Coming Home To Your Body

One of the reasons clients reach out for Pilates or Somatic Experiencing is the desire to feel more in their bodies. Our bodies are incredibly wise. They learn that disconnecting or tuning out can help us cope when things feel overwhelming — at least for a time. Often, these patterns are established early in life and, even when we no longer need them, they can linger.

Sometimes, it feels like the only signals coming from your body are the uncomfortable ones: pain, fatigue, anxiety. It’s important to meet this with compassion. These patterns began for a reason, and now you have the opportunity to support them in shifting.

Through gentle body and nervous system tracking in Somatic Experiencing and through Pilates movements that build awareness, strength, mobility, and flexibility, you can begin to have a different experience with your body. It’s so common to move through life without really noticing our bodies unless something hurts or feels off.

But what happens when you notice simply for the sake of noticing?

Can you feel your breath? How does it feel? Is it in your neck or your belly? Does it flow easily or feel restricted? Can you notice without judging or trying to change it?

What does it feel like to engage your abs? Can you sense the strength of your legs as you press into the foot bar? Can you connect to that same grounded strength as you walk up the stairs? Do new sensations arise in your body, and can it be okay just to be with them? What happens when you stay with a sensation and let it shift on its own?

Through this kind and curious exploration, we can develop a new relationship with our bodies and with ourselves. If it’s been hard to be present in your body, you can gently invite that presence as a goal and notice when it begins to show up.

You can learn more about yourself. You can feel strong, capable, and connected in your body and in your life. You can build a relationship with your sensations not through fear, but through compassion, curiosity, and kindness.