Returning to the Wisdom of the Body: Why Healing Is Remembering, Not Fixing

We live in a world that teaches us to control — to control our schedules, our appearance, our performance, and especially our symptoms. When something feels “off” in the body, the reflex is often to fix it, to silence it, or to push through. But true healing doesn’t come from domination or force. It comes from remembrance.

To heal is to return — to the quiet intelligence of the body, to the rhythms of nature, to the knowing we’ve carried all along. Your body is not broken. It’s not a machine that needs constant adjusting. It is a living, breathing ecosystem designed for balance, repair, and vitality — if only we give it the chance.

So how do we shift from fixing to remembering?

• We start by listening. By pausing long enough to hear the subtle messages of the body — the need for rest, the craving for movement, the pull toward nourishment. We honor hunger and fullness, fatigue and energy, tension and release as sacred communication rather than problems to override.

• We bring in nourishment, not punishment. Whole, vibrant foods. Sunlight on the skin. Time in nature. Breath that moves all the way down into the belly. Gentle practices that ground us: stretching, walking barefoot, sitting in stillness.

• We soften our relationship to time. Nature moves in cycles, not checklists. Healing unfolds in spirals, not straight lines. When we allow ourselves to ebb and flow with these rhythms, we stop forcing progress and begin to trust the deeper work unfolding.

Most of all, we remember that healing is not something we buy, achieve, or conquer. It’s something we allow — a restoration of harmony, a quiet homecoming to the wisdom we’ve carried within us all along.

In the weeks ahead, I invite you to slow down, to listen deeply, and to practice one small act of remembrance each day. Let that be your medicine.