What is a body?

For me, this question brings up so much about the science of it all. 

But right now it also brings up thoughts about what it means to have a body, and specifically what it means to have a body with Black skin.

If that question leads you there too, you’re not alone.

In this episode, let’s go back to the basics and talk about what a body is, what it means to have a body, and what it means to be in a body.

Find this episode for free on your favorite podcast player.

In this episode:

• The interconnected and interdependent nature of your body’s systems
• Envisioning the body as a container
• How our bodies carry the experiences of our lineages and environments
• How emphasis on the brain separates us from our bodies, our feelings, and each other
• An exercise for feeling into your body

References:

• Dutch Hunger Winter
• Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing, Joy A. Degruy

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