Body Language - a beginning

There a two ways to read body language: yours and another’s.

Pretty simple when you think about it.

Don’t think too hard on it.

The language of the body includes an assessment of one’s health. This is as natural as the wind blowing. It’s tempting to say that women are more in tune with their bodies than men are. But I do not subscribe to this belief. It is at this level of human communication where the sexes are the same. However. I would agree that women are more inclined to have experiences which draw attention to their biology. Some things cannot be escaped.

I have witnessed many women who have little clue as to what their bodies are telling them. I have likewise witnessed a woman claim to know within a 12 hour period that the baby girl child she was hoping to conceive – had conceived. We know when we are healthy.

There is much to discover in the exploration of body language so I’ll try to keep this submission as simple as possible. The human body is designed to exist under certain conditions, but it is adaptable. When it is not healthy it seeks to save itself. I believe this is one reason why losing weight can be such a bummer. The body, on one hand, doesn’t lie: when out of balance, it becomes difficult to breath, walking can be a burden . . . the list goes on and on. What’s the body telling you? You’re over weight!

Since the body wants to take care of itself, it begins to take care of itself where it’s at. Not where it should be. But that doesn’t change the fact that the body is seeking to save itself – it just saves itself where it finds itself. It doesn’t know the past nor the future, just where it is right now. It protects itself from whatever poison it has been consuming. Smog, an imbalanced diet, alcohol, tobacco, etc.

Just to be clear: this is not an indictment on any one’s habit, lust, or love. These are simple truths and I want to present them as such. I know the Paradigm Scribe, for example, has been 80 pounds overweight at times, has smoked too many cigars for his own good, and occasionally drinks too much – his body told me.

A simple rule for understanding one’s own health: The body is not meant to be tied up in knots. Have a seat. Do the legs cross? Do the toes curl? How about the arms? Are they cross or covering the face? In short, how is the posture? The overall posture of one’s own body can give clues to health – both physical and mental.

Along these lines I believe it is possible to begin gaining health, if one is not  healthy, by practicing to sit. I think a chair is best at first. Feet on the floor, hands on the knees, and muscles relaxed. One would be surprised to discover a certain level of happiness can be gained by this simple exercise. Realizations of the body will make themselves known. If you listen.