I wonder what that pain means?

We sometimes talk of the "mind-body connection" like it's a fascinating theory. It's not. It's truth. The entire body is one unit so there never was a separation of the mind from the body.

Your emotions happen physically, not ephemerally. They start in your brain, in a specific place, in response to some stimuli. The brain then kicks off a cascade of instructions to the rest of the body --  organs, glands, muscles, nerves, etc. Your emotions get expressed through and sometimes stored in your body, in your tissues.

This article has a great picture of where emotions can get stored. It also has some very good advice for ways to understand and work with that.

Sometimes our muscular pain is just overworked muscles. Sometimes it's more. If you suspect you've got some old emotions stuck in your tissue, let's talk about that the next time we see each other. You don't have to tell me anything about the specific emotions that you don't want to but we can include some focused work in your session if you'd like to see what it can do for you.

Be well, enjoy the weekend (and a special blessing to any of you who work retail!), and I look forward to seeing you again.