How often are you in your body? I mean, really, in your body, in touch with your emotions, your pain and your pleasure and yes, in your power?
You may say where else could I be, yet very few of us are present in our bodies regularly.
Living in today’s world is hard work. We live in stressful times, and we carry emotional words from past experiences. It is easier to look and focus outside of ourselves to repress the stress, tension and negative emotions we may experience in life.
We all have our own ways of diverting our attention outside of ourselves. Some ways are quite harmless, yet some are very toxic. Alcohol, tobacco and drugs are obvious substances to escape our reality. Television, shopping, overworking, eating, sex and attachment to other people can be used as methods of escape.
Being in our body means that we deal with our emotional pain, yet we also get the pleasure in terms of inner happiness. It is being fully present in yourself and being aware of what your body and emotions are telling you. Learning to listen to your intuition and inner alarm system. Asking yourself daily where it hurts and honouring the feelings that arise.
Being in our body is a skill we have to relearn if we want to stop searching for happiness outside of us. We have to reconnect with our energy, which includes our pleasure and our pain. By reconnecting with our energy, we reconnect to our source of power and stop looking outside of ourselves to paper over our inner cracks.
I check in with my body as often as I can. If I feel any physical sensations, aches and pains or emotions such as stress, sadness, upset, or anger, then I understand that my energy is out of sync and my body is trying to get my attention. As I work with my energy, I correct any imbalances, restore harmony and prevent any major blocks from occurring, which could manifest as healing.
I also check in with my body during interactions with people around me and the world at large, which helps me to hold my line, i.e. my boundaries. If it feels off. It’s off, and I trust what my energy tells me, through my body, emotions and thoughts.
Learning to reconnect to our body and our energy is a journey of self-discovery, as we reconnect, listen and trust our emotions and feelings. Yes it is painful at first if we hold emotional wounds from the past but our true power lies within. Once you reconnect to your energy by listening, you gradually stop searching for an escape outside of you.
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