Being in your body…
I really do love “being in my body.”
For those of my clients who do not have this experience this is a foreign concept. They respond with a confused expressions or nods of disbelief. When they ask me what this means I find it challenging to offer them a fluid coherent response. How does one describe a delicious felt sense of being, moving and living?
It is a process of being in relationship with your body that is unique and always changing. It is about being ever present in the moment; the embrace of physical and emotional consciousness. This consciousness provides you with the data that supports your authentic body/self. Sometimes it will be about action. Other times it will be about understanding. It could be about stillness or movement.
Being in your body is about feeling the feelings. It is an ability to breathe with and through often challenging feelings like anger and fear as well as to rejoice and celebrate joy and love. It is about acceptance of [private_membership circle]whatever feelings arise.
Being in the body is about living with the physical sensations that are present in your body; things like tension, pressure, emptiness, fullness. It is about feeding your hungry body with what she really needs. It could be dance, massage, a movie or book, chocolate or coffee, a walk in the park. The possibilities are endless. Being in your body means approaching your body/self with a sense of curiosity.
Being in the body is about listening to the messages your body is always transmitting. It is freedom to move your body/self through life’s pains and pleasures without judgment.
An intuitive knowing and being emerges when a woman is in her body. You will notice more comfort, vitality, and range of expression as you move through life and her challenges and victories. It is truly a celebration of all parts of you and your unique wholeness.
You, too, can learn to live more fully in your body!
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Robin Okun, LMSW, is a certified Nia Instructor, Movement Therapist, Center for Eating Disorders, Director of Mindful Movement Studio, Ann Arbor, MI, 734-395-2624, robinokun@gmail.com [/private_membership circle]
