Our Bodies Tell Our Story

The body is amazing! Twenty years ago I became fascinated with it. I was training to be a massage therapist and it was like I was discovering a foreign land. It felt as if I was finally, fully meeting myself as I learned about muscles and attachments; the vascular system, nervous system, and endocrine system. I was blown away by how each point of connection makes up who we are and how all the systems relied on each other to work as a whole.

When I began working with clients, the fascination only deepened. I loved forming relationships with everyone that came to see me, but not just to “fix” tension and pain, but to hold space for a deeper understanding and appreciation of themselves. Over time, I could see that the body carried a lot more than we see and feel. I set my heart to help clients get deeper in their experience so they were healing themselves from the INSIDE OUT.

Our bodies tell our story and it’s what makes us who we are. Learning to listen is the key.

The first profound understanding of this was at a Breathwork group I attended in LA. I’ve always had a lot of tension in my lower back, so before the session started, I asked my body to tell me where my blockages were. About 10 minutes into the breathing meditation my mind became quiet, and a message bubbled up from my subconscious, “you don’t trust your spine." Then a memory flashed of when I was seven and I fell off a rope swing. I felt all the old fear and confusion surface and I let the tears come. I grieved for the little girl that had been so scared and the shame of feeling like I had done something wrong to deserve the accident. I grieved for my body which held that information all those years. Slowly layers of weight lifted.

Have I never had lower back pain again? Yes of course, healing is not that simple…however it is much less than ever before. BUT most importantly, what I do now is give my spine more loving attention and thank it for all that it does for me. I know for certain, I am no longer detached from that part of my body.

The more we know our story, the more open and available we are, the more we can give to ourselves and to love ourselves. Not just the good parts, but EVERY part of ourselves. This is my wish for you. This is my wish for everyone.

Much love and strength,
Tara