Let your body be the guide, by Andrea Gibson

<p>What do you do when your own body feels like the enemy? Spoken word artist and activist Andrea Gibson (<em>You Better Be Lightning</em>) spends years struggling with chronic illness, feeling as if their body is at odds with their anxious mind. It’s only when they learn to surrender control and embrace their physical sensations that they allow their body to guide them back to joy.&nbsp;</p><p>Listen to Kino MacGregor's Meditative Story, "My grandfather the Aikido master":&nbsp;<a href="https://listen.meditativestory.com/KinoMacGregorPIO" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://listen.meditativestory.com/KinoMacGregorPIO</a></p><p>Learn more about Andrea: <a href="http://andreagibson.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">andreagibson.com</a></p><p>Follow Andrea on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/andreagibson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/andreagibson</a></p><p>Follow Andrea on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AndreaGibsonPoetry/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/AndreaGibsonPoetry/</a></p><p>Follow Andrea on TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andreagibsonpoetry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@andreagibsonpoetry</a></p><p>Follow Andrea on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/andreagibson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/andreagibson</a></p><p>Subscribe to Andrea on YouTube: <a href="http://youtube.com/@andreagibsonpoetry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/@andreagibsonpoetry</a></p><p>Read Andrea's writings on Substack: <a href="http://andreagibson.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">andreagibson.substack.com</a></p><p>If this episode resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you. Please take a moment to share your reflections by rating and reviewing Meditative Story in your podcast player. It helps other listeners find their way to show, and we’d be so grateful.</p><p>