Your body is the portal
Learning to feel safe in your body again is one of the quietest, most radical acts of self-love. It’s not loud or dramatic. There’s no big reveal. Just small, steady moments of returning.
For so many of us, it’s been a long journey of living from the neck up – navigating the world through our thoughts, analysing everything, trying to stay in control. It can feel safer that way. Disconnected from sensation. Numb to the deeper tides of feeling. Avoiding what might rise if we truly let ourselves feel.
But here’s the truth: your body is not the enemy.
It holds your truth. Your aliveness. Your intuition. It remembers who you are, even when your mind forgets. The path to healing isn’t about overriding it – it’s about learning how to listen again.
And safety? It doesn’t arrive all at once. It shows up in moments.
A breath that reaches a little deeper.
A softening in the jaw.
The way your shoulders lower when you finally exhale.
The quiet decision to stay with yourself, just a little longer, instead of checking out.
This is the work.
Not forcing. Not fixing.
Just gently coming home to yourself – one breath at a time.
Three Self-Enquiry Prompts
If you want to take it a little deeper, here are three prompts you can sit with, journal on, or simply let land in your body:
When do I feel most connected to my body? What helps me feel safe there?
What sensations or emotions do I tend to avoid, and why?
What would it feel like to approach my body with curiosity instead of judgment?
Pick one. Or let them float around with you for a few days. Let them meet you gently.