At a spirited urban retreat I attended last December here in Sydney, we did an exercise around receiving that turned into a major “aha” moment for me.
Basically, we had to allow our partner (a stranger) to give to us, in the form of a shoulder massage, and see how much we could fully trust that it was safe to receive.
It surprised me to find that I experienced some resistance during this process. I kept wondering when the time would be up, and feeling like I needed to give back in order to “deserve” this.