There’s something I want to share from a recent session with a long-term client,
Because the perspective that emerged from our conversation created a powerful shift.
Sometimes we can get stuck in the higher realms of healing -
Going around in circles with the emotional, energetic and spiritual layers, but finding it difficult to see the tangible changes in our lives.
So at a certain stage in many of our journeys, integrating the body can be an incredibly important initiation.
And often it’s a natural ‘next step’ that unfolds at some point as we walk this path.
The truth as I see it is this -
Your body is holy.
It’s the vessel for your soul, and the physical manifestation of your energy here on earth.
It deserves your loving attention.
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Many spiritual traditions encourage us to believe the body is “only” the vessel for the soul.
That it’s less important somehow, because it’s temporary.
But as we expand emotionally and spiritually, we need to match that expansion in our physical body and nervous system.
We need to anchor it, bringing these changes through all our layers, right down to the most dense layer of the physical body.
Integrating our emotional healing and soul work with our physical body.
Why? Because the body is not just a vehicle for our expression, or simply designed to carry us through life.
It’s the vehicle through which we can experience and embody the depth of our soul.
The joy, the happiness, the radiance, the pleasure we want to feel in our lives.
The truth, freedom, connection and aliveness we’re here for.
So how do we do it?
By connecting with the body and developing our senses.
If we’re not strengthening these neural pathways alongside our healing work, we’re missing out on the level of depth we can experience in life.
And the ability to embody and live out the qualities of our soul.
Strengthening the connection to our body and developing the senses is a practice.
It involves -
Using our senses consciously,
Holding our attention on the experience of the body,
And attuning to its sensations and signals.
Most often, developing these capacities also requires nervous system healing.
There can be past experiences, trapped or unprocessed emotions, and traumatic imprints below the surface,
That can interfere with our ability to attune to the body, and limit our capacity to expand into these states.
When we resolve these blockages we clear the way for this connection, increasing our capacity to feel.
The more we develop this capacity, the more we bring ‘soul’ into our everyday experience of life.
The choices we make, the experiences we have, our relationships, our work, our connection with ourselves and others.
Over time we begin to merge the soul and body.
The soul becomes expressed through the body, the body becomes the living expression of the soul.
We can experience the ever expanding range and depth of aliveness that we came here for.
This possibility is a profound motivating force in both my work and my life.
If it resonates with you too, I'd love to support you in whatever stage you’re currently navigating in this journey.
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