Is embodiment a consistent state?
The experience of being human (and particularly being a human with shifting mental health), involves shifting energy, seasons and states. And, within these shifting states, we will not always feel embodied and connected to ourselves.
This is so natural.
Yet, sometimes in wellness spaces, we get caught up in the drive to find that one steady state where we know that we are always deeply connected and embodied. While this is so natural, I feel it’s important to also normalise moving in and out of embodiment, because embodiment will look different over time.
Sometimes we will feel resourced, even when life is chaotic or pushing us towards a limit.
Sometimes we will hold our boundaries with clarity and dedication.
We will make embodied decisions about careers and activities that fill us with pleasure…
We will know that our connection to self is SOLID - even when the morning embodiment practice falls over, or we get thrown a curveball.
And, sometimes, these experiences may fade into the background, or feel impossible to connect with.
This can bring fear, guilt, shame, frustration, freedom, curiosity…
We may judge ourselves for not ‘holding’ to a routine.
What if…
We could know that, regardless of the external routines we’re following (or taking a break from), we still deeply know that embodiment still exists.
We may not be actively working on it, and it may not look like it has before, yet when we’re ready and resourced, being embodied is still available to us.
Life is complex and ever-changing, and no one state, routine, or practice will be available (or helpful) 24/7.
Because embodiment, like life, is not binary.
Instead, it exists on a spectrum.
And, cultivating this spectrum and our access to different levels of embodiment at different times, is what builds our flexibility and resilience to access embodied states that meet us where we are - rather than trying to force something and ultimately moving further from feeling embodied or connected to self.
If you’re exploring your relationship with embodiment and connection to self and would like to be supported as you do so, I invite you to see if 1:1 nature-based sessions feel supportive.
We will work together to tune in to your nervous system, the messages of your heart, body and mind, and to deepen connection with self and with other resourcing elements - perhaps nature, creativity or journaling… that will be with you long after our work together.
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