Remember your body is your home, not just an object. It needs you to be its advocate, its protector and its caregiver.Do that, and it will do the same for you, as best it can.
Talk to your body, literally. I know it sounds silly, but it helps. Ask it what it needs, what messages it has at the moment.
Consider a “thank you” for all your body has been through. Consider an apology for not being able to listen before. We take far better care of something for which we feel empathy, so we need to listen to our body messages. Are you hungry? Tired? Full? Emotions are physical; learn where your body feels them.
Your intuition is physical; think about how you feel when you know you are in a dangerous situation. Your body tells you first. long before your thoughts.
Thank you body and heart and soul for getting me through all this alive. You are tough and persevering when ... it seems that there's no reason to be.
Body, heart and soul, I am sorry for trying to jam you into dangerous places with dangerous people even after the red flags are waving and the writing on the wall is dripping in blood... I know you eat because you're scared and you hang out with and love the wrong people because you are so afraid you can't be loved and that your love is worthless. In a bit, it will feel better. Step away from the confusion and the people who can't love you. There is peace there.
One thing I like to do is think about the times you were really enjoying being “in” your body, with no judgment about how it looked. Might be dancing, running, curling up on the couch, anything.Do that, and see the difference between being “in” and looking “at.” Try to shift to more being “in” your body. Find time in some small way (or a big way!) as often as you can.
For some, their bodies were the site of violence, damage, or other boundary violations.
Most people absorb these traumas, and believe these experiences change the worth and value of their body itself. This is understandable, but absolutely wrong.
A body that has seen us through trauma is even more in need of our protection.(Excerpt from
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/weightless/2011/07/powerful-ways-to-improve-your-body-image/ )
