2. Rebuilding the Bridge — How Colonization Disconnected Us from Our Bodies

What if our disconnection from our bodies didn't happen by accident?

There is history here.

In this episode of Reclaiming the Body, we're exploring what colonization did to our relationship with our bodies—and the bridges that were disrupted between the body and mind, emotions, and ancestral ways of knowing.

I unpack what happens across generations when people are taught that their own ways of knowing are inferior—and the knowledge of the colonizer is authoritative.

I also share a deeply personal story about my own body, my Purépecha ancestry, and how reconnecting with something my body seemed to already know gave me access to a level of safety and groundedness I didn't even know was possible.

My body unlocked a sense of safety that my mind never could.

And while colonization disrupted so much, it did not destroy everything.
Much survived. Much adapted.
Things were protected.
Things were passed down.

Through our families. Our communities. Our practices. Our stories.
And YES, through our bodies.

I walk you through what it actually means to rebuild the bridge (and reconnect with your body) through decolonized somatics—not by simply collecting a list of nervous-system techniques, but by developing a relationship WITH your body.

And sometimes, reconnecting with your body isn't about learning something new.
It's reclaiming what was already there.

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xo Brenda 

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