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Trusting Your Body
Wisdom
Listening to and accepting your body and
the messages it sends you is the surest path
to a healthy, beautiful body. By becoming
quiet and listening to yourself, you can
quite easily discover how to best care for
yourself. Health is the natural harmony and
balance that arise within the body and spirit
when they are properly cared for, and all it
requires is your willingness to listen. Some
days, perfect health might mean eating a lot
and resting. Other days, perfect health might
mean exercising and laughing a lot.
Body Wisdom and
Intuition
Besides telling you all you need to know
about how to take care of your physical
needs, listening to your body also gives
you all the information you need to take
care of yourself in any situation. This
skill is called intuition. I like to think of my
intuition as the part of myself that is always
awake and paying attention, even if I am
sleeping or distracted. My intuition is my
own personal antenna.
The more you pay attention to the messages
your intuition sends you, the sharper or
more finely tuned your antenna becomes.
For example, when some people are in an
unsafe situation, they experience intuition
as a queasy feeling in their stomach that
tells them it’s time to leave. Intuition is the
part of themselves that tells them that,
even though everything might look okay on
the outside, something isn’t right about a
person or a situation.
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Your intuition can clue you in as to whether
someone is being honest with you. It can
also guide you to try out a new class or sport
by giving you a little nudge from within, a little
excitement at the idea of trying something
new. And intuition can even help you be
“lucky”: sometimes, when something that
seems lucky happens — for example, you’re
in the right place at the right time — you can
look back and remember little messages or
feelings you experienced that urged you to
be there. That’s intuition, and it is invaluable.
It is your own personal bodyguard and
dream maker. It is your personal healer and
friend. If you learn to listen to your body
and give yourself time for quiet, you will be
able to develop a very strong understanding
of your intuition and how it works. And by
following your intuition, you will always be
able to make good choices for yourself.
Trust yourself ! Listen to your body and its
desire for hugs, movement, dance, play, and
sports. Take time to just chill. Hang out, sit,
stretch, walk, read, and cry if you need to.
The body is the physical expression of the
spirit, so by doing what your body wants
you to do, you can come to know your spirit.
As you grow and express your beautiful
self in ways that you love, your body grows
stronger and healthier, and your spirit shines
more and more.
Moontime Moment
s
Moontime Massage
Massage is a great way to prevent and relieve
pain, balance emotions, and help you feel
healthy. Acupressure is a type of massage
that places pressure on certain points on
the body, called acupressure points, to
assist in healing. Acupressure points are