LISTENING TO THE MESSAGES YOUR BODY GIVES YOU

I’ve spent 20 years teaching clients & naturopath students & graduates that your body is constantly in communication with you. It lets you know what food it likes, when it’s out of balance, it shows symptoms of deficiency and excess.

Sometimes the body shares its truth with a whisper & other times with a roar. And when you understand your body’s language, you can finally work with it — not against it, to create a level of holistic wellness that is profound.

My recent experiment:

Recently I’ve been deepening into my listening. I’ve been asking my body what are my yes & no signals in many areas of life.

I’m curious to hear more about what my body thinks of all kinds of daily decisions. Does this friendship feel good? Would leaning into this new direction feel warm? Does my tummy want to eat this food or another choice? Does my body like touch from this person? Do these clothes feel soothing or empowering or feminine and what feels right today? Do i have capacity to exercise, garden or work or do i need to rest?

I realised that there have been many times in my life when I’ve over ridden my bodies signals. When I’ve ignored its cries of pain. When I’ve allowed a person in my field that didn’t feel right because I was yearning for a dream. Or when I’ve fed it something out of reward or to numb out instead of choosing what it actually wanted.

I think women are taught to ignore their instincts. To ignore their wisdom. To be good girls & not offend anyone. Instead of saying No. I don’t like that.

So we keep self abandoning and wondering why we’re unhappy, exhausted, unsatisfied and bloody angry.

I wonder what would shift in this world if we gave ourselves time to ask our bodies wisdom - what do you feel about this? If we taught our daughters to listen to their bodies and not override it’s messages?

So how do you learn what your bodies yes & no feels like?

Here is a process that might serve you.

Think of a decision you made that you felt good about. What did it feel like in your body? Where in your body do you feel the sensation? Is it hot or cold?

Then think of a decision you were unhappy about. Do the same process.

Now ask a question you’ve been pondering and see what you notice.

Practice this with all sorts of big & small decisions and see what flows from this approach.

I’d love to hear what people feel in their bodies when it’s a yes or no as it might assist others too!

Shine bright, Nic