Your Body Is Always Talking. Are You Listening?

I had a patient once tell me, “I thought I was fine… until I realized I couldn’t squat without pain.”

And that’s how it usually happens, right? No big dramatic injury. No crazy accident. Just one day you go to do something simple—sit down, pick something up, balance on one leg—and your body basically goes, “Nope.”

Thing is, it’s been talking the whole time. We just don’t pay attention until it’s loud enough to stop us.

Most people wait until pain finally sidelines them to act. But by then, you’re already in the spiral—fear, flare-ups, losing trust in your body. Catching things earlier is what keeps you moving with confidence.

Awareness is step one. That’s it.

Not diagnosing yourself. Not obsessing over every little ache.

Just catching the whispers before they turn into shouts.

Once you start noticing—where you’re tight, where you’re wobbly, where you hesitate—you’re no longer reacting to pain. You’re steering your recovery.

Try this real quick

Seriously—pause right now and do one:

Squat
. Drop into a bodyweight squat. Heels down. Chest up. Notice how far you go before something feels off. This isn’t just “leg day.” This is literally the movement you’ll need for decades—standing up, sitting down, getting off the floor without thinking twice.
Balance
. Stand on one leg without grabbing the wall. How long before you wobble? Do your arms shoot out? That’s your body’s quiet way of telling you how much it trusts itself under stress.
Breath
. Lie on your back. One hand on your chest, one on your stomach. Which one rises more? If it’s your chest, your nervous system might already be stuck in “alert mode.” Breath is the foundation. If it’s off, everything else usually follows.

They’re simple, but they reveal a lot if you’re paying attention.

Here’s the thing though—these aren’t pass/fail. There’s no “good” or “bad.” Just feedback. Mirrors. Data points.

Think of it like the dashboard in your car. The lights aren’t there to freak you out. They’re just telling you what’s happening before the whole system breaks down.

So try one today. Just notice. Don’t overthink it.

And if you catch yourself going, “Yeah… that doesn’t feel right,”—that’s not panic. That’s curiosity.

Because your body isn’t fragile. It’s adaptable. It just needs you to listen and give it the right inputs.

If you try one of these and feel stuck—that’s not failure. That’s your body asking for guidance.

That’s literally what I do every day with patients.

👉 Book a full-body movement assessment, and let’s make sure your body isn’t just whispering… but thriving.

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Post by Nevin Saju
September 3, 2025