It took me a long time to realize that I hold energy in my body. The concept is really very simple, however it took me time to integrate that knowledge. Cognitively knowing something and actually understanding it are two very different things.

It started by me realizing that my body was a physical manifestation of my energetics. For example, when I am energetically ungrounded, I will physically move my body quickly and in a flighty way. When I am in a place of flow my physical body moves smoothly and fluidly. When I am not making time for meditation I find myself feeling physically tired, it is my body's way of asking me kindly to slow down and be quiet. You get the idea, right?

The day I understood my physical body held trauma was a powerful day for me. Sexual trauma sat raw and dense in my sacral chakra. Self worth wounds could be found in my solar plexus. My right shoulder holds overachieving, a response to a wounded inner child.

My body became a divination tool and mirror for me to see what I needed to heal. I began asking my body what it needed, and actually listening. I began giving my body offerings. I began respecting how much my body “showed up” for me. I woke up, I became present with my body and I feel deeper in love with it.