Now, What Does This Mean for You?

If your nervous system leads the way, then the next question becomes simple:

How do you work with it in real life? Safely, and sustainably? 

This is where somatic movement and breathwork come in.

Somatic practices are not about fixing your body.

They are about bringing your awareness back into it.

When awareness returns to the body, the mind naturally reconnects with it.
( Remember the Go to the Sun question? If not, please check out 🌿The Source of Stress: Expecting the Body to Do the Mind’s Job )

That reconnection is what people often refer to as the mind–body connection.

Think of it this way:

Your mind is your attention, your focus, and your presence.

Your body is your home.

When you feel your body, you're in your home.

When your mind travels elsewhere, you don't feel your body; you're are somewhere else.

If your mind is rarely in your body, it’s like being esle where all the time.

Always on the move. One thing after another.
Always thinking. With nowhere to truly land. 

We can call that 'checking out.' 

Many people live outside their bodies. 

They live in their heads: overthinking, replaying the past, bracing for what might happen.
This isn’t a flaw. It’s a survival strategy.

At some point, your system learned that being in the body didn’t feel safe.

So it adapted by leaving. And that adaptation likely helped you survive.

But over time, living this way can feel: exhausting, disconnected, emotionally flat, overwhelmed, or emptied,
like you’re moving through life without letting yourself rest, to feel and be you.

You’re living… without a place to land.
So, let's go in, safely.

Coming Back Home After Being Gone for a Long Time

Imagine being away from your house for months.

Or years.

When you finally return, what do you find?

Is the entrance clean and welcoming?

What do you smell...fresh air, coffee, flowers?

Or dampness? Staleness?

If a house has been abandoned for a long time, you might find:

clutter and mess, broken or neglected areas, dust and spider webs,
insects or animals that moved in, lights that don’t work, water that hasn’t run in a while.
Not pleasant, but understandable.

Your body is no different.

  What You May Feel When You First Return to the Body

When awareness first comes back into the body, people often notice:

numbness or absence of sensation

Tightness, pressure in the chest or throat or
soreness, pain or sensitivity

Inflammation or heaviness

sudden tiredness, buzzing or tingling

emotional waves without a clear reason

This doesn’t mean something is wrong.

It means you’ve come home.

Feeling these things is the first step. 

Things that have been there for a long time.

It’s not always easy and comfortable, but it is necessary.

The second step is acceptance.

Accept the condition of your home exactly as it is.

No comparison. No judgment. No running away.

Where else would you go?

Acceptance doesn’t mean liking what you find.

It means acknowledging reality without fighting it.

Only when you stop rejecting what’s here can the body begin to trust again.

Once acceptance is present, change becomes possible.

Not through force. Not through fixing.

But through doing things that feel good for the body, with consistent care.

This is where somatic movement and breathwork help.

Mindful movements. Deep breathing. Inner awareness.

They teach the body something essential: 

It’s safe to be here now.
And over time, the home begins to change.
As we take the third important step: Cleaning our system with sincerity.
Allowing circulation, movement, and release at the body’s pace. 

Coming Home Is a Process

Returning to the body is not a single moment.

It’s a relationship you rebuild.

One breath at a time.

One sensation at a time.

One gentle return at a time.

If the body is your home, you don’t need to rush.

You just need to keep coming back.

That alone changes everything.

If you want support, I offer gentle mind–body sessions designed to help you feel your body more clearly, release stress and tension, regulate your emotions, and reconnect with yourself.

You don’t have to learn this alone :)