I am continually amazed by the uniqueness of each body I'm gifted to touch! I love beginning my journey touching the body and touring the ridges, valleys, and peaks getting to know the roads of the beautiful beings on my table. As I continue the journey delving deeper into the hidden landscapes of past hurt and future hopes I'm reminded of the beings presence in this moment, the ultimate gift of the body is this moment right now! Our bodies tell us stories of what is happening, acclimation to touch, physical responses to words spoken, adjusting to the invisible unspoken. At a certain point along our journey the road narrows my fingers sink in and I merge into the kaleidoscope of another's physical expression, their body becomes my body, my body theirs and we ensue in a beautiful dance that unravels the mysteries within. It is in this indescribable space where true transformation takes place; judgement loses its grip, consciousness leaves, tissues relax and anything surfacing is the raw essence of divine intervention. In this moment the body begins to speak, so quiet and timid we barely hear, or rather have time to hear, the untold legend of the body. At this point of the tour I begin my dialogue with the body, why are you tense there? What is going on scapula? Trapezius, what are you trying to say? I become a patient person trusting in the slow unfolding wisdom of soma, my clients bodies and mine begin being showered with the healing rain of love. We heal together. By the end of the journey I feel invigorated, in tune, one with our creator and all of creation, I have received just as much blessing as my client for it was the collective effort of them and me that forged a new path, a new connection to divinity.
The mind takes us to a certain point then the heart continues the exploration and the body pushes past the point where neither can travel, puts us in this moment of truth, beauty, resolution, and naked humanity. The bodies soft words express itself in twitches, warm flashes, butterflies in the belly, tingling in the chest. It tells us don't go there, it urges us through intuition, it stores trauma until we are ready to mentally, spiritually, emotionally process. Often times we discredit the knowledge of the body or dismiss as just a fluke, but the body is more adjusted to the physical world we live in and more capable of telling us what we need to hear versus what we want. If we continue to disregard maladies and concerns our bodies observe it will begin to shout in the presence of chronic pain, infection and disease. Begin conversing with your body, when you feel nauseous, or feel a pain, or just feel "off" ask your body what it needs tell it "I'm listening, " take daily strides to affirm the wisdom within, translate this foreign language and one day speaking to it will be second nature, like speaking to your best friend. Your journey will become more whole having this wise leader walking your path with you.
