Understanding ourselves by listening to the messages our body sends

What an amazing tool we have at our disposal…a tool that can help us understand how we are doing, how we are feeling, what needs to be addressed, and what needs to change in our lives.

I don’t know about you, but it took me many years before I realised that my body was sending me constant messages, let’s call them ‘alarm bells’ that were trying to make me aware of my physical and emotional situation. I had never listened to them, simply because I didn’t know!

The first time my mind decided to look into what was going on within my body, was when my left foot decided to start itching and covering itself with a rash. It happened suddenly and I couldn’t understand what the reason was. So, after trying different foot creams and every single recommended supplement or essential oil on the market, with no effective results, I thought to myself ‘maybe my foot is trying to tell me something that is beyond the physical problem!’.

As the good researcher and curious person that I am, I started an extensive investigation on it! First online to know what kind of information the internet was providing, and then within myself, by asking questions about the feelings my foot was causing me.

Here’s what came up from my first ever mind-body investigation: