#37 The Message Within: What ‘Intense Sensations’ Have to Teach Us with Laurana Kuhlman

If you are the owner of a human body, then this episode is for you; especially if you are someone who suffers from chronic pain or, as today’s guest puts it, if you are someone who experiences ‘intense sensations’ in your body. In this episode, skilled reiki master, healer, yogini, and mentor, Laurana Kuhlman, explains how our bodies and the sensations that we experience are messengers. Laurana works with those seeking to expand their knowledge of self and believes deeply that self-care is for everyone. Operating under the philosophy that there are many paths to healing, she serves her clients at the mind, body, and spirit levels. She gives those who experience chronic pain new language to support their experience of healing. We also delve into specifics during the course of our conversation and explore what certain sensations in certain parts of the body might mean. For example, what does a painful sensation in your right knee have to tell you on an energetic, spiritual, and emotional level? Laurana leaves us with the words: be kind, keep going, Om shanti. Tune in today to expand your thinking about the sensations you experience and how certain emotions can manifest in your body.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Laurana shares her personal experience with chronic pain and her journey toward healing.
• The difference between embodying your chronic pain and experiencing intense sensations.
• The commonalities of pain that Laurana has identified and how she blends Western medicine with Eastern wisdom and philosophies.
• Specific sensations and what they might mean; pairing chakra systems with the 12 meridians.
• What pain in your right knee might signify, such as inflexibility in a masculine relationship.
• Discover how Laurana works through intense sensations and their deeper meanings.
• First steps for addressing chronic pain and cultivating a relationship with that sensation.
• Laurana highlights the importance of journaling; how to make lists until you see the pattern.
• Learn about the various benefits of propping your legs up against the wall daily.
• Find out why Laurana believes that pain always has a message; learn how to listen.
• How you don’t need to experience pain for your body to communicate with you.
• The importance of pausing and connecting with your inherent wisdom.
• The role that unaddressed emotions play and how they can manifest physically.
• What the word miracle means to Laurana; the magic of having a body and inhabiting it.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Laurana Kuhlman

Laurana Kuhlman on Instagram

Laurana Kuhlman on Facebook

The Body Positivity Journal

The Lotus Collective