11/01/2023
📣 ❤️ "Your body is so very wise. It will try to slow you down and invite you to authentically mourn the losses that touch your life. The emotions of grief are often experienced as bodily-felt energies. We mourn life losses from the inside out...Among the most common physical responses to loss are trouble sleeping and low energy...Muscle aches and pains, shortness of breath, feelings of emptiness in your stomach, tightness in your throat or chest, digestive problems, sensitivity to noise, heart palpitations, queasiness, nausea, headaches, increased allergy symptoms, changes in appetite, weight loss or gain, agitation, and generalized tension—these are all ways your body may react to losses that you encounter in life.
The stress of grief can suppress your immune system and make you more vulnerable to physical problems. If you have a chronic existing health challenge, it may become worse...
..Befriending and mindfully giving attention to your physical symptoms will allow you to discover your body’s native intelligence.
Yet, it can be difficult to slow down and care for your body when you are surrounded by common societal messages that tell us to be strong in the face of grief. Have you had anyone tell you things like, “Keep busy,” “Carry on,” or “You need to put the past in the past”? These and other similar messages often discourage you from practicing physical self-care, which, by contrast, is needed because it invites you to suspend. In actuality, when you are in mourning, you need to slow down, to turn inward, to embrace feelings of loss, and to seek and accept support. No, it is not always easy to care for your physical being in a mourning-avoidant culture. Without doubt, physical self-care takes time, mindfulness, and discernment." - Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. (Physician and grief counselor)
🫂✨ Many of us have surely experienced or can identify these signs and symptoms in our own bodies, possibly from a very early age... many times without realizing our bodies have been grief stricken. Grief and loss belong to all of us.
🫁 I invite you to pause and check in with your heart and body and simply take a deep slow breath... Just breathe.
💭✨ Then pause and consider if attending a day retreat (Nov. 4th 11am-4pm or Nov. 19th 12-5pm) where you can say yes to slowing down and intentionally experience:
💫 holistic ways to enhance your self care
💫 multiple opportunities to further process grief in your body
💫 a heart centered space for you to embrace your whole being
💫 And saying yes to self-love, compassion, kindness, and joy
🙏 If so, please click link below and come through! (if cost is an issue please contact me and inquire about sliding scale)
Tinyurl.com/kasa404wellness
Kasa 404 Integrative Wellness Events & Day Retreats are for communities, organizations, small groups, and families to come together for curated and personalized events and day retreats that focus on regenerative practices, deep rest, integrative wellness, and holistic nourishment. Where holistic wel...
