October 23, 2025 • 29 mins
Your body has been speaking this whole time—through tight jaws, heavy shoulders, and the ache that won’t quit—and today we slow down enough to hear it. We explore how symptoms can hold unprocessed emotions, grief we never voiced, and even ancestral stories we’ve been carrying without knowing. Through the lens of curanderismo and grounded somatic tools, we map what the body remembers and learn how to move stuck energy with compassion instead of force.
I share personal moments, from a thrown-out back to my current breast cancer journey, and the surprising ways these chapters opened conversations about control, caretaking, lineage, and the places I still needed to receive support. We walk through a gentle body scan, a short somatic release practice, and a golden light visualization you can return to whenever you feel overwhelmed. Along the way, we reframe tears and trembling as sacred releases, not weaknesses; we talk boundaries as medicine; and we honor humor, prayer, and community as steady companions when the path gets hard.
If your body has been sending signals—fatigue, migraines, chest tightness, or that quiet exhaustion language can’t capture—this conversation offers practical and soulful ways to listen and respond. You’ll leave with journaling prompts to clarify what needs attention, a few ritual tools from curanderismo to help energy move, and simple phrases that invite safety back into your nervous system. Subscribe for more healing-centered episodes, share this with someone who needs a tender nudge, and leave a review to help others find this space. What part of your body are you ready to listen to today?
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Dora (00:06):
Ay Mijita.
Have you ever noticed how yourbody speaks before your mouth,
even knows what to say?
That tight chest, when you'reanxious, that stomach ache
before a difficult conversation?
The migraine after holding intoo many tears.
Welcome back to Ay Mijita,Embracing Your Raíces, Reclaim
(00:29):
Your Essencia.
I'm your host,Dora Alicia Praxedis and today's
episode is one that heads closeto home.
We're diving into how the bodyremembers what the mind tries to
forget.
This episode is for everymujer, every soul listening
who's carried pain in silence,who's felt something in their
(00:52):
body that no doctor could quiteexplain.
The truth is, your body iswise.
It's talking to you, it'scommunicating stories, memories,
and emotions that have nevertruly been witnessed.
And I know this intimately,through my own journey with
(01:16):
personal physical illness,through the grief, and even
through my recent breast cancerdiagnosis, I've learned that
healing isn't just physical,it's emotional, it's energetic.
So today I want to help youreconnect with your body's
(01:36):
wisdom to listen with compassioninstead of frustration, to
soften instead of push.
Take a deep breath with meright now.
And then exhale.
And I want you to do that oncemore, but inhaling through your
nose and exhaling through yourmouth.
(01:58):
And you know what?
Why not?
One more.
Inhale and exhale.
You're safe here, Mihita.
Let's begin.
The exhaustion, inflammation,that deep ache that just
(02:54):
wouldn't go away, I just keptpushing through.
I told myself, I just needrest.
But rest never came.
Because I wasn't listening towhat my body was really saying.
Our bodies are storytellers.
They hold the memories wecouldn't process, the traumas we
(03:14):
survived, and the emotions wenever expressed.
When we suppress, the bodystarts to express.
For example, I rememberespecially with the throat
tightening when I don't speak mytruth.
Or the stomach burns when weswallow anger, and we kind of
(03:38):
feel the tears going, you know,streaming down the eyes, kind of
thing, when I'm super angry.
The shoulders ache when wecarry everyone else's burdens.
And those are just a fewexamples.
Your body keeps core, not topunish you, but to protect you.
It's saying, pay attention.
(04:00):
Something here needs love.
Like now, I have been throughquite a bit of illnesses
throughout my lifetime, and atmy short age of 38.
Um, that's where at 30 I threwout my back and I couldn't walk
(04:21):
for two weeks.
And the back issues, I I dohave this book called
Metaphysical Anatomy with fromEverett Rose, and I referred to
it quite a bit.
And I looked up like my backissue, and it was because I felt
a sense of responsibility forall those around me, and I like
(04:46):
to control, which is definitelyaccurate, and so I like this
book a lot because it reallyexplains what's happening with
your body in correlation to theillness or the dis ease that we
have manifesting in our body.
And I went through thequestions and things of that
nature, and so fortunately, Ibelieve that there is a
(05:08):
correlation between what'shappening happening in your life
and with your body and whatkind of comes out.
The most recent one, though, ismy breast cancer, right?
And it took me about a month,so it was probably like three
weeks ago I sat down and Ifinally opened the book and I
looked up what breast cancermeans.
(05:30):
And that's where I came to therealization that this tumor,
this thing that's growing in me,it's related to my ancestral
healing.
It's related back to the womanin my life, those before me, are
unable to demonstrate theemotions that they really feel.
(05:52):
And I can honestly say thatwith my mom and my grandma, they
don't really, I know my grandmafor a fact.
She hasn't grieved.
And my grandpa has passed, it'sbeen over eight years now.
And that's something that's aconversation I'm preparing
myself for is to one share withmy grandma my diagnosis.
And it's been really difficultbecause I know that there's
(06:15):
going to be stuff that comes upfor her, especially because my
grandfather died of prostatecancer.
And so it does run in thefamily.
Um, my grandfather, my mom'sdad, had a sister that she died
of breast cancer when she was28.
And I did take the geneticstest, and it did come out
negative, which is great.
(06:36):
It's called the Braca test.
And they also tested me forlike 80 other things.
Um, one of them did come back,but there's not enough studies
they can do, or there's no cureat the moment.
And I it was too complicatedfor me to read into it.
I Googled it and it Googlestill kind of came back with
things.
I mean, I could try Chat GPT,but I'm not there yet.
(06:56):
Let's just handle one thing ata time.
So I've been realizing thatyour illnesses are connected to
emotional suppression.
And there's also guilt, thegrief, and me caretaking, right?
And how I feel that sense ofresponsibility.
(07:20):
And that's when I startedrealizing, oh wow, there's a lot
here that I have to process.
So I'm gonna invite you topause and reflect here.
Where in your body do you feeltension right now?
What emotion might live there?
And let's just do a quick bodyscan or check-in.
(07:44):
And if you have a moment, youcould just have the stillness or
if you're like driving or ifyou're doing something, just
take note and bring awareness toyour jaw.
Is there something there?
(08:06):
Do you clench your jaw?
Do you grind your teeth?
And let's go down to theshoulders.
Do you feel tension there?
Like knots in your shoulders?
Become aware.
(08:28):
And now let's move to yourchest.
And if it feels good you canput a hand in your heart.
And as you breathe in and out,do you notice constriction in
your chest?
And then moving down to yourbelly.
(08:56):
Do you have any feelings comingup there?
And notice without judgment howeach part feels.
What's the story your bodywants to tell you today?
(09:18):
Just notice it.
You can stay here with a pause.
Every emotion carries energy.
(09:57):
And when that energy doesn'tmove, it stagnates.
We see it from the form offatigue, illness, burnout,
anxiety.
In curandrismo, we understandthat illness is both physical
and spiritual.
(10:19):
When energy is blocked, whetherfrom trauma, resentment, or
fear, the body mirrors thatimbalance.
So how do we begin to move thatenergy?
Well, first through awareness,compassion, and sacred practices
that reconnect us to the body.
(10:39):
So this is where I love tointegrate limpias.
And that's where I personallydo limpias with the webbo, with
an egg, or herbs.
And that's one way to shiftthat energy.
Especially with tears,releasing those.
And tears are sacred, andthey're a sacred release.
(11:03):
And I know sometimes like Isob, I sit in my closet.
Besides recording podcasts inmy closet, I like to sit in my
closet because I like to likethink and cry.
And I don't know why I'vealways like that was my go-to
ever since I was a kid.
But crying, yeah.
(11:24):
I not that I love to cry, butthat's my first go-to is
releasing through that.
Listening to your body, that'swhere honor, if it wants to
move, it wants to releasesomething.
It's a matter of just payingattention and doing that
check-in that we just did.
Every time you cry, you shake,sweat, or yawn, that's energy
(11:53):
leaving your body.
That's your nervous systemreleasing what's been stuck.
So let's do a mini practicehere, and I'll guide you through
a short exercise here torelease.
It's called a somatic release.
So when you're ready, you justcome to a seated position.
And I want you to place a handover your heart and another over
(12:19):
your belly.
And inhale deeply and exhalewith a sigh.
Gently shake your hands.
(12:40):
Shake your arms.
Loosing your neck.
Imagine energy flowing outthrough your fingertips.
(13:11):
Releasing tension.
Releasing pain.
And whisper to yourself.
It's safe to feel.
It's safe to release.
(13:33):
And when you're ready, you cancome back.
Open your eyes if you have themclosed.
Wiggle your hands and feet,your toes, your fingers.
(13:55):
When we bring curiosity insteadof judgment, that's where
healing begins.
Your body's not against you,it's working for you, corazon.
Healing through illness isn'tabout fixing yourself.
(14:25):
It's about listening.
Your body might be slowing youdown so you can finally come to
yourself.
For me, this journey remindedme of surrender, of trusting
divine timing, even when lifefelt uncertain.
There were days I was angry,scared, frustrated, and yet
(14:46):
every breath brought me closerto peace.
And that's me right now.
I'm so frustrated at timesbecause I don't know what would
happen or what's going to happenin the future.
I'm going to embark in this inthe surgeries in the beginning
of November.
I'm going to have one wherethey're going to take both of my
breasts out.
(15:07):
So they're going to do abilateral massectomy.
And then on the following week,they're going to reconstruct my
breasts using my own tissuefrom my stomach.
So in a sense, it's a breast,they're they're reconstructed
with my own tissue, meaningthey're going to take my tummy.
So I'm going to get a tummytuck and I'm going to get a boob
(15:27):
job.
Um, and now that I've had abouttwo months to really process
all this information, I've andum I have humor, right?
And so not everybody sharesthat same humor.
Obviously, it's a big likebalde de agua fría.
It's a big cold bucket whenthey find out what's going on
with me.
I know my mom just recentlyshared it with my with my tos
(15:50):
and my dias and stuff.
Um, and they've been reachingout, which is great.
And I'm just asking for a lotof thoughts and prayers.
I have a lot of things that Idon't know how they're gonna go.
And right now I'm focusing onsurgery.
I know chemotherapy will becoming up shortly after my body
heals just to make sure that allthe cancer cells are killed.
(16:13):
And I know it's a processbecause it's gonna be four to
six months of that.
I'm hopeful that my body willdefinitely resist.
So yeah, it is a little scary.
But that's where I know I'm ingreat hands with my doctors.
I have a great support systemat home and around me with all
my family and friends.
(16:34):
One of my friends is actuallytaking a couple days off.
And oh my gosh, she made me crybecause this receiving thing, I
am now learning how togenuinely just receive and not
say, oh no, I'm okay, like or wegot it.
It's genuinely coming from theheart, from the people around
me.
So talking with all theseemotions, I try to think
(16:58):
positive, but then again, I dogo into these negative negative
spirals, and I try to alchemize,meaning I try to transmute this
negative stuff, energies,feelings, emotions, all the
works into something positive,like knowing there's a lesson in
all this.
So when you tend to your bodywith love, the rest, movement,
(17:20):
breath, prayer, you turn yourpain into power.
You rewrite your story.
So I just want you to knowyou're not broken.
Hermoso, hermosa, you'reremembering yourself.
Somewhere in there, deep downin you, you have yourself coming
out.
It's this part of you thatwants to pay it to pay
(17:42):
attention.
There is truly medicine in allthis suffering, and medicine
could look like settingboundaries with yourself, could
be respect to yourself andrespecting those boundaries.
And what is it that you'regonna tolerate?
Or what is it that you're not?
So this is without your youropportunity to actually put
(18:04):
these things into practice.
So let's take a pause here fora sec.
And I want you to journal andmeditate on the following.
Number one, what part of mybody has been asking for my
attention lately?
And that's where I really sitwith it.
(18:25):
And again, you could pause thisor come back or take a mental
note of what comes up for you.
Number two, what emotion have Ibeen avoiding?
That's where with my clients Iactually have a method, the
(18:47):
emotion code, that I workthrough them, um, with them
actually, um, and I'm able toassess what are the emotions
that are trapped in your body.
And it's a pretty cool tool.
So hit me up if you areinterested in knowing what is
trapped in your in your body ofemotion.
Number three.
(19:08):
What would my body say if itcould speak freely?
And I know my body's gonna belike, bitch, we've been through
a lot.
Um I that's where my bodyscreams at me sometimes,
especially with my lower back.
Um, on Saturday, I took Julian,my du my son, um, to a concert
(19:29):
with my sister, and we went togo see Cuko, which I honestly
have never I mean I've heard ofhim, I guess, because the kids,
right?
Like my son and my daughterlistened to him.
But did I know the songs?
Nope.
And my sister did her homework,which is great.
But for me, I was standing forsuch a while that my my back was
(19:51):
like starting to go out.
It was like three hours we werestanding there because it was a
two-hour show, and then we gotthere like an hour earlier or
whatnot.
But that's where my body wassaying, girl, we're too old for
this.
Like we, yeah, it was fun.
It was like a great concert.
There was a live band, the kidknows what he's doing.
Um, he looks like he's 12.
So he said that he had 10 yearsinto his career, and I'm
(20:14):
thinking, Wow, 10 years?
What was he like two when hestarted?
It's it's just you know, again.
Um, and then my knees, my legs,you know, the work the works,
and all these kiddos are, youknow, it was just standing.
Um, next time I'm gonnaprobably do balcony seats um or
a seat somewhere because yeah,I'm I I mean I would love to
enjoy the show, but standingthing is not my jam.
(20:38):
So, number four, what doeshealing mean to me right now?
What does it look like for youright now?
Is it crying?
Is it writing it out?
Journaling?
Or automatic writing?
Is it screaming because you'reangry?
Like, how is it that your yourhealing means to you right now?
(21:02):
So I want you to take a fewmoments and really really hone
in on these questions becauseyou're definitely moving, you're
doing a lot of work.
And then we'll move into ouranother meditation somatic
practice next.
Now find a comfortable space.
(21:31):
And if you're driving or on themove, you could definitely come
back to this, because I do wantyou to do this, or come come
back to it as many times as youlike.
But find a comfortable space,close your eyes, and let's take
three slow breaths.
(21:53):
Inhale and exhale.
Inhale and exhale.
(22:17):
Inhale and exhale longer.
Feel your body supportedbeneath you.
Melting into the chair.
(22:38):
If you're laying down into thebed.
Now imagine a soft golden lightabove your head.
It's warm, loving, gentle.
(23:02):
That light begins to pour intoyour crown, into the top of your
head.
Down your neck.
(23:26):
Through your shoulders.
Into your chest.
And follow it through and howit flows into every cell.
(23:56):
Soothing pain.
Releasing memories, softeningtension.
(24:16):
As this light moves, repeatsilently.
(24:38):
I forgive myself for the timesI ignored my body.
I am safe in my body.
I am learning to listen.
(25:02):
Now bring your awareness backto your heart.
(25:25):
Place your hand on your heartand whisper Gracias cuerpo.
Thank you, body.
Thank you for carrying methrough it all.
And if you have tears ofrelease, remember that is one
(25:50):
way.
It's a sacred release.
And when you're ready, inhalepeace and exhale resistance.
You are home.
Home in your body and tuerpo.
(26:12):
And you can close this practicewith a huge hug to yourself, a
huge squeeze.
I call it the sacred hug.
Mean you're ready?
You can open your eyes, wiggleyour hands, your toes, your
fingers, do the shimmy shimmy,like shake your shoulders.
(26:37):
And welcome back.
If this episode resonateddeeply and you're realizing your
body's been trying to tell yousomething, I want to personally
invite you to into a deeperspace of healing with me.
I've opened up a few one-on-onecoaching spots for women who
are ready to understand theemotional root of what's showing
(26:58):
up in their bodies.
Whether it's anxiety, illness,burnout, or just that inner
exhaustion that words can'tdescribe.
So inside all these coachingcalls will work through
emotional healing, boundaries,and energetic cleansing so you
can reconnect to your body withcompassion and reclaim your
(27:19):
peace.
You can visit dorapraxedis.comto try to see availability
there, or you can DM me onInstagram at Dpraxedis to apply
to one of these sacred sessions.
You don't have to carry thisalone.
I'm here with you.
Walking through it.
(27:40):
I'm here to hold your hand andbe a support and a guide with
you.
Or you can tag me on Instagramat Dpraxedis and let me know
(28:26):
what part of your body you'refinally learning to listen to.
And remember, healing isn'tlinear.
You know, you kinda get thedrone.
You're allowed to rest, to cry,to be tender with yourself.
Because when you listen to yourbody, you return home.
(28:49):
And you're starting healing.
Until next Thursday, mycorazones.
I want you to embrace yourraces, reclaim your senses.
Ay Mijita.
Have you ever noticed how yourbody speaks before your mouth,
even knows what to say?
That tight chest, when you'reanxious, that stomach ache
before a difficult conversation?
The migraine after holding intoo many tears.
Welcome back to Ay Mijita,Embracing Your Raíces, Reclaim
(00:29):
Your Essencia.
I'm your host,Dora Alicia Praxedis and today's
episode is one that heads closeto home.
We're diving into how the bodyremembers what the mind tries to
forget.
This episode is for everymujer, every soul listening
who's carried pain in silence,who's felt something in their
(00:52):
body that no doctor could quiteexplain.
The truth is, your body iswise.
It's talking to you, it'scommunicating stories, memories,
and emotions that have nevertruly been witnessed.
And I know this intimately,through my own journey with
(01:16):
personal physical illness,through the grief, and even
through my recent breast cancerdiagnosis, I've learned that
healing isn't just physical,it's emotional, it's energetic.
So today I want to help youreconnect with your body's
(01:36):
wisdom to listen with compassioninstead of frustration, to
soften instead of push.
Take a deep breath with meright now.
And then exhale.
And I want you to do that oncemore, but inhaling through your
nose and exhaling through yourmouth.
(01:58):
And you know what?
Why not?
One more.
Inhale and exhale.
You're safe here, Mihita.
Let's begin.
The exhaustion, inflammation,that deep ache that just
(02:54):
wouldn't go away, I just keptpushing through.
I told myself, I just needrest.
But rest never came.
Because I wasn't listening towhat my body was really saying.
Our bodies are storytellers.
They hold the memories wecouldn't process, the traumas we
(03:14):
survived, and the emotions wenever expressed.
When we suppress, the bodystarts to express.
For example, I rememberespecially with the throat
tightening when I don't speak mytruth.
Or the stomach burns when weswallow anger, and we kind of
(03:38):
feel the tears going, you know,streaming down the eyes, kind of
thing, when I'm super angry.
The shoulders ache when wecarry everyone else's burdens.
And those are just a fewexamples.
Your body keeps core, not topunish you, but to protect you.
It's saying, pay attention.
(04:00):
Something here needs love.
Like now, I have been throughquite a bit of illnesses
throughout my lifetime, and atmy short age of 38.
Um, that's where at 30 I threwout my back and I couldn't walk
(04:21):
for two weeks.
And the back issues, I I dohave this book called
Metaphysical Anatomy with fromEverett Rose, and I referred to
it quite a bit.
And I looked up like my backissue, and it was because I felt
a sense of responsibility forall those around me, and I like
(04:46):
to control, which is definitelyaccurate, and so I like this
book a lot because it reallyexplains what's happening with
your body in correlation to theillness or the dis ease that we
have manifesting in our body.
And I went through thequestions and things of that
nature, and so fortunately, Ibelieve that there is a
(05:08):
correlation between what'shappening happening in your life
and with your body and whatkind of comes out.
The most recent one, though, ismy breast cancer, right?
And it took me about a month,so it was probably like three
weeks ago I sat down and Ifinally opened the book and I
looked up what breast cancermeans.
(05:30):
And that's where I came to therealization that this tumor,
this thing that's growing in me,it's related to my ancestral
healing.
It's related back to the womanin my life, those before me, are
unable to demonstrate theemotions that they really feel.
(05:52):
And I can honestly say thatwith my mom and my grandma, they
don't really, I know my grandmafor a fact.
She hasn't grieved.
And my grandpa has passed, it'sbeen over eight years now.
And that's something that's aconversation I'm preparing
myself for is to one share withmy grandma my diagnosis.
And it's been really difficultbecause I know that there's
(06:15):
going to be stuff that comes upfor her, especially because my
grandfather died of prostatecancer.
And so it does run in thefamily.
Um, my grandfather, my mom'sdad, had a sister that she died
of breast cancer when she was28.
And I did take the geneticstest, and it did come out
negative, which is great.
(06:36):
It's called the Braca test.
And they also tested me forlike 80 other things.
Um, one of them did come back,but there's not enough studies
they can do, or there's no cureat the moment.
And I it was too complicatedfor me to read into it.
I Googled it and it Googlestill kind of came back with
things.
I mean, I could try Chat GPT,but I'm not there yet.
(06:56):
Let's just handle one thing ata time.
So I've been realizing thatyour illnesses are connected to
emotional suppression.
And there's also guilt, thegrief, and me caretaking, right?
And how I feel that sense ofresponsibility.
(07:20):
And that's when I startedrealizing, oh wow, there's a lot
here that I have to process.
So I'm gonna invite you topause and reflect here.
Where in your body do you feeltension right now?
What emotion might live there?
And let's just do a quick bodyscan or check-in.
(07:44):
And if you have a moment, youcould just have the stillness or
if you're like driving or ifyou're doing something, just
take note and bring awareness toyour jaw.
Is there something there?
(08:06):
Do you clench your jaw?
Do you grind your teeth?
And let's go down to theshoulders.
Do you feel tension there?
Like knots in your shoulders?
Become aware.
(08:28):
And now let's move to yourchest.
And if it feels good you canput a hand in your heart.
And as you breathe in and out,do you notice constriction in
your chest?
And then moving down to yourbelly.
(08:56):
Do you have any feelings comingup there?
And notice without judgment howeach part feels.
What's the story your bodywants to tell you today?
(09:18):
Just notice it.
You can stay here with a pause.
Every emotion carries energy.
(09:57):
And when that energy doesn'tmove, it stagnates.
We see it from the form offatigue, illness, burnout,
anxiety.
In curandrismo, we understandthat illness is both physical
and spiritual.
(10:19):
When energy is blocked, whetherfrom trauma, resentment, or
fear, the body mirrors thatimbalance.
So how do we begin to move thatenergy?
Well, first through awareness,compassion, and sacred practices
that reconnect us to the body.
(10:39):
So this is where I love tointegrate limpias.
And that's where I personallydo limpias with the webbo, with
an egg, or herbs.
And that's one way to shiftthat energy.
Especially with tears,releasing those.
And tears are sacred, andthey're a sacred release.
(11:03):
And I know sometimes like Isob, I sit in my closet.
Besides recording podcasts inmy closet, I like to sit in my
closet because I like to likethink and cry.
And I don't know why I'vealways like that was my go-to
ever since I was a kid.
But crying, yeah.
(11:24):
I not that I love to cry, butthat's my first go-to is
releasing through that.
Listening to your body, that'swhere honor, if it wants to
move, it wants to releasesomething.
It's a matter of just payingattention and doing that
check-in that we just did.
Every time you cry, you shake,sweat, or yawn, that's energy
(11:53):
leaving your body.
That's your nervous systemreleasing what's been stuck.
So let's do a mini practicehere, and I'll guide you through
a short exercise here torelease.
It's called a somatic release.
So when you're ready, you justcome to a seated position.
And I want you to place a handover your heart and another over
(12:19):
your belly.
And inhale deeply and exhalewith a sigh.
Gently shake your hands.
(12:40):
Shake your arms.
Loosing your neck.
Imagine energy flowing outthrough your fingertips.
(13:11):
Releasing tension.
Releasing pain.
And whisper to yourself.
It's safe to feel.
It's safe to release.
(13:33):
And when you're ready, you cancome back.
Open your eyes if you have themclosed.
Wiggle your hands and feet,your toes, your fingers.
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When we bring curiosity insteadof judgment, that's where
healing begins.
Your body's not against you,it's working for you, corazon.
Healing through illness isn'tabout fixing yourself.
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It's about listening.
Your body might be slowing youdown so you can finally come to
yourself.
For me, this journey remindedme of surrender, of trusting
divine timing, even when lifefelt uncertain.
There were days I was angry,scared, frustrated, and yet
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every breath brought me closerto peace.
And that's me right now.
I'm so frustrated at timesbecause I don't know what would
happen or what's going to happenin the future.
I'm going to embark in this inthe surgeries in the beginning
of November.
I'm going to have one wherethey're going to take both of my
breasts out.
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So they're going to do abilateral massectomy.
And then on the following week,they're going to reconstruct my
breasts using my own tissuefrom my stomach.
So in a sense, it's a breast,they're they're reconstructed
with my own tissue, meaningthey're going to take my tummy.
So I'm going to get a tummytuck and I'm going to get a boob
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job.
Um, and now that I've had abouttwo months to really process
all this information, I've andum I have humor, right?
And so not everybody sharesthat same humor.
Obviously, it's a big likebalde de agua fría.
It's a big cold bucket whenthey find out what's going on
with me.
I know my mom just recentlyshared it with my with my tos
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and my dias and stuff.
Um, and they've been reachingout, which is great.
And I'm just asking for a lotof thoughts and prayers.
I have a lot of things that Idon't know how they're gonna go.
And right now I'm focusing onsurgery.
I know chemotherapy will becoming up shortly after my body
heals just to make sure that allthe cancer cells are killed.
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And I know it's a processbecause it's gonna be four to
six months of that.
I'm hopeful that my body willdefinitely resist.
So yeah, it is a little scary.
But that's where I know I'm ingreat hands with my doctors.
I have a great support systemat home and around me with all
my family and friends.
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One of my friends is actuallytaking a couple days off.
And oh my gosh, she made me crybecause this receiving thing, I
am now learning how togenuinely just receive and not
say, oh no, I'm okay, like or wegot it.
It's genuinely coming from theheart, from the people around
me.
So talking with all theseemotions, I try to think
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positive, but then again, I dogo into these negative negative
spirals, and I try to alchemize,meaning I try to transmute this
negative stuff, energies,feelings, emotions, all the
works into something positive,like knowing there's a lesson in
all this.
So when you tend to your bodywith love, the rest, movement,
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breath, prayer, you turn yourpain into power.
You rewrite your story.
So I just want you to knowyou're not broken.
Hermoso, hermosa, you'reremembering yourself.
Somewhere in there, deep downin you, you have yourself coming
out.
It's this part of you thatwants to pay it to pay
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attention.
There is truly medicine in allthis suffering, and medicine
could look like settingboundaries with yourself, could
be respect to yourself andrespecting those boundaries.
And what is it that you'regonna tolerate?
Or what is it that you're not?
So this is without your youropportunity to actually put
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these things into practice.
So let's take a pause here fora sec.
And I want you to journal andmeditate on the following.
Number one, what part of mybody has been asking for my
attention lately?
And that's where I really sitwith it.
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And again, you could pause thisor come back or take a mental
note of what comes up for you.
Number two, what emotion have Ibeen avoiding?
That's where with my clients Iactually have a method, the
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emotion code, that I workthrough them, um, with them
actually, um, and I'm able toassess what are the emotions
that are trapped in your body.
And it's a pretty cool tool.
So hit me up if you areinterested in knowing what is
trapped in your in your body ofemotion.
Number three.
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What would my body say if itcould speak freely?
And I know my body's gonna belike, bitch, we've been through
a lot.
Um I that's where my bodyscreams at me sometimes,
especially with my lower back.
Um, on Saturday, I took Julian,my du my son, um, to a concert
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with my sister, and we went togo see Cuko, which I honestly
have never I mean I've heard ofhim, I guess, because the kids,
right?
Like my son and my daughterlistened to him.
But did I know the songs?
Nope.
And my sister did her homework,which is great.
But for me, I was standing forsuch a while that my my back was
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like starting to go out.
It was like three hours we werestanding there because it was a
two-hour show, and then we gotthere like an hour earlier or
whatnot.
But that's where my body wassaying, girl, we're too old for
this.
Like we, yeah, it was fun.
It was like a great concert.
There was a live band, the kidknows what he's doing.
Um, he looks like he's 12.
So he said that he had 10 yearsinto his career, and I'm
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thinking, Wow, 10 years?
What was he like two when hestarted?
It's it's just you know, again.
Um, and then my knees, my legs,you know, the work the works,
and all these kiddos are, youknow, it was just standing.
Um, next time I'm gonnaprobably do balcony seats um or
a seat somewhere because yeah,I'm I I mean I would love to
enjoy the show, but standingthing is not my jam.
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So, number four, what doeshealing mean to me right now?
What does it look like for youright now?
Is it crying?
Is it writing it out?
Journaling?
Or automatic writing?
Is it screaming because you'reangry?
Like, how is it that your yourhealing means to you right now?
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So I want you to take a fewmoments and really really hone
in on these questions becauseyou're definitely moving, you're
doing a lot of work.
And then we'll move into ouranother meditation somatic
practice next.
Now find a comfortable space.
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And if you're driving or on themove, you could definitely come
back to this, because I do wantyou to do this, or come come
back to it as many times as youlike.
But find a comfortable space,close your eyes, and let's take
three slow breaths.
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Inhale and exhale.
Inhale and exhale.
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Inhale and exhale longer.
Feel your body supportedbeneath you.
Melting into the chair.
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If you're laying down into thebed.
Now imagine a soft golden lightabove your head.
It's warm, loving, gentle.
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That light begins to pour intoyour crown, into the top of your
head.
Down your neck.
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Through your shoulders.
Into your chest.
And follow it through and howit flows into every cell.
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Soothing pain.
Releasing memories, softeningtension.
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As this light moves, repeatsilently.
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I forgive myself for the timesI ignored my body.
I am safe in my body.
I am learning to listen.
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Now bring your awareness backto your heart.
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Place your hand on your heartand whisper Gracias cuerpo.
Thank you, body.
Thank you for carrying methrough it all.
And if you have tears ofrelease, remember that is one
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way.
It's a sacred release.
And when you're ready, inhalepeace and exhale resistance.
You are home.
Home in your body and tuerpo.
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And you can close this practicewith a huge hug to yourself, a
huge squeeze.
I call it the sacred hug.
Mean you're ready?
You can open your eyes, wiggleyour hands, your toes, your
fingers, do the shimmy shimmy,like shake your shoulders.
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And welcome back.
If this episode resonateddeeply and you're realizing your
body's been trying to tell yousomething, I want to personally
invite you to into a deeperspace of healing with me.
I've opened up a few one-on-onecoaching spots for women who
are ready to understand theemotional root of what's showing
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up in their bodies.
Whether it's anxiety, illness,burnout, or just that inner
exhaustion that words can'tdescribe.
So inside all these coachingcalls will work through
emotional healing, boundaries,and energetic cleansing so you
can reconnect to your body withcompassion and reclaim your
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peace.
You can visit dorapraxedis.comto try to see availability
there, or you can DM me onInstagram at Dpraxedis to apply
to one of these sacred sessions.
You don't have to carry thisalone.
I'm here with you.
Walking through it.
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I'm here to hold your hand andbe a support and a guide with
you.
Or you can tag me on Instagramat Dpraxedis and let me know
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what part of your body you'refinally learning to listen to.
And remember, healing isn'tlinear.
You know, you kinda get thedrone.
You're allowed to rest, to cry,to be tender with yourself.
Because when you listen to yourbody, you return home.
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And you're starting healing.
Until next Thursday, mycorazones.
I want you to embrace yourraces, reclaim your senses.
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