When the Body Doesn’t Follow: Nervous System Awareness and the Path to Embodied Empowerment
Do you ever find yourself tripping or stumbling more than usual? Trembling hands when you’re not afraid? Struggling to articulate what you truly mean—only for your words to come out confused or half-formed?
These aren’t just random moments. They’re signals from your nervous system.
Your physical and mental wellbeing do not exist in separate silos. The thoughts you think, the beliefs you hold, and the patterns you've absorbed over time all translate directly into your physiology. This includes the way your body moves, speaks and responds to the world.
When there’s a disconnect between your mind and body—what we might call cognitive-physical dissonance—it can disrupt sensory perception and sabotage your actions. You may feel frustrated when your body doesn’t seem to carry out your intentions. You might struggle to embody the clarity you intellectually hold. It’s not a failure. It’s a misalignment. And a need for more integration.
Ask yourself:
“What part of me is not yet ready to express what I know?”
“What wisdom is still waiting to land in my body?”
This internal lag is especially common in those who have endured physical or sexual trauma. Trauma imprints deeply—not just emotionally or mentally, but within the body’s very tissue, posture and reflexes.
I recently worked with a woman healing from sexual trauma in a tantra bodywork session. As I held space for her, I witnessed the subtle tremors in her limbs, the twitches and disassociations she couldn't control. These were not weaknesses—they were survival codes her nervous system had built to protect her. She was fragmented, unable to fully inhabit her own body, even though her mind was ready to heal.
Through gentle, embodied guidance, I invited her back into herself. We created a safe space for her to begin processing what had once been too overwhelming. Slowly, she began to anchor. Her body started to trust the present moment.
This is what nervous system awareness offers us: a bridge between what we know and what we are. Between understanding and embodiment. Between trauma and sovereignty.
Reclaiming your power begins here—in the subtle, sacred act of coming home to your body. Especially for the sexually wounded, this is a vital part of reconnecting to your sexual energy as something sacred and yours. Take your power back.
Your body is your own. Your essence is yours to embody. When mind and body begin to work in harmony, a new kind of power becomes available—one rooted in presence, pleasure and truth.
We’re here for it.
