26/06/2025
Body work is an important part of caring for me and by extension all around me,
allowing myself to be held by another that I trust is an important part of caring for me,
And I’ve had to push myself to do this for myself, to teach myself to trust,
To remember that infact I can be held safely by another,
body work reminds me it’s ok to let go, to release, it reminds me of the power of the body to heal or correct/realign itself,
body work reminds me of the power of the breath.
Deepest of gratitude for being held by Justine At 🙏🏽 and to all safe respectful and real body workers ###
Recently I reflected on being a newborn mama and my first experiences of seeing an acupuncturist, I was gifted a session gift for my birthday and it was all those years ago that my scared stressed lonely teenage ass was shown another way, my acupuncturist also introduced me via gifting me homeopathics and taught me about reading the body in so many words, connecting the dots between my angry skin and my heat filled liver(anger), & then the healing power of green smoothies(cooling food for the body), something by I will forever be grateful for.
it wasn’t until two years ago that I sent myself back to body work for myself, creating a ceremony of it, deciding on my birthday, to signify my growth; I would intentionally go and see a male massage therapist to remind myself that I am safe in my body and in control, that I can advocate for myself too. And as a reminder that there are safe men who will treat me gently and respectfully without expecting anything in return.
And I still adore said therapist ❤️, you can tell the difference between someone who massages for work, and someone who’s a natural healer, you can feel it.
Little, by little 🌱🙏🏽🥰💫🌀 ®