Does Your Body Feel Like Home… or Like a Project?

If we're honest, so many of us — especially women — spend years (decades?) treating our bodies like something to fix. Tighten this. Flatten that. Get stronger here, softer there.The messages are everywhere. Diet culture. Wellness trends. Even yoga, if we’re not careful, can slip into the “transform your body” trap.

But here’s the truth that’s taken me years to learn:

Your body isn’t a project. It’s your home.

And like any good home, it doesn’t have to be Pinterest-perfect to be yours.

It creaks sometimes. It holds history. It changes. It needs upkeep — sure. But it also needs warmth, softness, familiarity. It needs you to live in it, not just manage it like some kind of renovation site.

Yoga, when stripped of the noise, can help you feel that.

It’s not about perfect poses or pushing harder. It’s about learning to listen in, instead of looking out. To breathe where it’s tight. To rest where it’s tired. To soften when you’ve been holding everything up.

You don’t have to earn your body. You already have it.

What would happen if you treated it with the kind of kindness you reserve for a loved one? What would shift if, instead of “fixing” your body, you just let it be a place you’re allowed to fully be? For me, it's based on these 3 things:

1. Move to Feel, Not to Fix ❤️

Instead of exercising to change how you look, move to connect with how you feel.

That might mean flowing through a yoga sequence on tired hips, walking slowly with a podcast, or dancing in the kitchen just because the song is good.Let movement be a way to live inside your body — not escape from it. Ask yourself: “What does my body need today — not what do I think it should do?”

2. Feed Yourself Like Someone You Care About 🍽

Food isn’t just fuel — it’s connection, joy, and nourishment. You wouldn’t underfeed your children or guilt your best friend about dessert, so why do it to yourself?

Instead of obsessing over clean eating or falling into shame spirals, try this: Eat slowly. Eat seasonally. Eat kindly. Make meals that feel like comfort, not control.

3. Rest Like It’s Productive (Because It Is) ✨

Your body isn’t a machine. It’s a living, breathing, responsive place.When it asks for rest — that’s not weakness. It’s wisdom.

Stretch gently. Take naps. Say no to things. Get horizontal without guilt. You’re not lazy — you’re human.

Build in intentional rest like a ritual — not a reward. 10 minutes on the mat. Legs up the wall. A moment of silence before bed. Little things add up.