Unlock Freedom: Let Go of Control and Trust the Universe

Ana Alves - Libelula Therapy
Dec 31, 2025
16 min read

Discover the Path to Inner Peace, Abundance, and Alignment

By Libélula Therapy

In this blog, I’m sharing powerful, transformative ideas… sprinkled with truth, and magic.

Inside, you’ll discover practical tools you can start using today — completely free —

to shift your energy, gain clarity, and feel real changes in your life.

But let me be real with you: true, lasting transformation rarely happens just by reading a blog.

That’s why guidance, expert support, and a proven method are key to unlocking your full potential — and that’s exactly what Libélula Therapy offers: a faster, easier, and more aligned path to your best self.

Here, I’ll give you enough to start awakening your inner power…

Practices to help you:

Let go of control without losing your power
Raise your vibration and expand your energy
Align your mind and heart for true coherence
Activate your manifestation field
Release your old self
Create the version of yourself you’ve always dreamed of
Attract what’s truly yours with ease

All with a loving, practical, and deeply transformative approach.

Your transformation starts within… and the magic begins the moment you decide.

Introduction

Rebirth, Raise Your Vibration, and Attract the Life You Desire

At the end of the year, we naturally take a moment to look back. We feel a little nostalgic for what’s gone, and at the same time, we start thinking about new goals and dreams.

It’s a time for reflection, for hugs, for joy… and sometimes for emotions that feel heavy and hard to handle.

That’s why I wrote this blog.

I want to help you bring more of what you truly want into your life, live more in the present, raise your energy, let go of the past, and make room for a fresh start.

If you really want to change, grow, and become a more authentic, free, and abundant version of yourself, keep reading.

Inside, you’ll find simple tips and exercises you can start today to shift your thoughts, feelings, habits, and energy.

So… will you keep repeating the same old patterns, same thoughts and same emotions, ....or are you ready to start something new?

Because you know it already: if we want different results, we need to think differently, feel differently, and act differently.

As Joe Dispenza teaches, you can’t create a new future from the energy of the past.

Your “old self,” the one holding onto old beliefs, fears, habits, and automatic reactions, can’t take you to the life you truly want.

That self needs to transform, let go of what doesn’t serve you, release, surrender… so that a new you can be born—more aware, more aligned, and more in tune with your true essence.

And yes: it’s easier than it seems when you know how.

When you change your inner state—your energy, your vibration, and your alignment—the outside world starts to change with you.

No matter where you are on your personal growth journey, this is a perfect time to reinvent yourself, raise your vibration, and start creating a new version of you.

As Joe Dispenza says, you can’t build a new future if you keep living, feeling, and reacting from past emotions.

Our minds are programmed to anticipate danger, repeat habits, and stay in what’s familiar—even when it no longer serves us.

That’s why learning to trust the Universe—and yourself—is an art, a practice of presence, surrender, and inner alignment.

Most people wait for “the perfect moment” to change. But the perfect moment never comes on its own. The perfect moment is now. This moment. This awakening.

That inner call you’re feeling? That’s your evolution.

You are evolving, even if it doesn’t always feel like it.

In recent years, many of us have gone through deep changes—in relationships, priorities, jobs, values, rhythms, and the way we see life.

If you also feel like things aren’t turning out the way you imagined, I want to remind you of something important:

You are not alone.
You are awakening.
You are questioning what no longer resonates.
You are evolving into a more authentic and conscious version of yourself.

Breaking the Habit of Being Your Old Self

Joe Dispenza explains that to transform your reality, you need to break the habit of being your old self. But what does that really mean?

It means letting go of:

The emotions that tie you to the past
The thoughts that limit you
The stories that no longer represent you
The patterns that keep alive the version of yourself you want to move beyond

You are not your thoughts. You are not your emotions. You can observe them without identifying with them, and create a new state of being—higher, more aligned, more in tune with the life you desire.

Manifestation is becoming the person who is already living the reality you long for:

Feeling healthy even if your body is still healing
Feeling abundant even before the money arrives
Feeling loved and valuable even without a partner
Feeling grateful even before seeing the results

That is the real inner work.

When you change your identity, energy, and frequency, you become a magnet for what you desire.

But it’s not enough to just think about it: you need to feel it in your whole body, mind, and heart, activating that inner coherence that transforms your reality.

A woman standing on top of a hill with arms open, hands receiving a glowing heart radiating like the sun. Inspiring Flow, Trust, Mind–Heart–Universe Coherence.

Flow
Trust
Raise your vibration and frequency
Rays/energy radiating from your heart out into the Universe
Mind–Heart–Universe coherence

The key to navigating these times is no longer control… it’s flowing, trusting fully, and raising your vibration to become the conscious creator of your life.

Changing limiting beliefs, opening space for the new, and acting from a higher energy isn’t optional if you want to transform your life; it’s the bridge between your current self and the self you want to embody.

It’s like when a new year or a new season arrives and you clean out your closet or your home: you let go of the old to make room for the new.

You create order, clarity, and openness so that what you truly desire can flow into your life.

When you allow yourself to release what no longer resonates, what no longer serves you, you open the door to new possibilities.

And when you truly trust—without fear, without resistance—you remember that the Universe is wise, loving, and mysterious, always working for you and always supporting you.

Even when you don’t see it.

Even when you don’t understand it.

Even when it seems like nothing is happening…

The Universe is still there: guiding you, supporting you, and walking with you as you rebirth into your best self.

But for the magic to manifest, you need to believe and allow, not get impatient asking “when” or “how.”

Trust with the same certainty you do when you order something online: you know it will arrive, even if you don’t see the process.

Life works the same way: when you trust, let go, and align, what is meant for you always finds its way to you.

Raise Your Vibration

1. Cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude

Gratitude is one of the highest frequencies there is.

When you appreciate what you have right here and now, you activate an inner state of abundance that completely shifts your energy.

Gratitude is especially helpful when:

A plan falls through

Things don’t go as expected

You feel confused or unmotivated

You’re going through uncertain times

Gratitude is your anchor. It’s the space where you actually have control. From there, you become more resilient, optimistic, and magnetic.

Simple Exercise:

Every night before bed, and every morning when you wake up, write down three things you truly feel grateful for.

But it’s not just about writing them—it’s about really feeling them in your body. Close your eyes for a few seconds and let yourself feel the joy, love, calm, and expansion that comes from having these things in your life. Let the feeling grow until you notice your energy shifting..

Then, do the same with the things you still want to manifest: feel them as if they're already real.

Teach your body the emotion of achievement, the joy of reaching your goals, the satisfaction of already having what you desire—even before it shows up in your life.

When your body learns this feeling ahead of time, you naturally shift your mind and energy. And it’s from this place that you start attracting exactly what you want.

This isn’t just philosophy—it’s science.

We are energy. We live in an energetic universe, and everything responds to vibration and frequency.

The more aligned your inner state is, the easier it is for your reality to reflect that alignment.

When your thoughts, emotions, and energy are in harmony working together —not in conflict—you send a clear signal to the Universe (and your own brain) about what you want to experience.

If you think one thing, feel another, and act in a third way, your energy is confused, and life reflects that confusion.

But when your thoughts, feelings, and vibration all move in the same direction, your mind, heart, and body work together, and reality responds with clarity and ease.

In this state of inner coherence, you become a natural magnet for what you desire.

2. Embrace the Unknown and Step Into the Field of Possibilities

You can’t control every detail of your life—even when you “do everything right.”

There are no guarantees in work, relationships, or personal projects.

And yet, here’s the deep truth:

accepting uncertainty is a profound act of inner freedom.

It’s telling the Universe:

"I’m ready for whatever is best for me, even if I can’t see it yet."

When you embrace the unknown, you vibrate higher than fear.

From that vibration, you begin to attract possibilities, encounters, ideas, and opportunities that were waiting for you to release control.

3. Raise Your Vibration — The Secret to Real Manifestation

You cannot manifest abundance from lack.

You cannot create your best self from fear.

You cannot attract love if you’re vibrating in insecurity.

Manifestation doesn’t respond to what you want—it responds to who you are in the moment you want it.

Most people spend their lives waiting—waiting for the perfect moment, the right circumstances, or the “sign” that it’s time to change.

But as Joe Dispenza and quantum physics show, waiting isn’t necessary.

You don’t have to wait for your life to change to feel different.

Your reality starts to shift the moment you change your inner state.

The quantum field responds to who you are being, not your wish list.

That’s why what truly transforms your life isn’t just intention—it’s coherence between your mind, your emotions, and your energy.

When you reach a state of inner certainty, reality naturally reorganizes to match your vibration. That’s how real manifestation works.

@JoeDispenza explains it simply: your brain is a record of the past. Most people keep thinking, feeling, and acting the way they did yesterday—and that’s why they keep creating more of the same.

But the moment you choose a new state of being, you unlock new possibilities.

That’s when you begin stepping into the life you truly desire.

Manifestation happens when your energy is aligned with what you want—not when you simply wish for it.

How to Raise Your Vibration

Notice your thoughts
Breathe consciously
Practice gratitude
Take care of your body and rest
Surround yourself with people and things that make you feel good
Say “no” to what drains your energy
Return to yourself again and again

Your vibration is your magnet.

You raise your vibration when you:

Shift from doubt to certainty

Shift from lack to gratitude

Shift from fear to trust

Shift from worry to presence

Shift from “somewhere ” to “now”

It’s like when you order something online: you don’t check every five minutes to see if the package disappeared. You know it’s coming.

That quiet, steady certainty is what activates manifestation.

When you decide it’s already yours, even before it arrives, your energy changes.

And when your energy changes, your life changes.

Quantum physics proves it: all possible realities already exist, including the version of you that is already living what you desire.

You’re not creating from scratch—you’re aligning with that version of yourself.

4. Mind–Heart Coherence: The Key to Transforming Your Life

Coherence happens when your mind, heart, and energy all vibrate in the same direction.

It’s the point and moment where internal conflict ends, and true creation begins.

Your thoughts send an electrical signals, and your emotions generate a magnetic field. Together, they form an energy signature that the Universe recognizes.

This is how you manifest—not from desire alone, but from alignment and coherence.

What does it mean to be in mind–heart coherence?

It means your thoughts, emotions, and energy are aligned, in harmony, working together, not against each other, not in conflict. Your mind stops sending stress or doubt signals, and your heart generates a strong, clear, expansive electromagnetic field.

When you are iis state:

Your body relaxes
Your mind clears
Your emotions balance
Your intuition activates
Your energy becomes magnetic

Science (especially through the HeartMath Institute and Joe Dispenza’s teachings) shows that when your mind and heart vibrate together in a high emotions—like gratitude, love, or peace—your energy field shifts, and your reality begins to reflect that changes.

In mind–heart coherence:

Your body relaxes and leaves survival mode
Your mind clears and stops repeating the past
Your emotions harmonize and stop sabotaging your desires
Your intuition activates like an internal GPS
Your electromagnetic field expands, sending a clear signal to the Universe

From this aligned state, your reality starts unfolding in your best interest to bring what you want.

It’s literally reprogramming your energy to become the person who already has what you desire.

2-Minute Exercise to Raise Your Vibration

Place a hand on your heart.
This sends a signal of safety and presence to your body.
Breathe slowly and deeply through your nose: inhale for 4 counts, exhale for 6.
Imagine the air moving in and out of your heart—this syncs your nervous system.
Evoke a high emotion: love, gratitude, compassion, joy, peace…
Feel it in your chest and let it expand.
Hold it for 60–90 seconds, letting your body learn this state.

In less than two minutes, your vibration shifts, your energy field expands, and your mind and heart align… entering the state where manifestation becomes possible.

Listen to the guided audio with this exercise to raise your vibration.

Fear of the Unknown and Why It Keeps Us Stuck

Fear of the unknown is one of the main reasons so many people stay in situations they don’t even enjoy—simply because it feels “comfortable” or familiar.

Our mind is wired to protect us, so it naturally wants to keep us in our safe zone The unknown feels scary because it’s unfamiliar, and our brain tries to avoid discomfort.

That’s why, when life shakes us with big changes, it can actually be a positive opportunity—an invitation to let go of what no longer serves you and make space for something better.

This doesn’t mean you’ll always feel happy when a plan falls apart—that’s not realistic.

But it does mean that even while feeling and acknowledging your emotions (through writing, meditation, or conscious breathing), you can return to the present moment and notice the lesson, the opportunity, or the new door that’s ready to open.

When you’re facing challenges, conflicts, or even illness, ask yourself:

“What can I learn from this?

What is this situation trying to show me or teach me?

What message is here for me?"

It’s also important to take full responsibility for your life and your energy.

We are the creators of our own reality.

Being responsible doesn’t mean feeling guilty—it means noticing what you’re thinking, feeling, or doing—or what you’re avoiding—and seeing how it shapes your results.

Responsibility gives you the power to respond with clarity, make better choices, and create the life you truly want.

By doing this, you stop feeling stuck or powerless and start stepping fully into your own growth, becoming the conscious creator of your life.

Protect Your Time From Screens and Social Media

It’s so easy to get emotionally overloaded with constant stimuli—news, social media, comments, and endless information.

Young woman holding a smartphone in her hand, looking thoughtful and focused.

We’ve all fallen down the social media rabbit hole… You start by looking at a photo from a loved one, and thirty minutes later, you’re watching random videos that add nothing to your day. Suddenly, your focus is gone, your energy feels drained, and your mind is all over the place.

Constant exposure to news, posts, comments, and endless information can quietly feed anxiety, fear, or the feeling that you need to control everything.

Your energy is sacred, and protecting it is one of the simplest yet most powerful ways to care for yourself.

Take mini-breaks to disconnect and recharge—step outside, breathe deeply, move your body, or just be present with yourself. These small pauses create space for calm, clarity, and the ideas, opportunities, and guidance that are already waiting for you.

These small acts create space for clarity, calm, and the ideas, opportunities, and guidance that are already waiting for you.

Slow Down: Return to Yourself

When Life Feels Out of Control

Sometimes, when life feels out of control, it’s easy to slip into chaos without even noticing.

The fast pace of life can disconnect you from your inner wisdom.

That’s why it’s so important to take small moments to come back to yourself:

Breathe deeply.
Close your eyes for two minutes.
Stretch your body.
Take a mindful pause.
Meditate, do yoga, journal your thoughts and feelings, or practice breathwork.

Even placing your feet on the ground and asking yourself, “What do I need right now?” can shift everything.

A little daily calm brings you back into your center. It helps you see things more clearly, find solutions more easily, and feel grounded, safe, and supported again.

Give Yourself Permission to Let Go

When we get too attached to a plan and it doesn’t turn out as expected, it’s easy to feel trapped, frustrated, or like there are no other options.

But almost always, there are more paths available—we just can’t see them because we’re holding on to how things should have been.

Be gentle with yourself throughout the day and remind yourself:

“I can let this go. I don’t have to carry it all by myself.”

Sometimes letting go doesn’t mean giving up—it simply means loosening your grip and allowing life to show you another way.

If you can’t change a situation, that’s okay. What you can choose is how you move forward, how you speak to yourself, and how you support yourself through the process.

When you shift from resistance to compassion, you create space for clarity, relief, and new possibilities to appear.

Being compassionate means stopping the inner fight and treating yourself with kindness—when you do that, your mind relaxes and new solutions and opportunities naturally appear.

Understand That Everything Happens for Your Highest Good

Did you fail a test? Did a presentation not go as planned? Did you miss an opportunity because of traffic, a mistake, or something completely unexpected?

We’ve all been through situations we couldn’t control. And even though they can hurt or feel frustrating in the moment, they also carry opportunities to grow, learn, and become stronger.

Every experience is shaping your path, your character, and your energy, preparing you for what is truly meant for you.

A simple practice: when something doesn’t go your way, pause and ask yourself, “How might this be helping me, even if I can’t see it yet?”

Beautiful landscape with a winding path leading toward the mountains, symbolizing journey, growth, and new possibilities.

"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”

— Wayne Dyer

“Life is always happening for you, not to you.”

— Tony Robbins

Open Yourself to New Possibilities

In everyday moments and in big life decisions, new possibilities are always opening new doors.

Control is temporary.

Life is constantly changing. What feels safe and certain today can shift tomorrow.

When you remember that the Universe is supporting you, even unexpected changes can turn into hidden blessings.

All you need is openness, presence, and trust.

A calm ocean with sunlight reflecting infinite possibilities.

“When you let go of who you think you should be, you open space for who you are meant to become.”— Unknown

“Life supports me in every possible way.”

— Louise Hay

Don’t stay stuck focusing on the problem. Instead, direct your energy to see all the positive things and the new opportunities opening up for you.

The Universe is like an ocean of unlimited possibilities—when you look with joy and positivity, you notice new projects, fresh ideas, and exciting paths.

Make plans, take inspired action, and remember: where you focus your energy, your energy flows. As Tony Robbins says, “Where focus goes, energy flows.”

Be Grateful Even for the Uncertain

Surprisingly, uncertain times invite us to pause and reflect deeply on our happiness, our priorities, and what we truly want to create in our lives.

Uncertainty can become a sacred space—a place to rebirth ourselves, reconnect with our inner guidance, and discover new paths we might never have noticed if everything stayed the same.

There is incredible power in learning to release control with grace. As Louise Hay reminds us, “I trust the process of life. I am willing to let go of the past and step into the new.”

Even small acts—like taking a mindful pause, journaling your thoughts, or simply noticing what brings you joy—can help you embrace the unknown with confidence and curiosity.

Exercise: List What Brings You Joy

Take a few minutes to write down all the things that make you happy or bring you peace—big or small!

For example: music, dancing, nature, a warm cup of tea, laughing with friends, reading, creating, or anything that lights up your heart.

Then, each day, try to do at least one thing from your list.

Notice how it lifts your energy, brightens your mood, and opens the door to more joy and possibilities.

If You Still Feel Stuck…

Before we finish, if you’re still carrying emotional weight, confusion, or inner fatigue, I want to invite you to a gentle yet powerful tool I often share with my clients:

The Libelula Therapy Release System

This practice helps you::