Our body has its own unique wisdom and intelligence. This so-called “body wisdom” is communicated through non-verbal signs, expressions, and feedback, and through its actions and reactions.
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When the body needs energy, you will feel hunger, when it needs a specific type of food, you’ll feel a craving for this or that, when it needs rest, you will feel fatigue, and when it’s hurt, you’ll feel pain. The list is long of how the body informs you about itself and thus — about you.
By attuning yourself to the body’s cues and communication, that is — by cultivating “deliberate listening” to the body and learn its language, you can deeply align yourself to the state and needs of your body, and hence to your own state and needs.
By “listening to the body,” I mean consciously and continuously observing, noting, perceiving, feeling, and paying attention to what the body has to tell you.
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However, although the body “talks” abundantly, it doesn’t tell you everything. It often only tells you what it needs now. To be more proactive in what your body might need in the future, to keep it healthy, and to prepare it for other types of circumstances, you’ll need to regularly ask it questions. And, of course, subsequently listen carefully to the answers your body gives you.
Actively asking the body questions is what I call body testing. How does it react to non-daily, non-habitual tasks or certain exercises? What are its abilities and limitations? What are its strengths, and what are its “pain points?”
It means you need to ask the type of questions that prompt your body to give answers that can help you become more proactive, and hence, prevent possible health issues and prepare yourself optimally for health challenges.
