Embodiment

Embodiment is the inclusion of your entire being, the mind and body throughout your life experience, as a coherent unity, rather than just living in cognition and language. It is living with intentionality and awareness of the body, getting out of the head, and recognizing the sensations, and states in which the body is in. 

Generally, children can understand, listen, and express with their body, however, as time continues, trauma and society pressures take place and the body becomes an unsafe place causing disconnection, and a loss of touch. Society and cultural norms demand individuals to be in cognition and language far more than encouraging free expression of the body, creating a standard in which to live by. As individuals develop coping mechanisms, the response becomes a habit and second nature, therefore never allowing the body to fully acknowledge the emotions.  

Embodiment is a lifelong practice of becoming aware and letting go of the responses, beliefs, and thoughts that are holding you back from your intention. It is about letting your body feel emotions and looking within, it is making the sounds, moving the energy, breathing, and releasing, rather than running away or trying to find a solution. 

When an individual is embodied, they are fully aware of their emotions, allowing their body to express and release any stress, anxiety, blockages, and pain to avoid suppression and a replay of events down the road when a trigger occurs. Some empowering ways to allow the body to work through emotions are:

·      Movement 

·      Sound 

·      Conscious touch 

·      Placement of awareness 

·      Breath 

There is no ‘right’ way to practice any of the techniques listed above, the key is to allow the body to flow and take you through the motions, be loud, jump around, dance, be silent, be calm, breath and let the feelings happen. Continuing to practice such methods listed above will allow a change of pathways within the body, creating a new, holistic, calming response to life. Creating embodiment.