What is Embodiment -- And Why it Matters
- Randi Camirand
- Jan 17
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 24
Being embodied feels like coming home to yourself. It’s a grounded, awake presence in your body that isn’t just thinking or reacting; it’s sensing, moving, and breathing with awareness. You feel your weight in the chair, your feet on the floor, your breath moving through your chest. It’s not an idea or a mental exercise—it’s a felt sense of inhabiting the space of your body. You are living within the space of your body, not above it, ahead of it, or somewhere outside yourself.
There’s a direct aliveness here, a connection between your mind, heart, and nervous system.
Being embodied feels like:
Your body and mind are aligned, not at war.
You can feel your emotions and sensations without being overwhelmed.
There’s a quiet clarity beneath the chaos of your thoughts.
You can respond to life instead of reacting out of old patterns.
You have access to your own inner wisdom—your body knows what’s safe, what needs attention, and what can be released.
It is the opposite of living in your head alone—where anxiety, trauma, or tension keeps you disconnected. When you are embodied, your nervous system feels contained, your presence feels steady, and life flows more easily. You feel yourself fully, not as an observer of your body, but as someone inhabiting it completely. In that fullness, you can begin to release what no longer serves you.
My practices guide you toward this felt presence. Through gentle attunement, body-based awareness, and trauma-informed guidance, I help you reconnect with your body’s wisdom. You cultivate the ability to notice subtle sensations, move freely, and anchor in your nervous system—living fully in your own skin. This isn’t about techniques applied to you—it’s about developing capacities you carry into every moment of your life.
In short, embodiment is the felt experience of being fully alive inside your body—and my work helps you step into that presence, fully and safely.
I help you come home to your body, cultivating a felt sense of presence and aliveness that you can carry into your everyday life. Through gentle, trauma-informed guidance and body-based awareness practices, I support you in noticing subtle sensations, moving freely, and anchoring in your nervous system. Together, we create the space for you to feel fully yourself—inside your body, aligned with your mind and heart, and able to release what no longer serves you.
If you’re ready to step into this embodied presence and live more fully in your own skin, you can start today—schedule a session or learn more on my website randicamirand.com
You are not alone. I am available for individual sessions, when you are ready.
In the meantime, here are some Resources For Your Healing Journey:
Read blog posts from my series When the Spell Breaks: Healing from Narcissistic Abuse. https://www.randicamirand.com/blog/categories/healing-from-narcissistic-abuse
Follow my Women’s Wintering Well Series on Instagram for almost daily self-care reminders. https://www.instagram.com/randicamirand/
10 Grounding Practices for Women
Visit my Homepage www.randicamirand.com
Learn more About Me and My Approach https://www.randicamirand.com/about
Learn about my Women’s Online Meditation Classes and email sign up to receive notifications. https://www.randicamirand.com/womens-meditation-classes
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