Coming Home to the Body
The body holds a deep intelligence that many women have learned to override. In order to be capable, reliable, and productive, we have often had to move away from sensation, intuition, and vulnerability. In midlife, this wisdom becomes harder to ignore. Fatigue, grief, desire, and a longing for greater integrity arrive not as problems, but as messages.
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Coming home to the body is not about self-improvement or optimization. It is about remembering that your body is a living, feeling participant in your life, not a machine to be managed. When we learn to listen to sensation and emotion with kindness, we discover a source of guidance that does not depend on approval, comparison, or external validation.
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Through embodied attention, we begin to recognize what is nourishing and what is depleting. We learn to trust the quiet signals that guide us toward a more humane and sustainable way of living and working. This return to the body is a return to belonging — to ourselves and to the living world around us.
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Practice
Lie down or sit comfortably. Place one hand on your heart and one on your belly. Breathe slowly and ask, “What do you need from me today?” Write down whatever arises, without judgement.
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Reflection Questions
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What messages has my body been offering that I have not yet honoured?
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How might my life change if I trusted my embodied knowing more fully?