When something physically painful happens, part of the experience doesn't complete. The body tenses against impact, braces for pain, and sometimes never fully relaxes afterward. Years later, that tension is still there - a physical memory of something that's long over.
Why This Matters
Chronic tension isn't always from stress or posture. Sometimes it's old physical experiences that never fully processed. The sprained ankle from years ago that still feels slightly off. The car accident that left the neck perpetually guarded. The surgery site that carries phantom discomfort.
These aren't imaginary. The body recorded the experience and kept recording - long past when it needed to. Body Retracing helps complete what was interrupted.
How It Works
You identify an area of chronic tension or discomfort and place your attention fully on it. Then you ask: what incident is associated with this? Often one comes to mind immediately. An injury, an accident, a medical procedure.
You then revisit that incident while maintaining attention on the body area. Not analyzing it. Not telling a story about it. Just feeling what's there while holding awareness of the original event. The body begins to complete what it started - the bracing, the tension, the protective response that never switched off.
When to Use It
This is for specific physical areas with chronic issues. The shoulder that's been tight for years. The lower back that never fully recovered. The knee that healed but never felt quite right.
It's not for acute injuries - those need time and often medical attention. This is for old stuff. Physical memories that stuck around longer than they needed to.
What to Expect
The process can feel strange. As you hold attention on a body area while recalling the incident, the sensations often intensify briefly, then shift. Sometimes there's shaking or spontaneous movement. Sometimes emotions surface. These are signs of completion - the body finally finishing what it started.
Afterward, the area often feels different. Looser. More integrated. Like something that was holding finally let go.
Ready to try it?
Try Body Retracing