Empowered. Wise. Tuned in. Do those words fit what you know about your body’s needs and desires so it can be well?

No? Not surprising. Many of us have been led far astray from feeling like we are the best owners and guides for our bodies. Of course, there can be partners in this process, and there are good ones. But your best insurance for wellness is creating your owner’s manual.

How? Step by step, start figuring out what works best for you. Listen to the small nudges you get to try something, do something, eat something, check out something, change something you’re already doing. Your body is sending you signals. If you listen and adapt your course, you will head back toward wellness instead of into a raging wildfire of illness that started with just a bit of smoke that went ignored.

Give this a couple minutes right now. What’s one nudge you’ve been getting? What can you do about it soon? What are you willing to do? Create a small, specific step to address that body hint. That’s the start of body wisdom. Your body wisdom, which is what counts most.