Through our polyvagal system our bodies hold our traumas, memories and emotions and it can serve as a guide not only for what is happening in the mind, but also what we are experiencing in our entire system of BEING.

 Begin by noticing where you hold tension in the body. Is it your: jaw, tongue, back,  solar plexus, chest, neck, gut, pelvis, eyes, head? Through paying attention to where you have tension in your body, you can begin to notice when meditations help ease or relax that tension. 

If you struggle to "feel" what is happening in your body, try a body scan meditation to begin working with this process of listening into the body's messages. If you continue to struggle, talk with your therapist about this as there is often a reason that you are more often dissociated from your body. 

Learning to listen to your body for information, regarding what kind and state of activation you are experiencing, will help you know which meditation or brain focus to use to restore calm to the whole system. Our minds and bodies are deeply integrated and connected. They are not separate systems but rather are interlocking and interdependent. Information and subsequent chemical response flows two directionally. Building awareness of both your body and your mind, as well as their relationship, will help you become more self aware and conscious of the choices you have which radically impact your experience. It is the path to freeing yourself from living at the mercy of your pain, your experiences, your suffering.