03/20/2023
Religious trauma can often include overt or subliminal messages about our bodies, particularly for those who were assigned female at birth or for those that identify as female. Many were taught that their bodies were to be of service to others, and in particular, men. To consider whether our bodies were sick or tired and to allow them rest was not allowed, and even thought of as sinful, lazy, or selfish.
This can be a difficult pattern to undo, to listen to our bodies and allow ourselves rest and recovery. What does your body need from you today? Can you allow yourself to feel what it needs? See if you can sit in the quiet for just a moment at a time and connect with your system. Is there pain, tension, fatigue? Is there energy, strength or just a neutral feeling?
See if you can notice what is there and give your body what it might be asking for. Slowly, one moment at a time.
