Why “Speaking My Truth” Can Miss the Point
The phrase speaking my truth is often associated with courage and authenticity. Sometimes it is exactly that.
But from a consciousness perspective, speaking my truth can remain anchored in the personal self. It can be shaped by emotion, story, and past experience. What is expressed may feel honest, yet still be charged.
This is not wrong. It can be necessary. It can be part of healing.
But it is not the same as living in truth.
Speaking my truth often centres on experience.
Living in truth centres on reality.
What Truth Is From a Consciousness Perspective
Truth is not personal.
It is not owned.
It does not need defending.
Truth is what remains when story, justification, and identity soften.
It is quieter than opinion and clearer than emotion. It is felt as resonance rather than argument. When truth is present, there is less urgency to explain and more steadiness in the body.
Truth does not amplify the self.
It reveals what is real.
The Body Knows the Difference
The difference between speaking my truth and resting in truth is often felt first in the body.
When expression comes from charge, the body carries tension. Words rush. There is a need to be heard or understood.
When expression comes from truth, the body is settled. Breath is slower. Fewer words are needed. What is said feels complete even if nothing changes immediately.
Truth does not push.
It allows.
This is why truth cannot be accessed through thinking alone. It arises when the nervous system is calm enough to perceive clearly.
When “My Truth” Becomes Heavy
Speaking my truth can become heavy when it is used to discharge emotion rather than communicate reality.
It may feel relieving for the speaker, but destabilising for others. It can land as force rather than clarity.
Truth does not need intensity to be valid.
It does not need to wound to be honest.
Living in truth includes responsibility for impact, not just expression.
Resting in Truth
Living in truth is less about saying more and more about aligning more deeply.
It means no longer living against what you know.
No longer forcing momentum where there is none.
No longer performing certainty when your body is asking for pause.
Truth becomes something you rest in rather than argue for.
When you rest in truth, life lightens.
Decisions simplify.
Energy returns.
Inner negotiation quietens.
Truth is not dramatic.
It is relieving.
Truth as Light
As consciousness deepens, truth begins to feel less like confrontation and more like light.
It illuminates rather than exposes.
It clarifies rather than divides.
You may speak less, but what you say carries more weight. You may do less, but what you do aligns more cleanly.
Truth becomes the ground you walk on, not something you need to prove.
At The Energy Studio
At The Energy Studio, this work is not taught as philosophy.
It is lived through the body.
Breath, movement, and somatic awareness create the conditions for truth to be felt rather than constructed. When the nervous system settles, truth becomes obvious. When the body softens, life stops feeling like a negotiation.
Truth does not need to be declared.
It reveals itself when the body feels safe enough to rest.
Join Us on Retreat
Retreat creates space to rest in truth without distraction.
Away from noise, roles, and urgency, the body recalibrates. Perception clears. Truth becomes lighter and easier to live from.
Our retreats are designed to support this return. Through breath, movement, stillness, and shared presence, participants reconnect with what is already true beneath the effort.
If this piece resonates, you are warmly invited to join us.