07/07/2026
Here's what "listening to your body" actually looks like...
✨ Sitting down on the couch halfway through doing the dishes because your back is aching... even though your mind says, "Just finish up first"
✨ Cancelling the plans that have your gut in a knot... even though your mind says "But they've never done anything wrong. They're nice. You should go"
✨ Actually doing the yoga practice you've been meaning to do because your shoulders and hips feel like uncooked spaghetti... even though your mind says, "I'll do it before bed" (Knowing full well you're usually too exhausted by then)
✨ Climbing into a warm bath at 6pm because your body is asking for rest... even though your mind says "You should finish cutting the grass first"
✨ Letting yourself cry because you can feel the emotion sitting in your throat... even though your mind says "Get it together"
✨ Asking for help because your shoulders feel like they're carrying the weight of the world... even though your mind says "You should be able to handle this yourself"
For years, I dismissed my body's cues. And I'm still working to unravel these temptations of the mind.
I pushed past its limits because I believed productivity mattered more than nourishment. Rest felt like something I had to earn.
Anyone else relate? What story does your mind say?👇🏼
One of the greatest gifts yoga has given me isn't just strength or flexibility. It's helping me reconnect with my body and learn its language again. Which happens when you catch yourself in the old pattern just five seconds sooner than you did yesterday... and choose differently.
The difference can be pausing for 1 breath to check in and respond to what your body is asking for instead of automatically pushing through.
Then you do it again and again.
Every one of those tiny moments strengthens new neural pathways. Over time, listening to your body becomes your default because you've literally trained your brain to respond in a new way.
If you'd like to reconnect with your body, learn its language, and simply feel better in your own meat suit, I'd love to have you join my summer yoga classes! ☀️ (More in comments)