Body Language

While a lot of my bodywork approach is about mobilizing tissues and getting the body moving. An important integration component is refining proprioception. This requires reframing what you’ve felt in the past and redefining how it feels when you have more options for movement. People commonly use words like hurt, pain, tight and stiff. With bodywork, as your body experience changes, it’s helpful to update the words you use to describe that change. Look over the list below. Are there some words that resonate with you? Do other words come to mind? How can you integrate them into your body language?

Comfortable Balanced Freedom

Lighten    Elegant   Luxurious

Grounded    Vigorous    Motion

Easy    Supported    Stature

Feathery   Graceful   Poise

In contact    Move   Firm                            

Effortless    Light     Buoyant

Floating    Facility   Steady

Movement    Strong   Effortlessly

Free    Buoyancy   Smooth

Smooth   Elegance   Secure

Stability   Mobility   Rooted

Refining how you perceive your body can be subtle but powerful. Upgrade your language so it aligns with your bodywork experience and enjoy the effect it has.