Watch this video…how do you feel?
Noticing the felt experience in the body is a neural exercise.
It strengthens interoception, your sense of body signals
and is the start to uprooting old thought–emotion–behaviour loops that usually run on autopilot.
This matters especially at this time of year.
The festive season often brings a mix of excitement, pressure, people-pleasing, joy, and dread all at once.
Those emotions don’t start in the mind.
They show up in the body first.
Here’s something important to reflect on:
The bodily sensations of anxiety, irritation, excitement, and inspiration can feel very similar
They are all a higher energy stress state
The difference isn’t always the sensation - it’s the story we attach to it.
Building a strong awareness of body sensations –
allows us to change old behavioural habits and stories and respond differently
Clearer, creatively and emotionally intelligently.
For me, one way I stay grounded this season is yoga outdoors especially at sunrise.
It helps me feel invigorated, joyful, excited, calm and present all the while strengthening my interoception and nervous system.
This isn’t downtime.
It’s my ritual I’ve been doing for years - it’s training.
Training my system to balance energy, build resilience, and cope now and in the future.
Challenge this week:
See how many times you can become aware of your feelings in a moment, the body signals and the stories you create in your head..
✨ Body first → Brain follows → Performance rises.
Wishing you a steady, connected start to the week.
Dr. Vanessa Harding | Transformational Entrepreneur & Body-Brain Performance Coach
Dr. Vanessa Harding is a visionary leader in science driven body-brain coaching, empowering high…
