What is Embodiment and why does it matter?
Embodiment is a term we hear often these days, but it’s not always fully understood. At its core, embodiment is the process of bringing awareness into our body, feeling present within it and experiencing emotions and sensations without disconnecting or rushing to analyze or fix. In embodiment, we stop the mental spiral we so often get trapped in. We’re taught to solve problems through thinking, but as many of us have experienced, endless overthinking rarely leads to resolution. True healing and solutions arise when we tap into the body’s interior dimension.
So, why is embodiment important? Many of us live predominantly in our heads, processing reality through thoughts while ignoring the emotions and signals from our bodies, even if we believe we are feeling, we actually keep spinning reality in and through our mind space. We need to remember that emotions are a language, a message system. If a negative emotion arises, it’s often a sign that we’re holding onto beliefs that contradict what we truly are. This applies whether the emotion relates to a current situation or an unresolved past experience.
For instance if I feel angry toward someone or some situation, that emotion is signaling me back that I am believing somenhing about either me or them that is not true or helpful, and I’ll keep feel angry until I don’t shift that.
Our bodies are profound instruments of awareness and power. By embodying ourselves, we unlock emotions connected to our heart dimension, joy, compassion, peace, beauty, that naturally uplift us. This realm within us can guide us back to balance when we’re struggling with emotions like anger, grief, guilt, or shame. Left unchecked, these emotions can lead to chronic physical pain or even disease, nowadays Research confirms the connection between suppressed emotions and physical ailments, from chronic pain to autoimmune issues.
Embodiment allows us to process emotions physically, preventing suppression and avoidance, and helping us connect with our deepest desires and boundaries. This self-connection guides us toward living more authentically. Instead of compounding negativity, we start accessing what I call “body-heart” emotions and consequente state of being, the sourse of our natural healing powers.
Embodiment and the divine feminine principle.
Now, how does this connect with the awakening/activation of the Divine Feminine archetype? Well, after millennials of a distorted masculine dominative culture we have lived in, the one rooted in control and external authority, obedience, and rules, we’re naturaling bringing the pendulum back to the center of the polarities by validating and becoming aware of the importance of the feminine divine principle.
This part of our soul, that was suppressed is emerging into the collective and personally, making us remember how to look within, honoring the feminine parts of as, beginning from our body, sexuality, creative power, psychic abilities, healing powers, intuition, the nurturing and destroying aspects of us.
Through embodiment, we have the key to open this realm, we can feel more grounded, centered, connecting us not just with our inner world but also with nature and the cosmos to which we belong by default.
The practicality of Embodiment:
On a practical level, embodiment bridges the mind and body, creating a new way of solving problems. Instead of relying solely on mental strategies, we can use body-heart awareness to access intuitive solutions, or better said the only true unique answer we need to any given problems. In future posts, I’ll share techniques for embodying problem-solving, but today, let’s look at a few simple practices to start cultivating embodiment today.
1. Body Parts feeling and activation. This is a quick way increase awareness of where you are in space. It’s a grounding practice, perfect for centering yourself wherever you are, all you need to do close your eyes and begin to feel one part of the body at a time, you may begin with your foot, and slowly going upward, making every feeling work as a massage or a caresse you do for yourself.
2. Somatic Movement and Dance. Dance is an ancient feminine art, connecting us deeply with our bodies. Dance helps release tension, connect with our true emotions, and rewrite the story our body has inherited, it is alchemical, raw and personal. You can begin simple in your own privacy by giving yourself fully to a song you love, or even in nature, in the company of trees, the wind and the birds.
3.Energy Breathing. Breath is a powerful tool when used with intention. I like to teach a feminine approach to breath, where we see each breath as an extension of our energy. By visualizing our breath as a life-giving force, we can activate specific energies pathways that support healing and grounding.
4. Listening to Your Body’s Signals. I began my work in healing by listening to my own body’s messages, since I was sick, I learned to listen to my body very, very carefully. Each physical symptom from my autoimmune issues hold a message, a need, or an emotion asking to be seen and addressed. And I did it. I am now fully recovered.
5. You can also try my special embodiment practice that I have uploaded at the end of this page.
The takeaway from today’s post is this: when faced with a problem or intense stress, remember that you have the power to stop, to ground, and to shift your freuency. Embodiment offers us an alternative to overthinking and stress. As Einstein said, “A problem cannot be solved by the same state of mind that created it.” By connecting with your body, you access a different state of being, one where solutions come from a place of centered Power.
Thank you for joining me on this journey. I hope today’s insights and practices help you begin your path toward embodiment. You have more inner power than you may realize, and I’m excited to explore it with you in future episodes.