Justina Blakeney

I wasn't feeling good in my body. And I'd been dealing with years and years of like a nervous tummy. And I just wasn't in a good place. And I knew. I knew I wasn't in a good place. But I mean, I'm going to get real with the pod squad. I think y'all can handle it. But I'd had diarrhea for like five years straight and just sort of ignored it and just was like, oh, yeah, well, you know.

this is how my tummy is, you know, and I never really did anything about it or paid any attention to it. And one day I was on the throne and my tummy was just feeling so bad. And I just heard this voice coming from inside. And it was just like, you are not listening to you are not listening. She kept saying that over and over again, you're not listening.

this is how my tummy is, you know, and I never really did anything about it or paid any attention to it. And one day I was on the throne and my tummy was just feeling so bad. And I just heard this voice coming from inside. And it was just like, you are not listening to you are not listening. She kept saying that over and over again, you're not listening.

this is how my tummy is, you know, and I never really did anything about it or paid any attention to it. And one day I was on the throne and my tummy was just feeling so bad. And I just heard this voice coming from inside. And it was just like, you are not listening to you are not listening. She kept saying that over and over again, you're not listening.

And she said, I've been telling you everything you need to know for so long and you're not listening. And that was a real turning point for me. I was like, okay. Okay, I'm going to start listening now. And I did. And so that was really the beginning of my meditation practice, which I was very resistant to. I'm an Aries. I have like go, go, go energy, all of that.

And she said, I've been telling you everything you need to know for so long and you're not listening. And that was a real turning point for me. I was like, okay. Okay, I'm going to start listening now. And I did. And so that was really the beginning of my meditation practice, which I was very resistant to. I'm an Aries. I have like go, go, go energy, all of that.

And she said, I've been telling you everything you need to know for so long and you're not listening. And that was a real turning point for me. I was like, okay. Okay, I'm going to start listening now. And I did. And so that was really the beginning of my meditation practice, which I was very resistant to. I'm an Aries. I have like go, go, go energy, all of that.

So the idea of like sitting in quiet stillness, I was like, can I at least like... saying, you know, I really like wanted to be active in some way. Can I read a book while I meditate at least? Can I listen to an audio book while I meditate? My therapist recommended I take a class. And that was really helpful.

So the idea of like sitting in quiet stillness, I was like, can I at least like... saying, you know, I really like wanted to be active in some way. Can I read a book while I meditate at least? Can I listen to an audio book while I meditate? My therapist recommended I take a class. And that was really helpful.

So the idea of like sitting in quiet stillness, I was like, can I at least like... saying, you know, I really like wanted to be active in some way. Can I read a book while I meditate at least? Can I listen to an audio book while I meditate? My therapist recommended I take a class. And that was really helpful.

I don't think I really would have been able to get into it the way that I was able to get into it without the class. So I took a meditation class and started meditating and literally just started with five minutes a day. And I was in somatic therapy. I was just starting with very, very small sensations, just feeling what I feel in my feet and feeling the tingle or the rush or whatever. And just

I don't think I really would have been able to get into it the way that I was able to get into it without the class. So I took a meditation class and started meditating and literally just started with five minutes a day. And I was in somatic therapy. I was just starting with very, very small sensations, just feeling what I feel in my feet and feeling the tingle or the rush or whatever. And just

I don't think I really would have been able to get into it the way that I was able to get into it without the class. So I took a meditation class and started meditating and literally just started with five minutes a day. And I was in somatic therapy. I was just starting with very, very small sensations, just feeling what I feel in my feet and feeling the tingle or the rush or whatever. And just

starting to pay more attention to the sensations, get out of my head and into my body more. And did meditation for about a year before I really started to feel like the messages that my body was sending me were just getting a lot clearer. And I started to like heal my digestive issues and just went through a whole process of like really listening.

starting to pay more attention to the sensations, get out of my head and into my body more. And did meditation for about a year before I really started to feel like the messages that my body was sending me were just getting a lot clearer. And I started to like heal my digestive issues and just went through a whole process of like really listening.

starting to pay more attention to the sensations, get out of my head and into my body more. And did meditation for about a year before I really started to feel like the messages that my body was sending me were just getting a lot clearer. And I started to like heal my digestive issues and just went through a whole process of like really listening.

It was like, oh, you know, at first it was like I couldn't hear anything. you know, I just felt bad. That's all I could hear was just like, I just don't feel good. But slowly, slowly over time, it just started to become so much more clear. Like, oh, I'm thirsty. I need water. I need to stretch. I need to go on a hike. I need to move my body. I need to dance. I need to sing. I need to make love.

It was like, oh, you know, at first it was like I couldn't hear anything. you know, I just felt bad. That's all I could hear was just like, I just don't feel good. But slowly, slowly over time, it just started to become so much more clear. Like, oh, I'm thirsty. I need water. I need to stretch. I need to go on a hike. I need to move my body. I need to dance. I need to sing. I need to make love.

It was like, oh, you know, at first it was like I couldn't hear anything. you know, I just felt bad. That's all I could hear was just like, I just don't feel good. But slowly, slowly over time, it just started to become so much more clear. Like, oh, I'm thirsty. I need water. I need to stretch. I need to go on a hike. I need to move my body. I need to dance. I need to sing. I need to make love.

I need to have a deep conversation with somebody I care about. It just started to become more and more clear. And now, like three years in, I am... so much healthier and so much happier and so much more clear on the things that were hurting my body, the things I can't eat like dairy, and really just that mindfulness piece, which before going on this journey,