What “Your Body Never Lies” Means
“Your body never lies” is a phrase that reflects the impact of body language on our experience of life. It points to many aspects of living, and may be interpreted in a myriad of ways. For background on body language, see the history of the Your Body Never Lies training program.
Beyond it's history, here are a few of the more salient meanings of the phrase:
Our Body Language Tells Others the Truth
Our body language always tells others the truth. Regardless of our own denials or attempts to deceive, our body language always gives it away. Like a child covered in chocolate who denies taking the cookies, body language is prima facie evidence of our true inner truth.
Example: She trusted his love because life itself felt expansive in his presence.
The feeling of expansion is their body telling the truth. Love is a feeling, and not just a thought.
While it is true that a deceptive person may learn to hide or mask much of their body language, an expert can always catch the involuntary responses that give their deceptions away.
Example: The more emphatic the denials, the larger her pupils became.
The body language of involuntary responses, regulated by the autonomic nervous system (ANS), occurs prior to our awareness and so is near-impossible to fake. Consider: if there wasn't stress, why the reaction?
Our Body Tells Us the Truth
Our body always tells us the truth. Body sensations, random thoughts or questions, and shifts in our emotional state or nervous system can all be indicators of intuitive information. Discerning intuitive messages from our own inner body language is a core skill taught at The YBNL College.
Example: I felt like turning left, and so I did and instantly found parking.
Expanding use of internal body language for intuition is taught in Second Semester.
Our Body Is Always Monitoring
Our body does not rest; it is constantly monitoring our environment and processing fresh information. Trusting that information, and acting on it, is up to us. Testing the information (rather than ignoring it) can lead to faith in untested information, which is theu key to acting on intuition while it still matters.
Example: Waking up in the middle of the night with their neck hair standing on end, all of the campers knew there was a mountain lion prowling outside.
Learning to Hear the Message
Our body always tells us the truth, but we do not always hear it or recognize it until its value has passed. We tend to either miss, ignore, or even second-guess subtle information coming from our body sensations. With training, however, we can tune into our body's messages and use them while they have value.
Example: I could feel in my body that I was going to miss and so I stopped and reset my aim.
Many times these messages come to us and yet are ignored, leading us to think "I knew that was going to happen!" YBNL training specifically resolves this, allowing us to act on intuitive information while it still matters.
The Body Reflects Unresolved History
Stuck energy in the body (tension) has a correlation to unresolved issues in our history. When the issue is resolved, the body relaxes, giving instant confirmation that the healing occurred. Body language adjustments have an inherent bio-feedback confirmation: either it feels better or it doesn't.
Example: My body wasn't lying when my shoulders were tight; they had been tight ever since that woman broke up with me. After acknowledging that she wasn't right for me however, my shoulders relaxed and it became easier to meet women again.