Has your body ever surprised you, seemingly out of nowhere?
Have you ever had physical symptoms that made no sense to your mind?
Or maybe you know what it’s like to feel your body rebel against a way of life that doesn’t feed your soul .
If so, then you know that it often takes time before we begin to notice our body’s signals. Sometimes they need to get loud, exceeding our threshold for discomfort. We may doubt or deny our inner wisdom, wondering if we are reading too much into our body’s responses.
Yet we all know that our bodies are complex and wondrously interconnected. What passes through our minds and tugs at our hearts will inevitably show up in our physical bodies.
The signals are subtle at first, but when we ignore them, they become louder.
That’s what happened to me.
My body became intensely loud before I understood what it needed to heal itself.
A few years back, I fell sick with a terrible chest cold. Weeks later, the tightness in my chest persisted, and I received an asthma diagnosis. I was confused and upset. Why was this happening when I was an otherwise healthy person, and a fitness instructor too?
Then, it got worse: my skin began breaking out with itchy painful, rashes. I swapped out shampoos and conditioners, then moving on to soaps, deodorants, lotions, and laundry detergents, without ever cracking the code.
Ultimately, testing revealed an allergy to twelve common chemical ingredients. Once again, I felt confused by my body’s responses.
When I developed food sensitivities to foods that I had been eating (and enjoying!) my entire life, I had had enough. It was time to explore my body’s reactions from a new perspective.
My body was waging war, and until I caught on, I was only half-listening.
Have you ever caught on to yourself, half-listening?
If so, then you know that half-listening can cost you your health and well-being. That’s how it was for me.
Those new food sensitivities brought me to full attention. Finally, I was ready to understand why my body was protesting so loudly.Though medications and treatments were quieting my body’s superficial response, they weren’t treating the root cause of my ailments.
Instead of ignoring and half-listening, I decided to pay closer attention.
My holistic health coaching education was instrumental in helping me discover how my lifestyle was affecting my health.
Can you relate to this? Have your lifestyle choices been affecting your health, despite your best efforts?
If so, then know this: Eating nutritiously and exercising daily is important, but if you are energy-depleted under the weight of chronic stress, then your health will suffer.
If you’re in an unsupportive relationship, miserable at work, or have a loud and unmanageable inner critic, then sooner or later your body will have something to say about that.
The prescription to heal doesn’t come from the pharmacy. It comes from checking in with yourself, guarding your resources, and growing your self-care practices.
For me, the prescription to heal looked like spending more time in nature, developing a sustainable restorative practice, cultivating self-compassion, and managing my mind.
When I focused on healing my mind and spirit, my physical healing followed.
This might sound miraculous, but actually, it makes perfect sense. Again, it’s all interconnected.
My symptoms were frustrating and frightening at times, but they also prompted me to transform. My journey from dis-ease to wellness embodied the whole-body approach of holistic medicine.
Health coaching taught me about the interconnectedness of the mind, body, and spirit, and life coaching gave me powerful tools for creating change and mastering my mind.
Now, I get to boldly experiment and grow in every aspect of life. And I also get to extend the promise of transformation to you.
In the end, my symptoms weren’t pointless. They were pointing me in a new direction. And perhaps yours are, too.
What is your body trying to tell you?
Your prescription begins on the inside.
You already have everything you need to heal, starting now.
Isn’t it time to begin?
In my coaching program, I teach you a simple, back to basics approach to reach your greatest health and well-being. You will learn how to avoid burnout, shift into thriving energy, and reclaim time to focus on transformation. You’ll heal your mind, body, and spirit, from the inside out.
If you’re ready listen what your body is saying to YOU, message me with “Yes, I’m ready.”
Then comment below on how you have been half-listening.