Pain is talking to YOU 💪🏽🗣💥

One of my summer school classes is to update my NASM personal training cert. I have to read this book, “Athletic Body in Balance” by Gray Cook. 

Then take a hard test. Aye ya yay!!! 

Learning a ton so far! 

Just read this part, 

“Pain is not the enemy. It’s important to know that the pain is trying to tell you something, such as the following:

-You have poor form.

-You have poor technique.

-You didn’t warm up.

-You didn’t stretch. 

-You have a small muscle imbalance. 

-The right and left sides of your body aren’t working together. 

-The energy that you are producing for this activity is not going to this activity. It’s going into stress (energy leaks).”

Dropped the book and thought hmm...

So clear and true for physical pain. 

We can feel it and say, “YES, my elbow hurts!” 

But...

What about emotional pain?!?

Do we ever stop to say I am feeling sad bc of this one thing. Sure we do! When it’s a break up season or our feelings are hurt by a specific event. 

...

Lately, I have been feeling MEH. 

Like, there is so much to do and I’m DOING it all. 

But...

Feeling phantom pains. 

If I use Gray Cooks method of “Pain is not the enemy.” Then what’s going on underneath this pain. What is the pain trying to tell me?!??

Ugh. 

If only my pain could speak in audible words. Rather, than feeeeeeeeelings. 

I don’t know about you but, my feelings overwhelm and confuse me a lot. I have worked my ass off to slow down and relax into my feelings to truly understand what is the root of what’s upsetting me. Really. 

But...

With pain, I react quickly to say, “Get the F outta here!!!” 

Subdue it with busy work. 

Working out. 

Yoga. 

Anything!!!

To make the pain of pain, GO Away! 

So what’s this phantom pain trying to tell me? 

I miss my family in NYC. 

I miss my old life. 

I miss my knowing of what the future looked like there. 

I am grateful for my family. 

I am grateful for my friends. 

I am grateful for my old life and what it taught me. 

I am grateful for the chance to start a new life. 

I am grateful that I had the gutts to try at a new life especially bc I don’t know exactly what the future will look like. 

I see you, Pain. 

I accept it. 

Process it. 

Stretched through it. 

Will move on into it. 

Today, What Pain do YOU feel?!? Is it physical?!? Knee?!? Hip?!? Throat?!? Or is it emotional?!? Feeling let down?! Sad? Melancholy?!? Lost on how you feel?!? 

Stop. 

Take a second and scan your body. 

Where do you feel the pain? 

For me, it’s my throat. It’s tight. And my heart is heavy. My pain spoke to me. Now, it’s up to me to “see it.”

And process it! 

Try this. 

I’d be curious if you DON’T hear and feel something from your Pain. 

It’s always talking to us but, are we smart enough to listen? 

Xo