualities were built through daily practices. Marcus Aurelius wrote to himself every day. Maya Angelou had a daily writing ritual she returned to for decades. Even people like Einstein and Darwin were known for their consistent daily walks and reflective routines. Their steadiness didn’t come from being born that way. It came from commitment. From returning to themselves again and again, especially when things felt uncertain.

About six months ago, it really hit me that with all the growth work I’ve done, I didn’t actually have a container that held me to my own daily nonnegotiables in a gentle, embodied way. I wanted something that felt steady, something I could return to every day, something that stayed long enough for my nervous system and my body to actually settle into it. But at the same time, I didn’t want to do the exact same practice forever. I know myself well enough to know that when something never evolves, I disengage and the message starts to fade.

So I started searching.

I Googled. I searched Spotify and Apple Podcasts. I looked through audiobooks and daily practices, and what I kept finding were things that either moved too quickly, changed every single day, or felt more like consumption than integration.

I wasn’t looking for a new meditation every day. And this isn’t just a meditation. This is expansive work. But I’m not looking to expand by moving faster. I’m looking to expand by settling in deep.

Welcome to Daily Anchors.

This is designed to be a daily practice that you return to once a day for two weeks at a time. Each practice stays the same on purpose, because repetition is how the body learns safety, and safety is where real growth happens.

When you come back to the same practice each day, you begin to notice how you’re changing, even though the words don’t. You begin to embody the work instead of just understanding it.

This practice is for you if you are a mother awake in the middle of the night, holding your child and worrying about their health or development. It’s for you if you’re navigating your own health and feel overwhelmed by how much there is to know. It’s for you if you’re building something, becoming someone new, or standing at the edge of your next season and wanting a way to stay grounded as you grow.

You can listen first thing in the morning before anyone else in your house is awake. You can come back to it in the middle of the day when you feel scattered. You can make it part of your bed time routine or in the middle of the night when you are awake wishing you could sleep. There is no right time. This is meant to fit into real life.

At the end of each practice, I’ll guide you through a few simple daily anchors.

I’m dedicating every other Follow Your Gut Podcast episode to this practice, for you and for me. I’ll be doing these right alongside you, and so will everyone on the ōNLē team.

This is not about doing more. It’s about creating space to actually embody the woman you’re becoming.

For the next two weeks as you listen to these you can jump ahead to the 6:15 minute mark to skip this introduction. And future episodes will jump straight into the practice. 

Now let’s settle into today’s anchoring…

Find a comfortable position wherever you are. You don’t need to sit a certain way or do anything special. You can lay down if it feels best, listen to this while walking. I just want you to allow your mind and body be present for the next five minutes.

If it feels good, gently close your eyes. And if not, soften your gaze.

Take a slow breath in through your nose.
And a long breath out through your mouth.

Roll you shoulders forward and up toward your ears and then roll them back and down, opening up your heart space and letting your shoulders feel relaxed.
Let your jaw unclench.
Let your body know that, for these few minutes, there is nowhere else you need to be.

This anchoring practice is an invitation to begin embodying the life you’re calling in, not by rushing toward it, but by letting your body start to recognize it as safe and familiar.

Manifestation doesn’t begin in the mind.
It begins in the body.

So before we think about what you’re calling in, let’s first allow your nervous system to settle enough to receive it.

Take another breath in through your nose for a count of five.
One… two… three… four… five.

And exhale slowly through your mouth for a count of eight.
One… two… three… four… five… six… seven… eight.

Let’s do that again.

Inhale for five.
And exhale for eight.

Good.

Before we go any deeper, I want to ground us in what manifestation really is.

We are all manifesting all the time, whether we realize it or not. Through what we focus on, what we believe is possible, and the way we show up in our lives. Sometimes we manifest intentionally. And sometimes we manifest by default.

Manifestation isn’t about forcing something to happen or convincing yourself of something that isn’t true. It’s about bringing your attention, your energy, and your belief into alignment with what you desire. It’s about becoming a magnet for the life you want to live, and trusting that if you desire something deeply, there is a reason it lives inside of you.

As we move through this practice, I want you to choose one thing you desire right now. Just one. Something that feels alive in you. Something you want so badly you can feel it in your body when you think about it.

There is no right or wrong thing to want.

This might be for your child to heal, to sleep, to thrive in their body.
It might be for your own health or skin to clear so you can move through your days with confidence.
It might be for a relationship to soften and repair.
It might be for your home to feel supportive, for abundance in your finances, or for a season of your life to feel lighter.

Let yourself be specific. The more clearly you can feel what you’re calling in, the more clearly your body can begin to align with it.

This anchoring practice is an invitation to begin embodying the life you’re calling in, not by rushing toward it, but by letting your body start to recognize it as safe and familiar.

Now, bring your desire to the forefront of your mind. Not as a to-do list. Just the feeling of it. The tone of it. The way you imagine yourself living inside of it.

And now, gently, allow yourself to go a little deeper.

What are you wearing in this life?
Notice the fabric on your skin.
The way it fits your body.

What does the space around you feel like?
Is it quiet or full of life?
Bright or soft?

Notice any smells.
Fresh air.
Tea.
Clean linens.
Nature.

Let your senses begin to recognize this life.

This might be a life with more ease.
More health.
More freedom.
More presence.
More joy.
More alignment.
More financial abundance.

You don’t need to know exactly how it happens.
You don’t need to have it all figured out.

Just notice the version of you who lives this life.

See her clearly.

Notice her posture. 
The way she sits and stands. 
The way she moves.
Notice her energy.
Notice how she feels in her body.

Now shift your attention away from the future and back into yourself, right here.

Instead of asking, “How do I get there,” I want you to ask something different.

Who am I becoming?

What does this version of me feel like in her body?

Notice how she breathes.
Notice the pace she moves at.
Notice the way she relates to herself.

She doesn’t rush.
She doesn’t force.
She doesn’t abandon herself to get somewhere else.

She trusts her body.
She trusts her timing.
She trusts that showing up consistently matters more than doing everything perfectly.

And here’s the most important part.

You don’t have to wait to become her.

You begin by embodying her today. In small, grounded ways.

Manifestation isn’t about jumping into a future version of yourself overnight.
It’s about letting your body slowly recognize this version of you as familiar and safe.

So right now, allow yourself to feel into what it would be like to show up today as the woman you’re becoming.

I want to offer you a few questions. You don’t need to hold all of them. Just choose one that feels most alive for you today. Tomorrow, you might choose a different one.

How would the future you speak to herself today?
What would she choose to give her body?
What would she say yes to?
What would she say no to?
What would she no longer rush through?

Notice which question your body is drawn to. And allow one small action today to come from that place.

Let that settle.

Now I’m going to offer a few affirmations. You don’t need to force yourself to believe them. Just let them land where they can.

I allow myself to become the woman who lives the life I desire.

I don’t need to rush my growth. I trust my timing. I am exactly where I am meant to be.

I begin embodying my future through the way I show up today.

My body knows how to hold expansion.

I am safe to want more, and I am safe to move slowly.

Manifestation is not about effort.
It’s about alignment.
And alignment is built through presence, consistency, and trust.

Closing:

As you come out of this practice, take a moment to gently set your anchors for the day.

Today, I commit to nourishing my body with microbiome friendly food and abundant water.

Today, I choose to support my mind, brain, nervous system, and liver with my rebalancing or maintenance supplements.

Today, I trust that I am safe, and that everything is always working for me.

And today, I will choose one small action that supports the life I am affirming.

Let this practice orient your day and remind you that alignment is built through small, consistent choices.

Let’s take one slow breath here, and carry this with you.

May your heart feel supported, your body feel safe, and your intuition lead your day.

Trust your body. Follow your gut. 

Thank you for joining me in this practice. If you’re listening to this as it’s being released, we’re right in the heart of the holidays, moving through the holidays and into the new year. And I want to acknowledge that this season can hold a lot at once. Joy and grief. Gratitude and exhaustion. Hope and a lot of pressure.

This Daily Anchor is my gift to you during this time. A place to come back to yourself when things feel full, emotional, or fast. You don’t need to do this season perfectly. You don’t need to set big goals or have everything figured out. Just let this be a place you return to every day, however it fits. Happy holidays and happy new year.