The body often knows before the mind agrees. A tightening in the chest. A held breath. A quiet leaning toward or away.
Listening begins where explanation becomes quiet.
We are taught to explain first and feel later, if at all. So we override these signals, reasoning ourselves out of what we already sense.
Embodiment is not mystical. It is simply the practice of noticing. Of letting sensation be a source of information rather than something to manage or fix.
When we slow down enough to listen, the body stops shouting. It begins to speak in a quieter voice, and that voice is often wiser than our arguments.
Listening does not mean obeying every sensation. It means including the body in the conversation, rather than leaving it out in the cold.