It’s easy to think that having tension in the body is a bad thing.
“My shoulder’s are killing me.”
“My hands are tingling.”
“I can’t turn my neck to the right.”
There’s nothing wrong with tension. What’s terrifying is how we deal with it.
We ignore signs of our body needing relief. We hype ourselves up on caffeine. We’re too tired so we stop exercising. We constantly degrade ourselves in thought, speech, and mind.
Slowly, we begin using less and less of our bodies.
We work from home. We have it delivered. We drive.
We’ve created a very interesting situation for ourselves.
Tension is a way the body tries to get our attention. Tension = Attention.
Note: The body may have a different time to process than the mind. It may also require a whole new way of processing. Perhaps the body is aching for stillness, for touch, or for simple awareness of the guest that lives in this guesthouse. The body needs regular time to decompress. Getting in for a bodywork session once a week is a good start.
