Our Body Has Feelings Too

I just got out of Bikram with a friend today and I wanted to share an epiphany I had.

You know how when we do restorative workouts such as yoga, or even cardio, etc? Something to get the body healthier? There's usually a "no pain no gain" mentality..?. (not that i ever work out with no pain no gain mentality, that's just crazy balls when you don't listen to your body)

During yoga today I was really present with my bodily discomforts.  I stayed silent through them and gently worked with the pain. In the present moment of being aware of my body, I felt all the pain my body was going through and then it hit me.

We all know that junk food, smoke, alcohol is bad for us.  It wasn't til tonight that I realized the pain I was feeling was the same pain my body feels when I mistreat it.   Because we need to reverse the effects, right? I felt what it was like to be in my body's shoes so to speak. I felt compassion for my body. I felt sorry.  All those times I put junk in my body, smoked, or drank alcohol, my body was in pain but it STILL works so damn hard for me every moment.

anyways chatting with my dear friend I wanted to share.....
With my background I know the body can heal itself. I know the body is ALWAYS doing its best to keep us in good condition. To keep us functioning, it will store away toxins for us until it can't handle it anymore.  This is why when we're young, we can eat or drink whatever we want.  Because the body's more effective at removing waste. Or because the body has more space to store toxins.  However, when the body can't handle it anymore, that's when we gets sick! Say with a high fever, cough, mucous hagging, diarrhea, the body is working hard to get the toxins out! ( so hag that shit out and you try to avoid any suppressants) And if it's realllly struggling and is having trouble eliminating toxins, it turns into something big like cancer or disease.

So,
Dear body and temple of mine. I apologize for the pain you feel when I don't treat you right.  Thank you for taking care of me always.  May I listen to you more and more.  Thank you for serving me.  May I serve you back because we are a team!

Lastly,
And another dear friend reminded me "All things in moderation including moderation" But for somebody like me, I am aware of how at times I could use that as an excuse to mistreat myself.  So "All things in moderation with awareness"