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Your Body Is Speaking To You—Are You Listening?

by Dana Retzlaff

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You have been taught to push through exhaustion, ignore discomfort, and control your body to perform. But what if your body is not meant to be your enemy? What if pain, tension, and fatigue are not obstacles, but messages? In this session, you will experience a powerful shift in perspective. You will learn why your body is not working against you but trying to guide you, how pain and fatigue are actually forms of communication, and a simple practice to reconnect with your body and hear its wisdom. Through breathwork and guided reflection, you will be invited to pause, listen, and begin trusting your body again. When you stop fighting your body, you unlock a level of energy, focus, and health that no amount of effort can replace. Your body already knows. Now it is your turn to remember.

Body AwarenessMind Body ConnectionListeningSelf InquiryBreathworkSelf CompassionEnergyHealthListening To Body SignalsBreath FocusEnergy Management

Transcript

Your body is speaking to you.

Are you listening?

You push through exhaustion.

You ignore discomfort.

You've trained yourself to keep going no matter what because that's what success demands,

Right?

Because slowing down would mean falling behind.

Because you've learned to control your body,

To discipline it,

To make it perform for you.

But what if I told you your body is not meant to be your enemy?

What if the reason you feel stuck,

Fatigued or tense isn't because you're not strong enough,

But because your body is trying to send you a message and you've been too busy to listen?

The truth is your body is speaking to you all the time through tension,

Through cravings,

Through fatigue,

Through those little ages that you brush off as normal.

But most of us were never taught to listen.

We were taught to ignore,

To override,

To push through,

To disconnect.

And here's the problem with that.

Your body isn't trying to slow you down.

It's trying to guide you.

Pain is not an inconvenience.

It is communication.

Fatigue is not weakness.

It's wisdom.

The moment you start listening,

Everything changes.

So let's pause right now just for a moment.

Take a deep breath in through your nose.

Hold it for a second and exhale slowly through your mouth.

Now place your hand on your heart.

Ask yourself,

Body what do you need from me today?

Now just listen.

Don't force an answer.

Don't try to figure it out.

Just let whatever comes up be heard.

Maybe it's rest.

Maybe it's movement.

Maybe it's a release you've been holding on for too long.

Whatever it is,

Trust that your body is always speaking to you.

And the more you listen,

The clearer the answers will become.

Your body is not your enemy.

It is not working against you.

It has never been working against you.

It has been trying to protect you,

To guide you,

To bring you back home to yourself.

The only question is,

Are you ready to listen?

If this resonated with you,

Take a moment today,

Just one moment to check in with your body.

Ask what it needs and listen.

Because when you stop fighting your body,

You unlock a level of energy,

Of focus,

And of health that no amount of effort can ever replace.

Your body already knows.

Now it's your turn to remember.

Meet your Teacher

Dana RetzlaffKarlsruhe, Germany

4.9 (53)

Recent Reviews

Pete

February 17, 2026

Excelent advice and meditation for everyone. Thank you!

Caryn

July 5, 2025

Excellent message ..very helpful and true ..we need to listen to our bodies 💕

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