# Heavy Eyebrows

**Published by:** [jer979](https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2/)
**Published on:** 2025-07-10
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@jer979-2/heavy-eyebrows

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I have a yoga teacher who is fond of saying “Eyebrow Check.” She knows that we unconsciously carry around a lot of stress there. Or at least I do. When I check on them, I wonder, “how can something that is so small and so seemingly insignificant be so damn heavy?” I understand now that they are the carriers of some part of my ego, my defenses. Which part? I am not sure. But it’s something that is seeking to protect me from some imagined emotional pain. Maybe it’s the fear of getting caught off guard or taken advantage of. I don’t want to look like the fool-or view myself as a fool-so the eyebrows serve as the shield. That’s a lot of burden to put on such a small body part. And it drags down my entire face and makes my head feel heavier. Lighten the eyebrows and lighten the load. We all play the fool sometimes anyway.

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