Body awareness has become a very popular word these days within the health and wellbeing industry.
What is Body awareness?
A quick google search shares some definitions:
Body awareness is the ability to understand where our bodies are in space and how our bodies move… Sometimes, if people have difficulties with body awareness they may appear clumsy, uncoordinated or have delays in motor skill development.
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Body awareness is the internal understanding of where the body is in space. Body awareness is highly influenced by proprioceptive processing, the sensory information one receives from the movement and force of muscles and joint groups.
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Body awareness is the sense that we have of our own bodies. It is an understanding of the parts that make up one's body, where they are located, how they feel, and even what they can do.
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Body awareness is the ability to understand where our bodies are in space and how our bodies move… Sometimes, if people have difficulties with body awareness they may appear clumsy, uncoordinated or have delays in motor skill development.
Your therapy source - Read full article
Body awareness is the internal understanding of where the body is in space. Body awareness is highly influenced by proprioceptive processing, the sensory information one receives from the movement and force of muscles and joint groups.
North shore pediatric therapy - Read full article
Body awareness is the sense that we have of our own bodies. It is an understanding of the parts that make up one's body, where they are located, how they feel, and even what they can do.
Study.com - Read full article:
From this quick search you can see it is an internal awareness of what our body is sharing, where the body is in space at any given moment and how it is feeling.
This is a "wow". What an amazing awareness to have of your body.
Our relationship with body awareness changes and can deepen along the way, from a child learning to walk and getting to know how the body can move, to perhaps a gymnast who knows exactly where they are in space during somersaults and activating the exact muscles to get a particular ‘result’ and through to our barometer to how we are in the world, in tune and sensitive to everything – people, situations, food, emotions, movements, etc.
This is our most important relationship. It is the one we can chose to hold dear, and continue to develop or ignore.
Body awareness can be getting to know yourself deeply, in a way that can bring understanding, communication and a care to honour what it is sharing with you.
This is why body awareness is essential to our wellbeing, health, relationships and all things in life.
The relationship with your body is super important to develop and prioritise in life Why? Because it will share with you in a moment whether things are OK for you? Food choices, environments, people, relationships, etc, etc. By listening to your body, you can make choices that support you fully.
On a physical level, learning to know how to activate, let go, connect to muscles and areas of the body is powerful. It is very supportive to make exercises and movements that are performed correctly and able to be changed or adjusted if needed. Learning to feel how your body is in movement is so much fun and something that flows on into life so simply.
This is our most important relationship. It is the one we can chose to hold dear, and continue to develop or ignore.
Body awareness can be getting to know yourself deeply, in a way that can bring understanding, communication and a care to honour what it is sharing with you.
This is why body awareness is essential to our wellbeing, health, relationships and all things in life.
The relationship with your body is super important to develop and prioritise in life Why? Because it will share with you in a moment whether things are OK for you? Food choices, environments, people, relationships, etc, etc. By listening to your body, you can make choices that support you fully.
On a physical level, learning to know how to activate, let go, connect to muscles and areas of the body is powerful. It is very supportive to make exercises and movements that are performed correctly and able to be changed or adjusted if needed. Learning to feel how your body is in movement is so much fun and something that flows on into life so simply.
How is your body awareness?
- How is your breath in this moment?
- How are you shoulder blades sitting?
- Can you feel the movement of your bicep when you lift your water bottle?
- Have you felt the moment the muscles let go in a stretch?
- How do your feet feel as you walk?
- Are you ignoring foods and behaviours that don't suit your body?
- Do you feel confident walking on uneven surfaces?
Body awareness in movement is the first step into deepening your relationship with yourself.
 | This is what makes a one on one session with me completely different to other trainers. They are more than physical and they can flow into your life and, in time, you learn to love you and your body more than anything or anyone. |
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