Listening to Your Body with Ben Dorfman

What if your anxiety, grief, or even a random body sensation is not a problem to fix, but a message you have not learned how to hear? Acupuncturist, life coach, and energy healer Ben Dorfman shows why the body is never random and how learning to trust its signals can change the way you heal, relate, and move through life.

Ben joins host Deb Snyder to unpack the bridge between physical pain, emotional truth, and spiritual awakening. With 14 years in private practice, two books, and deep training in shamanic healing and energy work, he shares how his own decades-long struggle with depression shaped the tools he now uses to help others reconnect with their true path.

You'll discover how Ben blends acupuncture and ontological life coaching, why emotions often become the doorway to deeper awareness, and how intuition shows up through the five senses, especially when you least expect it. He also breaks down what it means to live as both fully human and deeply spiritual at the same time, without leaving the body behind.

We break down practical ways to work with sensitivity and energy, from simple visualizations and intention-setting to the underrated power of boundaries. Ben explains why Western culture trains us to override the body, how that can sabotage healing, and why logic alone can actually make emotional suffering worse.

Deb also digs into Ben's weekend healing retreats on Anderson Island near Seattle, where community, embodiment, breathwork, drumming, and shamanic journeying create a powerful container for transformation. If you have ever felt too sensitive, too overwhelmed, or too disconnected from yourself, this conversation offers a different way forward. Perfect for anyone drawn to body awareness, energy healing, spirituality, or emotional healing, this episode invites you to stop fighting what you feel and start listening to what your body has been trying to tell you all along.

Ben Dorfman is an acupuncturist, life coach, and energy healer with 14 years of private practice experience helping individuals unlock the wisdom of their bodies and reconnect with their true life paths. He is the author of two transformative books: The Highly Intelligent Body and The Book of Spiritual Awakening. With extensive training in ancient shamanic healing ceremonies and energy work, Ben bridges the gap between physical health, emotional intelligence and spiritual awakening.Through his clinical practice and immersive weekend healing retreats, he empowers people to listen deeply to their physical body, be more present in their emotions, and step into their power as infinite beings of energy.

Connect with Ben at: www.bendorfman.com

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