Embodiment: The Road Back to Your Inner Knowing

There are so many [conflicting] messages out there. 

Eat this. 

Don’t eat this.

Exercise like this. 

Use this product. 

Stop using this product.

This ingredient is good. 

Actually, it’s not. 

Sleep this much.

Do more, work harder. 

Love like this.

Live like this.  

This list could truly never end. We are constantly being bombarded with various and conflicting opinions, information, and advice about what to do and how to live, whether it be about health, spirituality, parenting, or anything and everything else. 

It’s exhausting.

Is there really one right way? How are we supposed to know what’s really best for us?

The truth is, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to wellness. What works for one, will not necessarily work for another. The other truth is, there are all kinds of motivations behind pushing a healing modality and they aren’t always for our good.

So, where do we go from here?

I believe we must return to our bodies. 

You know better for you than any other Instagram influencer, spiritual guide, or healthcare practitioner.

And “you” doesn’t just mean your thinking mind; it means all of you: body, mind, soul.  

Many of us spend the majority of time in our heads, making decisions from our thinking brains only. When we do this, we miss out on learning important information and honest wisdom from our bodies. 

Deepening our connection to our bodies, learning to listen to them, getting to know them, and allowing their cues to guide us is foundational to our wellness.

This looks like honoring your hunger and thirst, going to bed when tired, and trusting your gut when something feels off. It means noticing your bodily sensations when you are with certain people and in certain places to gather information about the safety of those people and places.

It means getting curious about your bodily symptoms instead of critical. What is your body trying to tell you?

Imagine what it would be like to live and make choices from the wisdom of your holistic self (mind, body, and spirit).

What would it be like to step away from symptom-chasing and the endless stream of opinions and find rest in your inner Knowing?

What would you learn from your body if you started to listen to him/her?

Your body may not feel like a safe place for you right now. That’s ok too. This is a journey, a building up of trust.

What might it look like to take one small step toward connecting to this part of you again?