Hello beautiful friend,

Every January, the world gets loud about transformation.

New goals.

New habits.



New you.

But what if the most powerful thing you could do right now is not add something… but set something down?

This week’s Field Guide and Episodes 95 and 96 of Vibrations and Manifestations explore a quieter, truer rhythm of growth. One that honors your nervous system, your lived experience, and the seasons of your life.

Before anything new can take root, something old must be released.

Not because you failed.

Not because you are behind.

But because growth requires space.

As Jared says in Episode 96:

“You cannot carry old energy into a new becoming.”

The Field Guide we published this week, From Resolution to Release, weaves together two powerful ideas:

• Episode 95 dismantles the myth of overnight reinvention. Real change does not happen through pressure. It happens through safety and rhythm.
• Episode 96 shows us how to clear emotional and energetic weight so that change is even possible.

Together, they form a seasonal invitation.

Stop trying to become someone else.

Create space for who you already are becoming.

Inside the Field Guide, you’ll find:

• Two deeply human stories about release
• Letting go of perfection in a beloved holiday tradition
• Learning that receiving a gift without keeping score is itself an act of giving
• A reframing of clearing as energetic detox rather than loss
• Simple tools for emotional and nervous system regulation
• Reflection prompts that invite curiosity instead of pressure

What is released in these stories is not a thing.

It is a rule.

A rule about perfection.

A rule about obligation.

A rule about who we must be to belong.

Release does not empty you.

It opens you.

And that space is where becoming begins.

Your Subscriber Bonus: The 5-Minute Clearing Ritual

This is just for you.

You can do it once.

You can do it weekly.

You can return to it whenever something feels heavy.

1. Sit comfortably and place one hand on your chest and one on your abdomen.
2. Take three slow breaths, in through the nose, out through the mouth.
3. Ask gently: What feels heavy right now?
4. Let one thing surface. Not the biggest thing. Just the truest one.
5. Say silently or out loud: This no longer belongs to me.
6. On your next exhale, imagine setting it down. Not destroying it. Returning it.
7. Notice what your body does. Shoulders soften. Breath deepens. Space appears.

That is clearing.

You are not failing when you release.

You are preparing.

Reflection Prompts for the Week

Let these move through you slowly:

• What am I tired of carrying?
• What do I believe this gives me?
• What part of me learned to hold this?
• Who might I become if I no longer did?

There are no wrong answers.

Only honest ones.

You do not need to become someone else.

You only need to stop carrying what no longer belongs.

Travel lighter.

With love,

Shelley

Vibrations and Manifestations