A Mini Guide to Reconnecting With Your Body – For Pleasure, Not Perfection

Remember when movement used to feel like freedom, not a chore?
Running through sprinklers…
Dancing in your bedroom…
Swimming until your fingertips wrinkled...

This week, we’re going back there.
Not to change how your body looks but to change how you feel inside it.

Because movement is not a punishment.
It’s how you experience life. And you deserve to enjoy it again.

Focus on Move to Feel, Not to Fix

In this free guide, you’ll explore:

💗 Gentle movement that enlivens your senses
🌿 Mindfulness practices that help you reconnect to your body
🧠 Reflection prompts to help you rediscover what makes you feel alive
🩱 A self-confidence challenge to break free from old limitations

Let’s stop asking how our body looks while moving 
and start asking how it feels to live fully inside it.

3-Step Action Plan to Reclaim Joyful Movement

STEP 1: Choose Movement That Enriches Your Life

Each day, pick one joyful activity not for calories, not for change just for pleasure.

✅ Walk in nature and savour the breeze
✅ Dance in your kitchen to a nostalgic song
✅ Swim for the feeling of lightness and freedom
✅ Stretch slowly and feel your body soften
✅ Wear the thing you were “waiting” to feel ready for

Then ask: How did this feel in my body?

STEP 2: Try Something You’ve Been Avoiding

This is your week to say yes to one thing that fear or shame has held you back from.

✨ Join that dance class
✨ Put on the swimsuit
✨ Go for that walk without makeup
✨ Move without hiding

You don’t need permission. You just need a moment of courage.

STEP 3: Set Sensory Intentions

Movement is a sensory experience. It’s not just about reps it’s about feeling.

Take a moment to reflect:

• What physical experiences do I love? (e.g., the warmth of sun on my skin, cool water, soft grass)

• What have I been holding back from doing in my body and why?

• What would it feel like to move simply for joy?

Write your answers. Let them guide your week.

INTENTIONS PROMPT

📝 As we focus on living fully in our bodies, ask yourself:

• What experiences would I love to have in my body that I’ve been holding back from?

• How might I feel if I approached movement as a way to experience life rather than change my appearance?

• What sensations do I most enjoy feeling in my body?

Let this week be your permission to live fully without apology.

Ready to Move With Joy?

Download your FREE How to Find Joy in Movement Mini Guide now
and fall in love with movement that’s made for living not just for fitness.

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Want to Go Deeper?

This guide is one part of Embrace & Empower our 8-week program that helps midlife women rebuild strength, joy, and confidence from the inside out.

Join us and rediscover what it means to live fully in your body.