Embodiment means having a felt, lived understanding of experience through the body. It’s about being in direct contact with the moment-to-moment sensations, emotions, thoughts, and perceptions as they arise in the body, rather than just thinking about them conceptually.

Every experience has a physical manifestation (like tension, heat, coldness) and a subtler "felt sense" (like openness, tingling, spaciousness). This deeper layer, referred to by Eugene Gendlin, is murkier but very real, and sensing it connects us with a truer experience of the present.

Embodiment is about staying with the organic, unfolding nature of experience without filtering it through conditioning, beliefs, or mental stories. It requires interoception — the skill of sensing internal bodily states — to stay present and rooted in now.

Embodiment is not selfish — it is essential for healing, awakening, and being in meaningful connection with the world. In this video I lay out six reasons why embodiment is so important:

1. Living grounded in reality

2. Knowing your own truth

3. Developing inner safety and security

4. Authentic and spontaneous living

5. Understanding human nature and suffering

6. Deep connection with nature and the world

I hope you enjoy it. Please share a comment if this felt resonant for you.