We may have very many homes in our lives, but the only true home is our body

Jan Normanton • December 10, 2024

So do you nourish, nurture and care for your body as this sacred vessel that carries us through life

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If you are stressed, consider somatic massage or somatic coaching and know that your body has a whole set of inbuilt ways to help you manage your inner states.

We may have very many homes in our lives, but the ultimate and only home we have for the duration of our entire lives is our body, is this sacred vessel which we inhabit and which we might reject, neglect, avoid, disconnect from to our peril.


How well do we cultivate, craft, care for our bodies.


How do we nourish, nurture and look after our bodies?


Or, do we spend most of our time inhabiting our heads and our minds and forgetting that we have this sacred vessel from the neck down and tend to ignore it and abuse it and avoid it?


So are you nourishing, nurturing and caring for your body as this sacred vessel that carries us through life?

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