Communicating with Our Bodies

Communicating with your body can help you learn more about your internal world. This is the basis of Louise Hay’s work. She believes that the body expresses materially whatever the mind and the emotions are holding. This completely fits with energy medicine and the understanding that the body is the densest layer of our energy, which we can easily see, feel and interact with. It is not separate from the rest of your energy, but is simply the part of your energy that materializes in this realm.

To communicate with your body, it helps to start by becoming familiar with how your body feels and how you respond to these sensations. You can do this by practicing using your mind to scan the body or to check in with a particular area you wish to learn more about. Let go of any thoughts of judging any of the sensations or parts of your body as good or bad, healthy or unhealthy. Avoid getting caught in resistance or fear of any unpleasant or painful sensation in your body, and also avid getting attached to any sensation of pleasure. Simply notice the sensations in your body while noticing your thoughts and emotions in response to them. Notice if you contract around any particular sensation, or if you expand. Note if any colours or scents are associated with any sensations or areas of your body.

If there is an area or sensation you wish to explore more deeply, imagine your consciousness floating deep within that area. Remain in a state of non-judgmental observation and explore the sensation from the inside. As you learn what you can, see if it feels good to ask that part of your body what it has to tell you. Does it need something from you? Is there something that would support its well-being? If there is discomfort, does it seem to want to flow through and release? It often does. If it seems to be stuck, see if you can ask it what is creating the blockage. Ask how you can open yourself to help it to release.

The information you receive may not come immediately. It is possible that your body will simply be able to let go of any blockage or pain simply because you were attentive to it. However, you may receive a message as a “knowing” of what to do, something like an internal conversation. You may see an image or words in your mind. You may receive signs over the next hours and days through the conversations you have, your dreams or your environment. The important thing is that you have opened the conversation and this supports the growth and healing of your body, mind and spirit.