Healing modalities that help process and release emotional pain include breathwork and meditation journaling and mindset coaching, EFT tapping (emotional freedom technique).

Rhushana says grief isn’t something you just “get over” it’s something you move through. When left unprocessed, it can feel like a heavy weight on your chest, keeping you stuck in the past. However when you release it, you create space for peace, clarity, and a deeper connection to yourself.

If you’ve been carrying emotional pain, know that you don’t have to go through it alone. Healing is possible and it starts with releasing what no longer serves you.

As a personal trainer I would add that daily physical exercise with affirmations along with monthly massages, help to release toxins holistically.

The exercise that would release stored emotions of grief and sadness with affirmations is the dumbbell chest press and it can be done two or three times a week with rest days in between.

The chest press, whether using a machine or dumbbells, is a great exercise for building upper body strength, particularly in the chest, shoulders, and triceps, which can improve functional strength.

Strong chest muscles are crucial for everyday movements like pushing open a door, washing your hair, or lifting objects and in due time it will enhance performance in sports.

How to do a dumbbell chest press

Lie with your back on a bench or bed or mat and a dumbbell (or water bottle) in each hand, resting at chest level.

Bend your knees and place your feet flat on the surface.

Face your palms toward your feet with the dumbbells in each hand, elbows in line with your chest, not your shoulders and breath in.

Breathe out and begin to extend your arms and push the dumbbells up over your chest but do not lock your elbows.

You’ll feel tension across your upper chest.

Say these affirmations while pushing your arms up: “I release the pain and sadness.”

Repeat 10 times.

Remember the rhythm of the breathing helps to perform the full range of motion.

If you feel comfortable doing this exercise after a week or two you can increase the intensity to three sets per workout.