The Sacred Art of Being a Beginner
- Brainz Magazine
- May 1, 2025
- 5 min read
Sanjana Thanik is a transformative hypnotherapist, a reiki healer, and an expert in RTT and QHHT. As the founder of Mindskapes, she empowers individuals to reconnect with their authentic selves, guiding them to rediscover the parts of their being that have been forgotten or lost.
There is profound wisdom in allowing yourself to be a beginner. In a world that prizes expertise and instant mastery, starting fresh can feel uncomfortable, but it’s also where the deepest growth begins. Embracing the sacred art of beginning invites humility, curiosity, and the courage to evolve.
We love the idea of becoming.
We pin quotes about growth.
We post about healing.
We write about rising.
But we rarely talk about what comes before all of that, the awkward, vulnerable, deeply human stage of being a beginner. The stage of being nothing, a zero. It’s in this nothingness that the destination of greatness lies. The distance between this nothingness and greatness is filled with experiences of learning, efforts, willingness to get better and evolve, patience and acceptance, giving anyone the key to unlock greatness.
And yet, this is where the real work begins.
Not in the glow-up. Not in the breakthrough. But in the quiet decision to begin again, even when no one’s clapping yet.
We’ve become experts at appearing whole and polished and we have been taught to accept nothing less.
But the truth? Wholeness is built from the inside out. And sometimes, the only way forward is to start again, with shaky hands, a cracked voice, and a heart full of hope.
Let’s clear something up:
Being a beginner isn’t a weakness.
It’s not a step back.
And it’s definitely not something to be ashamed of.
It’s proof that you’re alive enough to want more.
Present enough to notice what’s not working.
And brave enough to choose differently.
That’s powerful. That’s sacred.
And yes, sometimes, it’s messy as hell.
Starting over is a soul workout
You know that feeling when you walk into a gym for the first time, and everything feels foreign? The machines look like spaceships. Everyone seems to know what they’re doing. And you’re just trying to remember how to breathe?
That’s the emotional vibe of starting something new.
Learning to set boundaries.
Speaking your truth.
Putting yourself first.
Unlearning the patterns that kept you small.
Making the unfamiliar familiar by doing it consistently.
It’s like going into emotional rehab, your mind and heart are detoxing from years of conditioning, people-pleasing, overgiving, or hiding.
And you need to know that only physical detox can’t make you light, this energetic detox clears clogged pathways of redundant beliefs, conditionings, mindsets that are creating the drag in your flight to greatness.
It’s uncomfortable because it’s unfamiliar, not because you’re failing.
And sometimes the very discomfort you’re resisting is the doorway to the next version of you. The version who knows peace. The version who trusts. The version who no longer betrays themselves for the comfort of others.
Growth isn’t a straight line. It’s a spiral
Let’s be real: healing is not linear.
It’s not a neat checklist or a 5-step process.
It’s a spiral. A return. A remembrance. A way back home to our blueprint of wholeness.
You revisit old wounds with new eyes. You uncover deeper layers of the same lesson. You notice patterns resurfacing not because you’re broken, but because you’re ready to meet them from a higher level of awareness. This awareness is the most important ingredient in the recipe for a better you.
It’s like leveling up in a game: same terrain, but now you’ve got better tools.
Sometimes it looks like crying on your kitchen floor because the version of you who tolerated less just doesn’t fit anymore.
Sometimes it’s walking away from something “almost right,” knowing that almost isn’t love.
Sometimes it’s whispering, “I don’t know what I’m doing,” while showing up anyway. It’s this leap of faith and trust in that unknown version of you that knows better, takes you closer to your goals and the life you desire for yourself.
That’s not weakness. That’s the real kind of strength. A strength to begin each day and give it the best you know at that point of time. Till you put all you know in this trail to your best version, with feeling, that version will stay a dream.
You’re not going backwards. You are not being comfortable. You are stepping up to the discomfort to go deeper.
The beginner holds the power
We’ve been taught to worship confidence, clarity, and control.
But the beginner?
The beginner holds something much more potent: possibility.
Beginners are clay moldable, raw, full of potential.
They’re not stuck in identity. They’re not boxed in by past stories.
They’re free to explore, pivot, ask questions, and get it “wrong.”
And in that space of uncertainty, something sacred grows: trust.
Trust in the process.
Trust in your resilience.
Trust that even without a clear map, you will find your way.
Trust in yourself and your being enough for whatever is planted on the way.
Think of a seed in the dark earth; it doesn’t question the dirt, the quiet, or the discomfort. It trusts the becoming.
It doesn’t bloom on demand. It blooms in divine time, after rooting itself deep enough to hold the growth it’s destined for.
Think of the embryo in the mother’s womb, in darkness, growing each day in this unknown place, shaping into the most intricate, intelligent and amazing form, the human form.
So must we.
If you’re starting over, you’re not behind
I want you to hear this with your whole being:
You’re not behind. You’re not late. You’re not broken.
You’re just beginning again. And that’s holy work.
You’re learning to listen. To soften. To show up without the pressure of performing.
You’re learning to stop abandoning yourself for temporary approval.
You’re learning to hold space for your becoming even when no one’s watching.
This is self-love in real-time.
Not curated. Not perfect. Not polished.
But deeply present. Intentionally alive.
And rooted in truth.
Every time you begin whether it’s with a habit, a mindset, or a relationship, you’re rewriting the story. You’re choosing awareness over autopilot. You’re meeting yourself where you are, not where the world thinks you should be.
And that’s what self-love really looks like.
Permission to begin again
Maybe you’ve left something that drained you.
Maybe you’re returning to something you once loved.
Maybe you’re picking yourself up after life cracked you open.
Wherever you are, you get to begin again.
And this time, you do it with more wisdom.
More boundaries.
More heart.
More of you intact.
So don’t shrink for the sake of staying comfortable.
Don’t delay just because you’re not “ready.”
Don’t silence the part of you that’s hungry for more.
Here’s your permission slip:
Start over. Start small. Start scared.
Just start.
Because the beginner isn’t less than.
The beginner is the seed, the spark, the sacred unknown.
In this unknown space between beginning and becoming, stay hopeful that you will be provided with all the gear you need for this journey. The Divine Intelligence wants you to take this first step.
The beginner holds the blueprint of your next becoming.
And that is everything. So let’s begin right away.
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Sanjana Thanik, Hypnotherapist, Reiki, RTT & QHHT Practitioner
Sanjana Thanik is a certified hypnotherapist, Reiki healer, and practitioner of Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) and Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique (QHHT). With her expertise, she guides individuals through deep healing and self-exploration. As the founder of Mindskapes, Sanjana is passionate about helping people reconnect with their authentic selves, unlocking emotional and spiritual well-being.
