Come home to the body
Jan Normanton • November 19, 2024
No matter where life takes us, the body is our truest home
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Come home to the body. No matter where life takes us, the body is our truest home.
It is so easy to get wrenched out of our bodies and into the whirlwind of our minds.
It is our minds that robs us of peace if we allow it to take over with a scattered brain from overthinking. It can launch us into anxiety and stress.
If we simply remember to drop into our bodies -
- breathe deeply into our bellies
- exhale for longer taking a few minutes to do this
- shutting down any distractions as we close our eyes and go within
We can feel instantly better, soothed, grounded; that we have agency once again, that we are captains of our own ship.
So when you start to feel lost at sea in the busyness of your mind and from all the external distractions of life, recall upon this simple practice and return home to yourself.
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A resilient, robust nervous system is key to healing and wellbeing, allowing you to manage life's challenges effectively while enjoying periods of deep relaxation.
Creating a safe environment is essential to reduce anxiety and stress, and encourage a sense of control and agency in clients
May you remember when you’re on that hamsterwheel of healing, feeling it’s like a hustle to just slow down, breathe and drop into who you are and make peace with that and enjoy yourself!
Connection to self, others, life itself offers safety and can provide the cornerstone of contentment and love. Whilst disconnection to self, others, life poses threat and so can cause the opposites – unhappiness and fear
Leaning into a change process that feels safer, planned, paced, can offer a smoother journey into what we do want, whilst tempering and taming the fears, doubts and sense of regression that may present themselves along the way
