Rise & Flourish Series: Your Body Knows- Intuition, Sound & Nervous System Healing
🌿 Your Body Is an Instrument: How Music, Intuition & Play Help Us Rise
A long-form feature inspired by Brooke McPoyle’s live Rise & Flourish interview.
At the Rise & Flourish event this year, the room felt charged — not with hype or noise, but with a grounded, powerful presence. Women from every walk of life gathered with one shared desire: to rise into who they’re becoming, and to flourish from the inside out.
During this event, my dear friend and guest host Danielle Neufeld sat down with Brooke McPoyle, founder of Musical Breathwork, for a conversation that left the whole room buzzing. Brooke has a way of blending science, intuition, and joy in a way that feels both deeply sacred and somehow… disarmingly fun.
Their conversation centered on one big idea:
Your body is not just something you “manage” — it is an instrument of intuition and inner knowing.
And learning to listen to it can change everything.
🎶 The Body Is Always Communicating — If We Know How to Listen
Brooke begins with a simple truth:
“My belief is that the body is incredibly more intelligent than we think it is. And if we allow ourselves to listen to its nuances, we can use it to assist us in making good choices.”
For so many of us — especially mothers, entrepreneurs, caregivers, women carrying the emotional architecture of a family — intuition gets clouded by fear, overthinking, and the need to be “right.”
We get stuck in the loop of:
Should I choose this or that?
What if I make the wrong decision?
What if this impacts my kids?
What if I fail?
Fear creates stagnation. And stagnation—whether in the muscles or in our choices—keeps us small.
Brooke reminds us that intuition is not a mystical lightning bolt. It’s information. Bodily information. And the body never lies.
When we’re disconnected from it, we get stuck.
When we learn to tune in, clarity rises.
🎤 Why Singing Is a Nervous System Superpower
Of all the tools Brooke shared, singing was the simplest — and most powerful.
She explains that singing:
lengthens your exhale
deepens your inhale
vibrates the tissues around the vagus nerve
stimulates nitric oxide (opening blood vessels)
shifts mood through natural neurochemicals
grounds the mind in present-moment rhythm
“Something as simple as singing or humming when you’re doing the dishes for four minutes can really assist the body in relaxing.”
In other words:
You have a built-in self-regulation tool right in your own voice.
No equipment.
No hour-long routine.
No perfect environment.
Just breath, vibration, and your body’s own intelligence.
🌬️ The Electromagnetic Field: Your Inner Communication System
One of the most fascinating parts of Brooke’s talk was her discussion about the body’s electromagnetic field — sometimes called the biofield.
Every emotion, thought, movement, and breath pattern changes the quality and strength of this field. Singing, humming, breathwork, dancing, laughter — they all shift your internal frequency.
Brooke’s message?
Your body is constantly communicating through subtle electromagnetic language.
When you tune into that language, intuition becomes clear.
This is where science meets soul — a true Raising Wild Hearts signature theme.
🤝 Together We Rise: Why Community Matters for Intuition
When Brooke first heard about the Rise & Flourish event, she immediately resonated with the name.
“I often say: together we rise. Most success is made by teams, by people empowering each other to grow.”
Women aren’t meant to walk this path alone.
Mothers aren’t meant to hold all the emotional labor in isolation.
Leaders aren’t meant to build entire worlds solo.
When we gather, our intuition strengthens.
When we share tools, our frequency rises.
When we sing, breathe, laugh, and learn together — the entire field shifts.
This is why events like Rise & Flourish matter.
Why these conversations matter.
Why community is medicine.
🌱 Brooke’s Favorite Self-Care Tool Right Now
When Danielle asked Brooke her go-to tool, she didn’t hesitate:
Singing. Always singing.
Whether it’s a pump-up jam, a soft hum while washing dishes, or the kind of shameless, heart-forward singing that vibrates your whole chest — it’s the quickest way back to yourself.
Back to presence.
Back to intuition.
Back to the silly goose within you who knows that joy is not optional — it’s essential.
📣 Listen to the Full Conversation:
⚡ Fear, Flow & the Science of Perception
Brooke explains that fear narrows our perception. Literally. Neurologically. When we’re afraid or overwhelmed, the brain begins to filter less information. Our world shrinks.
But when we’re calm, playful, grounded, or connected, the brain opens back up. Our perception widens. Our capacity expands.
This is why intuition feels foggy when we’re stressed — and obvious when we’re regulated.
The body is always speaking.
The question is: are we listening?
💛 Enter the “Silly Goose” — Why Playfulness Is a Spiritual Practice
One of everyone’s favorite moments was when Brooke shared her current mantra:
“Keep the silly goose alive.”
Because for many mothers — and let’s be honest, for many women who’ve spent years being the fulcrum of the family — life can become rigid. Linear. Efficient. Predictable.
We color inside the lines because that’s how we keep everything from falling apart.
But Brooke invites us into a different way:
“If you have the same task in front of you, before you accomplish it, ask: How can I have fun doing this?”
Folding laundry?
Turn it into a silent disco.
Doing dishes?
Hum or sing your favorite song.
Driving carpool?
Practice long exhales through song, letting your vagus nerve do its magic.
This isn’t frivolous. It’s regulation. It’s medicine. It’s frequency. It’s the antidote to stagnation.
Playfulness is what brings the body back online so intuition can whisper again.
🪶 Try This: A 4-Minute Musical Reset
The next time you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of what choice to make, try Brooke’s simple reset:
Choose a song that lights you up.
Take a slow inhale through your nose.
Sing or hum the melody — even softly, even imperfectly.
Feel the vibration in your chest and throat.
Notice your breath deepening, your shoulders dropping, and your focus widening.
Ask yourself: What is my body telling me now?
Clarity comes when the body relaxes.
And the body relaxes when it feels seen, heard, and expressed.
🌙 Final Thoughts: The Body Knows
This conversation with Brooke is a powerful reminder that intuition isn’t something “out there.”
It’s not something you earn or perfect.
It’s something you feel — inside your breath, your movement, your play, your vibration.
Your body is always speaking.
Your only job is to listen.
And with tools as simple and sacred as singing, humming, and breathing, that listening becomes a daily ritual of coming home to yourself.
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