Day 2 – Women For One

Move Your Body | Day 2

What if we could discover our passion and move into our joy not by “thinking” ourselves into it but by moving our bodies?

Today isn’t about exercising or trying to get the perfect body. It’s about moving energy and emotions through your body so that you can experience both clarity and vitality. For many women, connecting with and nourishing our bodies is an uphill battle. Many of us can spend a lifetime hanging out in our heads and neglecting what’s going on in our physical bodies. The downsides to this are many. As feminine beings, our bodies connect us to our intuition, our health, our pleasure, and our desire. Taking the time to move your body, especially over the next month, will reap lots of benefits, including stress relief and better sleep. Not to mention, it helps you to literally move stagnant emotions and “blah” states of being out of your body so that you can open up to clarity and inspiration. Don’t worry—this isn’t about being athletic or graceful, or even loving your body. It’s really just about giving yourself the space to integrate your experiences while you’re on the journey—not through your mind but through your body.

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Take a few moments to breathe into your body. Then, crank up the stereo to your favorite music, and dance it out for at least five minutes. Trust your body to move however it wants to. Remember, this isn’t about looking good—it’s just about getting your heart pumping and emotions flowing. Now, take a look at whatever wants to surface, without any judgment or criticism. After all, this isn’t about getting it right or judging yourself. It’s about letting your body express everything that your mind cannot. Trust me, if you take the time to incorporate this little ritual into your life on the regular, you’ll know what I’m talking about. Some days, you might need to make smaller, more subtle movements—and other days you might need to use your voice and scream from the rooftops. Tune in to what your body needs on a daily basis. Simply ask it that question, and over time, you will have made your body your best friend.

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6 comments to "Day 2"

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Alex

September 25, 2017 AT 12:21AM

I’ve always wanted to dance. I was told I had to feel it. I didn’t. So I didn’t. On this second day, I have another challenge. To dance. Interesting to me, that this would bring me to a place that I never thought of as a blockage, but apparently it is!
Ah, the messiness of life.
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  April 10, 2018 AT 8:59PM
  
  I hope you were able to feel into all of those things during your movement!
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Becca

February 16, 2018 AT 4:51AM

At first it was hard to just lose myself in the moment — part of my brain said, “You be helping someone else! You should be doing something *productive*.” But then I found the joy of the music and didn’t want to stop! It was so fun and freeing; I felt indulgently delightful, even sensual and more alive, with the rhythm in my body.
- Women For One
  
  April 10, 2018 AT 9:01PM
  
  I’m so glad you found joy and sensuality in it! We are conditioned to believe we always need to be doing something as women (usually in service to others), but being in service to your body and to pleasure opens up more space to be of service to the world.
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Sanne

March 6, 2018 AT 7:16PM

me dancing? moving? oh, I am so ashamed of being seen….even when I am totally by myself but I do love music , right now I will start to listen to my favourite song: Katie, queen of Tennesse
- Women For One
  
  April 10, 2018 AT 9:00PM
  
  This is just for you…an opportunity to relish your experience without shame, and with presence.

Move Your Body | Day 2

What if we could discover our passion and move into our joy not by “thinking” ourselves into it but by moving our bodies?

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