09/06/2026
What if some of the discomfort we are experiencing isn't only about what's happening in the body—but also about how we've learned to hold the body?
Years of stress, anticipation, protection and bracing can become so familiar that we no longer recognize how tightly we're holding ourselves.
This week, we'll use a simple experiment—clenching the hand into a fist—to explore something interesting:
Clenching can hurt.But unclenching can hurt too.
As we become less organized around survival and more capable of internal trust, perhaps our bodies need time to adjust too.
We'll explore six things to notice:
- Where do I clench?
- When does sensation become danger?
- Where am I compensating?
- Am I clenching around the unclenching?
- Is my body responding to old information?
- And, as always... compassion.
This isn't about assuming every ache or pain is an energetic release or ignoring symptoms that need medical attention. It's about making room for curiosity alongside appropriate care.
We've spent a great deal of time talking about expanding consciousness. But consciousness doesn't expand somewhere outside the body.
We live it here.
Perhaps the question isn't only:
Why does my body hurt?
Perhaps it's also:
How have I been holding myself?
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