Embodiment Practices

Any practice that acknowledges the body with consciousness and respect can help you develop a relationship with your body and a sense of being more whole. This can include simple things like noticing your body, being aware of physical sensations, and learning the language of the body. E.g. putting words or images to bodily experiences.

Embodiment also includes active practices performed with consciousness and in a responsive way. For instance, tapping, Qigong, yoga [hyperlink], dance, workouts, movement and trauma release exercises (TRE). Starting with these sorts of actions can help you to build connection and awareness and be therapeutically beneficial when you’ve been estranged or disconnected from your body. 

However, if you’ve experienced trauma and never done any body-focused exploration before, then I advise you to approach this work with some care, patience. If there’s been a habit of detaching from the body due to trauma, all of a sudden paying attention to it can reflexively unleash more force than you’re capable of dealing with. Go steady and with radical self-care.