How to Coach Your Body and Love It Back

Today I want to share with you a fascinating experience I had recently. I had a conversation with my body. Yes, you heard me right. I talked to my body as if it was a person, and it talked back to me. And let me tell you; it was eye-opening.

But before I tell you what happened, let me explain why I did this in the first place. As a coach, I’m always seeking ways to help myself and my clients better understand our needs. And one of the most important needs we have is our physical health and well-being. Our bodies are our vehicles for living, and they deserve our attention and care.

But how often do we really listen to our bodies? How often do we tune in to their signals and messages? How often do we appreciate their loyalty, sincerity, and deep love for us?

If you’re like most people, probably not very often. We tend to ignore our bodies until they scream at us with pain or illness. We tend to take them for granted until they break down or age. We tend to criticize them for not being perfect or beautiful enough.

That’s why I decided to try something different. I decided to coach my body. I decided to use the same powerful questions and techniques that I use with my clients to help them achieve their goals and overcome their challenges. I decided to treat my body as a friend, a partner, and a coachee.

And this is what happened.

I started by asking my body how it was feeling today. It answered that it was feeling tired and achy. It said that it had been trying to communicate with me for a long time, but I wasn’t listening. It said that it wanted me to pay more attention to its needs and signals.

I asked my body why it was trying to communicate with me now. It answered that it really cherished me and wanted to stay longer with me. It said that it loved me unconditionally and wanted me to be happy and healthy.

I was touched by its words. I realized that my body had been loyal, sincere, and deeply loving toward me all along. I realized I ignored my body for so long, and it doesn’t deserve that. It is my friend and ally.

I asked my body what it needed from me right now. It answered that it needed more rest, more water, more movement, more nourishment, and more appreciation. It said that it needed me to listen to its signals and respect its boundaries. It said that it needed me to love it back.

I thanked my body for sharing its needs with me. I asked my body how I could best support it in meeting those needs. It gave me some suggestions and ideas that were simple and doable. It said that it trusted me to make the best decisions for us.

I thanked my body again for its trust and cooperation. I asked my body if there was anything else it wanted to tell me or ask me. It said that it was grateful for this conversation and hoped that we could have more of them in the future. It said that it was proud of me and happy to be with me.

I ended the conversation by expressing my gratitude and appreciation for my body. I told my body that I loved it too and that I was sorry for neglecting it or hurting it in the past. I told my body that I was committed to taking better care of it and listening to it more often. I told my body that we were a team and that we could achieve anything together.

And then I hugged myself.

This conversation with my body was one of the most powerful and transformative experiences of my life. It changed the way I see myself and relate to myself. It changed the way I feel about myself and treat myself.

And you know what? You can have this conversation too.

You can coach your body too.

You can use the same powerful questions and techniques that coaches use with their clients to help you understand your body better. You can treat your body as a friend, a partner, and a coachee.

All you need is some curiosity, some openness, some compassion, and some time.

Trust me; your body will thank you for it.

And so will you.

Thank you for reading this blog post. I hope it inspired you to give coaching your body a try. If it did, please share it with your friends and family who might benefit from it too.

And remember: Be mindful of your body. Be coached by your body. Be awesome with your body.