The first session with my new client the other day included Louise Hay’s mirror work which is one of my absolute favourites. Not because it makes women cry 😢😢 (but that actually is a good thing 🙏🏽), but because it really starts to get to the root of how we feel about ourselves…. What are your thoughts when you look in the mirror?

I ask my clients to look really close up into a handheld mirror and say out loud, “I love and approve of myself exactly as I am.” 🥰

Some of my clients find this really really difficult…

Then I ask – “notice your feelings and try not to judge them. Just notice what goes on when you says those words.”

Then I say:

“This might be initially uncomfortable but I’m going to ask you to carry on looking at yourself, really look into your own eyes. Resist the temptation to look away… Stay with it… Notice what you think and feel straight away… ” 😳

The exercise continues but this little bit gives you an idea of how revealing it all is….. 💚💜🌈

I shared a little of Louise Hay’s amazing Mirror Work with my Facebook community “Love Yourself – Women Inspiring Women” to celebrate her birthday. If you’d like to join, here is the link

Trying mirror work

Most of the time our biggest problem is that we do not love ourselves. A wonderful way for us to see where we stand on the issue is to use the mirror. So look in your eyes and say “I love and approve of myself exactly as I am”. Just notice what’s going on when you say that. Do you immediately criticise yourself? Notice what’s happening inside.

I look in the mirror every day, several times a day and I say to myself “I love you, I really love you”. When something wonderful happens, I say “thank you” to myself.

It is great for forgiveness too. Say to yourself “I forgive you and I love you”. Forgive other people in the mirror too. You can use the mirror to talk to people, telling them things you’re afraid to tell them in person. Tell them you want their love and approval. 

We use the mirror in each of my 6 one to one Love Yourself Coaching sessions. It is so powerful and can lead to such profound changes. For more information on these sessions, follow this link.