Uncover Your Soul Longing: A 12 Week Guided Journey.
- Davinder Ojalla
- Jul 14
- 5 min read
Starting a journey to discover your soul longing can be both powerful and deeply transformative. This process invites you to look within yourself, explore your deepest desires, and connect with your true essence. Over the next 12 weeks, you will engage in a journey enriched with journal prompts, spiritual practices, and heart-centered exercises designed to help you uncover the yearnings of your soul.
This guided journey is not just about self-awareness; it’s also about gaining a richer understanding of your emotions, goals, and aspirations. By dedicating time each week to reflect and explore, you’ll gain clarity and strengthen your connection with your authentic self. Studies show that regular self-reflection can increase self-awareness by up to 75%, leading to more fulfilling lives.
Week 1: Setting Intentions
Journal Prompt: What does "soul longing" mean to you? Reflect on how this resonates with your current life.
Spiritual Practice: Find a quiet spot. Close your eyes and take deep, calming breaths. Visualise your heart as a vast universe, and let yourself feel the longing that lives there.
Somatic Heart Practice: Stand firmly on the ground with hands over your heart. Breathe deeply, feeling the rise and fall of your chest. As you do, visualise sending love to yourself and your heart’s desires, creating a sense of warmth, foundations and acceptance.

Week 2: Acknowledging Your Feelings
Journal Prompt: What feelings arise when you think about your life today? Highlight any emotions that seem difficult or uplifting.
Spiritual Practice: Spend a few minutes focusing on your breath. Inhale deeply and as you exhale, release emotions that are weighing you down. Continue this until you feel lighter. Allow a dying, shedding & a re-birth.
Somatic Heart Practice: Sit comfortably, placing your hand over your heart. Allow yourself to experience any emotions that arise. Gently massage your heart area to release tension and foster a sense of healing. Go deep into the cellular memory & invite deeper depths of emotions to arise, open to more juice, life force which will push you into more self regulation mastery.
Week 3: Exploring Your Passions
Journal Prompt: What activities make you feel most alive? Recall specific moments when you felt deeply connected to your passions.
Spiritual Practice: Create a passion board by collecting images and words that excite you. This could be physical or digital. Dedicate time each day to reflect on these passions—sometimes, just seeing them can ignite inspiration. Be determined in your resolve daily: What did my soul come here to do? Why did my soul incarnate? Go beyond the Ego and straight to Soul.
Somatic Heart Practice: Dance or move freely, allowing your body to express the passions you’ve identified. You might choose to play a favourite song, feeling the energy flow through you as you sway, jump, or spin. Explore Somatic Medicine Dance to bring out your soul warrior.
Week 4: Letting Go of Limiting Beliefs
Journal Prompt: What beliefs hold you back from pursuing your soul longing? Write down negative thoughts and challenge their validity.
Spiritual Practice: Meditate on limiting beliefs. Visualise them fading away, making room for positive affirmations to fill that space. For every negative thought, find five positive ones to counter it.
Somatic Heart Practice: Imagine your limiting beliefs as physical objects. Picture yourself physically releasing these as you exhale or through a freeing movement to promote liberation.
Week 5: Connecting with Nature
Journal Prompt: How does nature resonate with you? Reflect on experiences in nature that made you feel connected.
Spiritual Practice: Spend some time outside, observing the beauty around you. Let nature’s serenity flow into your heart and mind, helping you reconnect with your inner self & child.
Somatic Heart Practice: Engage in grounding exercises by walking barefoot on grass or sand. Feel the earth beneath your feet and allow it to nourish your spirit, which is essential for emotional well-being. Connect the energy of your heart with the outside world.

Week 6: Embracing Your Authentic Self
Journal Prompt: Who are you at your core? Describe your true self without any expectations from the outside world.
Spiritual Practice: Spend a few moments each day affirming your worthiness. Use a mirror to look into your eyes and kindly speak uplifting words to yourself. Research shows that positive affirmations can boost self-esteem by 25%. Use the mirror exercise.
Somatic Heart Practice: Allow your body to move in a way that feels authentic to you. Breathe deeply and let your body guide the movement through sound, expressing freedom and individuality. Explore ways to feel your subtle energy body, intuition & soul voice..
Week 7: Visualisation of Your Dreams
Journal Prompt: What dreams have you set aside? Write them down and explore why they were sidelined.
Spiritual Practice: Visualise your dreams as if they are already real. Spend time each day imagining the life you desire—this technique can improve motivation and focus significantly.
Somatic Heart Practice: Create a sketch or collage that expresses your dreams. Let your body get involved in the creative process to reinforce the feelings associated with your aspirations.
Week 8: Seeking Guidance from Within
Journal Prompt: What does your inner voice say in times of self-doubt? Recall moments when you listened to this voice.
Spiritual Practice: Meditate deeply, asking your inner guidance for insight and answers. Sit with your thoughts, giving space for wisdom to emerge quietly.
Somatic Heart Practice: Participate in a body-awareness meditation, connecting with sensations and allowing your body’s wisdom to guide you. Set your sights on full embodiment.
Week 9: Cultivating Gratitude
Journal Prompt: List three things you are grateful for each day. How does focusing on gratitude shape your perception of your soul longing?
Spiritual Practice: Start a gratitude jar, writing down daily appreciations. Take time each week to read through them—research shows that gratitude can enhance mental health.
Somatic Heart Practice: Go for a gratitude walk. As you walk, consciously express thanks for each step and every detail you encounter, creating a sense of connectedness and joy.
Week 10: Building a Support System
Journal Prompt: Who supports your journey toward fulfilling your soul longing? Reflect on relationships that uplift you.
Spiritual Practice: Reach out to someone who motivates you. Share your journey and invite them to join you in exploring new paths.
Somatic Heart Practice: Participate in group activities that encourage connection. These can foster shared intentions and open up new opportunities. Join a soul embodiment circle, sister circle or dance.
Week 11: Being Present in the Moment
Journal Prompt: What distracts you from being present? Write about moments when you felt completely engaged.
Spiritual Practice: Set aside dedicated time for mindfulness. Explore meditation or conscious breathing to anchor yourself in the here and now, as mindfulness can decrease stress levels by 30%.
Somatic Heart Practice: Practice walking meditation. Focus entirely on the sensations of walking—the ground beneath your feet and the rhythm of your breath—cultivating a sense of presence.
Week 12: Integrating Your Discoveries
Journal Prompt: Reflect on your journey during the past 12 weeks. What have you learned about your soul longing, and how will you commit to honouring it?
Spiritual Practice: Craft a vision statement based on your insights. Display it somewhere visible to remind yourself of your journey and continued growth.
Somatic Heart Practice: Celebrate your discoveries through creative expression, whether through writing, art, carving a joyful conclusion to this chapter of self-exploration.
Your Journey Ahead

This 12-week experience is more than just an exploration of your soul longing; it is an invitation to align with your true self. Each week has equipped you with valuable tools and practices that you can revisit at any stage in your life.
As you embrace your soul's desires, you weave a narrative rich with authenticity, purpose, and fulfillment. Continue to carry this journey forward, allowing it to transform as you grow. Remember, your soul longing is a living, breathing entity that deserves continuous nurturing, openness, and love. Keep exploring this sacred space within, and may you forever follow the path that leads you back to your heart.
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