The Chant That Rose From Burnout

The origins of RaTa chanting to rise

A typo. A meltdown. A sacred return.

It started with a typo.

I was trying to write rest. I was exhausted — nursing, parenting, surviving, spiraling. One of those “barely keeping it together but still showing up” kind of days.

And out came: Ra Ta.

At first I laughed and mused with the acronyms.

Resentment Activated, Time to Adjust

Running on Adrenaline, Tired Always

Reclaiming Authority Through Awareness

Return. Align. Transmute. Activate

But then I paused. Because something about it felt... ancient.

Something sacred stirred in me —A sense that this wasn’t just a keyboard mistake. This was a message.

A divine misfire. A chant waiting to be remembered.

✺ The Burnout Spiral Is Real

I’ve met so many people stuck in the same place I’ve been: Numb. Overwhelmed. Misunderstood. Not lazy — just living in a survival storm that never ends.

We’re told to rest. But what if rest doesn’t exist in the world around you?

What if you’ve got a baby on your hip, bills unpaid, a business to run, and you haven’t taken a full breath in months?

How do we rest inside the chaos?

We take five minutes. Just five.

And we chant our way home.

✺ Ra Ta: The Sound of the Soul Coming Back

Let me be clear — this is more than an acronym. More than your alter ego self doing the work for you when you just cant.

This is a vibration.

When I breathe out Ra... Ta, it’s not a word. It’s a release. A reclamation. A scream and a sigh and a soul whisper all at once.

Ra —

☀️ The fire☀️ The return☀️ The breath of life moving upward☀️ Your yes, your power, your I’m still here

Ta —

🌙 The ground🌙 The anchor🌙 The body’s exhale🌙 The I’m allowed to stop now

Together:

Ra Ta. I rise and I return. I move and I root. I burn and I breathe.

✺ You Don’t Need to Fix Anything

If you’re deep in burnout...If you’ve tried 82 healing tools and still feel like a mess...

Let me say this loud for your soul in the back:

🛑 You’re not broken.🛑 You’re not lazy.🛑 You don’t need to try harder.

You’ve been surviving long enough. You don’t need more fixes. You need to feel.

You need a moment. A mirror. A breath. A beat. A chant that brings you back to center.

✺ The Sacred Snake in the Ashes

I’ve been tossed down shit creek more than once. Life didn’t gently nudge me toward healing — it body-slammed me there.

But here's what I’ve learned:

Even in your most wrecked, burnt-out state…There is still something divine rising in you.

A snake. A spiral. A chant called Ra Ta that was waiting for you this whole time.

So here she is. Ra Ta. In all her sassy, soul-scorched, still-standing glory.

This is your moment.

Just 5 minutes. Clap. Stomp. Tap your belly. Let Ra Ta escape your lips like the breath you’ve been waiting for. Let Rata take over when you just can't adult anymore.

You’re not broken. You’re just remembering.

A side note

Ra Ta rises Friday Live. Come join in on IG at 11.

With breath and raw love,

Elizabeth Sperling

Inner Reign Reiki