Reflection: What Does a Full-Body Yes Feel Like?
In a recent journaling session, a question came up that I’ve been wanting to talk more about: What does a full-body yes feel like?
What I love about this question is that you can’t answer it with your thinking mind. You have to pause, drop into your body, and feel.
We make a lot of decisions every day. And with that comes a certain amount of indecisiveness. For some of us more than others—hello, Libra sun and stellium over here!
I’m basically built to see all the perspectives, weigh every side, and hold the complexities of both/and with everything. It’s part of how I move through the world—and there’s a real gift in that.
But it’s also where I can get stuck. Overanalyzing, overthinking, trying to get it all “right.”
Which makes me wonder. . .
How much of our indecisiveness isn’t actually about weighing options, but about being disconnected from our body’s wisdom and knowing?
We’re so used to living in our heads. Making decisions from the neck up and trying to think our way to clarity. Our minds are powerful, yes. But our bodies carry a different kind of truth.
And this is why I work with the nervous system in coaching. Because it’s hard to access clarity, choice, or truth when your body doesn’t feel safe.
When your nervous system is functioning in fight, flight, or freeze, the body is focused on survival—not discernment.
But when we learn how to regulate, when we feel safe enough to slow down and listen, we start to notice the difference between a habitual yes and a true yes. Between people-pleasing and self-honoring. Between anxiety and intuition.
Your body knows the difference. Coaching helps you remember that knowing—and most importantly, trust it.
A full-body yes might feel like:
a softening in your chest
a breath that feels unrushed
a quiet inner yes
a sense of ease or openness from within
It’s not about logic. It’s about resonance. About tuning into what feels true—not just what sounds right.
So the next time you’re experiencing indecisiveness, try asking yourself: Is this a full-body yes?
Then pause. Breathe. And listen. Your body already knows.
