your body is inherited.
you inherited your body.
from whom?
your ancestors.
from where?
the Earth, the stars.
how did your ancestors feel about their bodies?
— and what does the Earth’s body feel like when you touch her and go inside her?
what stories of pain, struggle, fear were hiding inside the folds of their skin?
what magical spells were tucked away for fear of being teased…or burned?
what wisdom was sparkling in their eyes when they gave birth to you?
all of this is yours now.
what shall you do with it?
push it away?
scold it?
hold it?
embrace it?
heal it?
transform it?
make it your own now?
release it?
pass it on?
your body extends so far beyond
the reflection in your bathroom mirror.
her roots burrow into and suck
from the mother earth.
her patterns loop
generation after generation.
her every exhale and groan
travels to the ends
of the never-ending universe
on and on and on.
you are a ripple
and you ripple.
’we are all connected’
means
we all share the same body.
so tend to the part of our body
that you can touch with your barehands.
the part of our body
you are responsible for feeding.
keep her well
loved and lubricated.
softly stroke your fingers
along her wrinkles and soil
tracing memories
back before thoughts.
“but i don’t remember the last time i felt safe in my body,”
you tell me—
and thank you
for your brave confession.
i am here to walk beside you
as you step forward — courageously
into the dark unknown inner spaces.
and i am here to guide you
to the next time
you will feel safety.
different parts
will try to create safety
each with its own tactics;
clinging, controlling, pushing away,
trying to hold it all together.
none. of. it. ACTUALLY. works.
parts are trying
to change your outer environment,
the earth and the ancestors,
desperate to feel better on the inside.
but nothing out there
will make you feel safe in here.
safety is found
when you have a felt sense
of how your flesh merges
with the mother,
the earth and the ancestors,
and her mother,
and hers.
when the ones who came before
can rest in peace
within your blood
because they feel
so accepted by you.
when we drop our guard
and let the earth hold us.
— let go into her.
safety is experienced
when you embody Self energy.
your body always remembers.
your body knows
where it came from,
what’s holding it up,
who is pouring into it,
what is safe.
safety is experienced
in your conscious mind
when you spend time with your body
each breath like blowing a bubble,
bigger and bigger,
clearing open space,
so you can finally embody
your true Self.
and your true Self is safe.
your true Self
can hear and hold everything
without flinching.
listen to the stories
your body has inherited,
— absorbed
and cock your head to the side
with more curiosity,
as she asks you,
so kindly and patiently,
to step away from or lean into,
drop away or drop into.
the body and all her parts
is asking you for something.
i will always guide you
back to your body.
back to the ground.
to the earth.
this is the path that leads straight
back to home base.
safety.
If you're longing to feel safe in your body,
my Self-led IFS Chakra Course
will gently guide you there.
to explore this deeper,
watch the replay of this
Be Write Hear call.
we sit to meditate,
like a little mountain
rising from the depths of the earth,
a bump on her skin,
a beauty mark on her face.
we write to explore
the stories we’ve inherited
and choose the legacy
we wish to create.
the earth is the sum
of all of her parts.
— you are one of those parts.
humanity is the sum
of all of its parts.
— you are one of those parts.
and i know you’ve got a lot on your human plate but let’s zoom out and put things into perspective for a sec….
you are not
single handedly responsible
for our greater being.
— your inner parts will be relieved to learn this applies to them too. ;)
so, let’s be curious.
grab your journal.
which parts of you
are resisting this?
love & rainbows
CHAMONIX PENELOPE
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