I hadn't been feel well lately

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Your Body is Part of the Healing, Too


Over the past couple of years, I’ve become really good at holding space for myself mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Life has thrown its share of challenges—some big, some subtle—and I’ve learned how to sit with my emotions, to feel through the grief, to make peace with what I can’t control. I’ve become good at healing and dealing, at catching my thoughts before they spiral, at understanding the deeper spiritual meaning behind things.

But something came up recently that humbled me. A lesson I thought I knew but hadn’t fully integrated:

Your body is part of the healing, too.

It’s so easy—especially when you’re in the work of emotional or spiritual growth—to forget about the body. To get caught up in cycles of mental processing and emotional awareness, while forgetting that the body is nature. It has its own rhythm. Its own memory.

Just because I’ve worked through something emotionally doesn’t mean my body has. The body holds on. It keeps the score, even when the mind has moved on.

Lately, I’d been feeling bloated, tired, and like my cycle was all over the place. I chalked it up to perimenopause and just kept pushing through. Telling myself it was normal. But something didn’t sit right. Deep down, I knew my body was speaking to me. Not just in symptoms—but in a quiet, persistent way that asked me to slow down and pay attention.

So I booked an appointment with my Ayurvedic doctor.

Sometimes we need someone outside of us to hold up a mirror and say, “Hey, your body needs care too. Not just your mind.” And that’s exactly what he did. So we went back to the basics—food, herbs, routines, rest. Nothing complicated, but everything intentional.

His clarity reminded me: healing isn’t just about feeling better emotionally or having spiritual insight. It’s also about respecting the earth that is your body. Honoring the temple that carries you through it all.

So this is where I’m at now—rebuilding that connection. Making my meals with care. Taking the herbs I’d let fall off the shelf. Sleeping when I’m tired. Moving when I feel stagnant.

Healing is only complete when the body is included.

If you’re on your healing journey too—don’t forget to bring your body with you. It’s been carrying so much for so long.

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