The Body Knows Before the Mind Is Ready

There are moments when we sense something long before we can explain it.

A subtle tightening in the chest.
A heaviness or flutter in the stomach.
A breath that feels shorter or shallower than usual.

Not as something to diagnose or analyze, but simply as sensations moving through the body.

Or maybe it’s a quiet pull toward stillness or movement, and we don’t even know why.

We often try to understand these signals with our minds. We look for meaning, for answers, for clarity. But the body is already responding. It’s already speaking.

The body knows before the mind is ready to process.

Stay with me for a moment, because this connects.

Lately, I’ve been noticing this more clearly as I’ve been working with my dogs and supporting their nervous systems. I’ve watched what happens when safety is restored. When they feel overwhelmed, it isn’t because they’re misbehaving. It’s because their bodies are asking to feel steady again.

What helps isn’t control or correction.
It’s calm.
It’s presence.
It’s co-regulation.

When that safety is offered, you can actually watch their bodies soften.

Watching this has felt like a mirror.

As humans, we aren’t so different.

We often imagine intuition and spirituality as something separate from the body, something abstract or distant. But intuition lives inside of us. It’s sensation. It’s breath. It’s the way the body responds before the mind catches up.

The body isn’t separate from spiritual awareness.
It’s one of the ways we access it.

Before clarity, insight, or inner knowing can be felt, the body needs enough steadiness to listen. It needs to feel safe. When the nervous system feels overwhelmed, intuition grows quieter, not because it’s gone, but because it’s waiting for safety.

That’s why slowing down matters.
Why breath matters.
Why gentle movement matters.

Not to fix anything, but to create the space for the body to listen.

When the body settles, awareness softens. Intuition doesn’t arrive to force anything or create drama. It feels familiar, like remembering something that was never lost.

Many people believe they aren’t intuitive because they don’t hear a voice or receive clear messages. More often, the body just hasn’t felt safe enough to notice that the messages are already there.

Intuition lives in every human being.

It doesn’t push.
It doesn’t compete.
It quietly waits to be noticed.

Spiritual growth isn’t about bypassing the nervous system. It’s about befriending it. Learning to stay present with the body instead of leaving it behind.

When we do that, intuition becomes less mysterious. It becomes relational. Something we can grow, trust, and listen to over time.

Nothing about this needs to be forced.
Nothing needs to be rushed.

It’s an inner knowing.

The body already knows the way.
The mind will follow in its own time.

We just have to offer enough safety for that to happen.

Before moving on, pause for a moment.

Notice your breath.
Where does your body feel open?
Where does it feel held?

Notice without needing to change anything.

You don’t have to understand what you’re feeling. Just allow your body to feel it.

That’s how the body knows it’s safe to be here.

And sometimes, that’s enough.

With Love,
Brandi