Your Body Knows the Way

I'm going through something painfully difficult right now

and I've had to work really hard to keep my nervous system regulated.

I've had to continue coming back to the practice

of using my body to calm my mind,

instead of using my mind to calm my body.

We think our brain is processing information and controlling our body,

but our brains spend much of their time

interpreting signals from the body’s nervous system

and creating your thoughts in response to that information.

The mind is a compulsive, rationalizing,

meaning making, story-telling,

problem solving machine.

If left to its own devices, it ruminates.

Worrying about the future.

And replaying triggers from the past.

So the most loving thing I can do for myself right now

is to be aware of what I'm truly feeling in my heart and body,

allow myself to feel the emotions as they come up,

and practice nervous system regulation — calming my body.

Because when we're going through something difficult

our nervous system is naturally activated,

and if we don't allow ourselves to feel what we're feeling,

then our mind will get stuck in its ruminations instead.

✨ Our nervous system only communicates through somatics:

the physical experience and sensations within the body.

It doesn't understand words.

It understandings feelings, sensations, movement, and breath.

Only your body knows the way.

So when you find yourself in a particularly difficult patch of life,

do your best to remember to be present in your body.

Allow yourself to feel the emotions and sensations your body is asking you to feel,

and notice that you're safe.

Even in the midst of difficult emotions.

We don’t regulate our nervous system to keep from feeling the hard things.

We regulate our nervous system to create the necessary internal safety

to experience our feelings. 

Without becoming mentally consumed by our thoughts and stories.

You can be present in your body.

You can notice your breath.

You can put your hand on your heart.

Or wrap your arms around yourself in a hug.

You can love yourself enough

to anchor yourself into this present moment

in the best way you can...

Even if that's simply taking deep breaths

and releasing them with audible sighs... or sobs…

or rolling on the floor, if that’s what you need to do.

Simply remind yourself:

"I'm here."

It's been a gift to discover that I love myself enough

to be present with myself through this.

To authentically allow myself to feel what I'm feeling

without getting caught up or lost in my mind for too long.

To truly comfort myself when I need it most.

This depth of Self-Love is available to us all if we keep returning to it.

Even in our most difficult times,

we can trust the wisdom of our heart and body

to guide us through the roughest seas.

"The body says what words cannot." ~ Martha Graham

🧘🏻‍♀️ Somatic Invitation:

I invite you to take a slow deep breath in…

and release it even more slowly out.

Place your hand over your heart, close your eyes if that feels safe,

and simply sit with yourself for a few minutes as you continue to breathe.

No fixing. No analyzing. No story telling.

Just be present in your body exactly as you are.

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Let’s rise together ~ in Love & Light,

Jaime

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