🌸 The Sacred Surrender: Listening to the Wisdom of Your Body

I have been a fighter my entire life. My mind and body never seem to agree on anything. They have battled with each other for the last 50+ years on whether I'm too hungry or too fat.

When I had rotator cuff surgery 10 years ago, my mind wanted to be healed in 9 months, but my body decided 18 months was a better time frame.

When I had trouble climbing a flight of 8 steps in 2022, my mind kept telling my body, "WTF is wrong with you? Get your ass up there." My body was screaming back, "Shut up! It hurts!"

When I found out I had Hashimoto's hypothyroidism, my doctors suggested I give up gluten, dairy, soy, nightshades, alcohol, and caffeine. Guess what! I fought them on that too, because my mind wanted a "normal life," in spite of what my body thought was normal.

Three years later, I've finally given up gluten, dairy, soy, nightshades, and alcohol. I wrestled with this internally for years, because "I ain't no quitter!" I'd quit gluten and dairy for a month. Then I'd have a pizza and feel the inflammation come back. I'd quit gluten and dairy again for two months, same results. After three years of "testing," I had to stop and say, "Why am I doing this to myself?" I'm still fighting with myself over caffeine, but my body is telling me it's time for that to go too. When I finish this last bag of coffee beans, I'll finally be done with coffee, too.

These last three years have been a long process of wrestling with whether I was "a quitter" because I was tired of fighting (and losing), or was I finally, finally, finally listening to the messages my body had been sending me, and surrendering to the wisdom within.

I decided the healthiest of these perspectives was to "surrender." No one likes to think of themselves as a quitter. But it was perfectly acceptable to listen to what my body had to say, and for me to pay attention to everything it had to say. Then, I felt peace and acceptance when I changed my approach.

We live in a world that praises the push— the hustle, the grind, the non-stop achievement treadmill. We celebrate doing, conquering, and “powering through” even when our bodies are quietly begging us to pause. But what if the real power doesn’t come from the pushing…

What if it comes from surrender?

🌿 What Does It Mean to Surrender to Your Body?

To surrender to your body means to stop resisting its messages.

It means slowing down, tuning in, and honoring what your body is telling you—even when it’s inconvenient.

Surrender isn’t about giving up.

It’s about giving in to the rhythms of your own biology, emotional tides, and deep need for restoration and healing.

It’s an act of trust.

It’s the deepest form of self-respect.

🧠 Your Mind Wants Control—But Your Body Holds the Truth

Your mind might say,

"Keep going. Don’t rest. You should be doing more."

But your body might be whispering,

"Please... slow down. I need to breathe. I need you to feel."

We’re taught to override these messages.

Caffeine when we’re tired. Scrolling when we’re overwhelmed. Smiling when we want to cry.

Your body is patient. But it will escalate.

What begins as a whisper may become a scream—burnout, chronic fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, or illness.

These aren’t signs of weakness.

They’re wake-up calls.

🔄 Surrender Is a Recalibration, Not a Collapse

When you surrender to your body, you don’t fall apart—you come home.

You realign with your natural intelligence.

That might look like:

Taking a nap instead of another Zoom call

Letting yourself cry instead of “staying strong”

Eating when you're hungry—not when it's “time”

Dancing, stretching, or lying still

Saying no, without apology or guilt

Surrender teaches you that wisdom doesn’t always come from logic.

It comes from listening inward.

Your body has never been the enemy.

It’s been your sacred ally all along.

And when you begin to listen?

You don’t lose yourself.

You remember yourself.

✨ Surrender Is Where the Magic Happens

When you start honoring your body, everything changes.

You invite in…

✅ Deep nervous system healing

✅ Emotional release and regulation

✅ Restful sleep and better digestion

✅ Reconnection with pleasure and joy

✅ Clarity in decision-making

✅ A feeling of wholeness

You don’t have to be superhuman.

You just have to be present.

💖 A Simple Practice for Sacred Surrender

Tonight, try this:

Place your hands on your body—heart, belly, or wherever feels right.

Ask: “What do you need right now, love?”

Wait. Listen. You may feel a word, a sensation, a memory, or an emotion.

Honor it. No guilt. No explanation. Just care.

This is the beginning of sacred surrender.

And in that surrender, you’ll find your softness. Your strength. Your sovereignty.

Let go of the grind.

Release the guilt.

Return to your rhythm.

Your body isn’t a machine. It’s a miracle.

And it’s been waiting for you to come home.