Discover why delayed healing might be following its own perfect timeline. In this article, Abi Beri, holistic therapist in Ireland, shares insights on divine timing and offers a guided meditation for those feeling stuck in their healing journey.
When Healing Doesn’t Follow Our Timeline
Have you ever wondered why, despite your best efforts, your healing journey seems to be taking longer than expected? As a holistic therapist practicing in Ireland for over a decade, I’ve witnessed countless clients struggle with this question. That persistent pain that refuses to subside. The emotional wound that keeps reopening. The recurring pattern that seems impossible to break.
What if I told you that this apparent “delay” might actually be divine timing at work?
In our fast-paced world that values quick fixes and immediate results, we’ve lost touch with a profound truth: healing follows its own intelligence, its own timeline. And sometimes, what feels like being stuck is actually an invitation to go deeper.
The Somatic Intelligence of Divine Timing
Working with clients through somatic therapy has taught me that our bodies hold wisdom far beyond our conscious understanding. When healing seems delayed, it’s often because there’s something still needing to be acknowledged, integrated, or understood on a deeper level.
From a somatic perspective, divine timing means:
- Your body knows the pace it needs to heal. Just as a broken bone needs specific time to knit back together, emotional and spiritual healing follows its own necessary timeline.
- Rushing the process can create resistance. When we push against our natural healing rhythm, we often create more tension and delay.
- Your symptoms may be messengers. What appears as “stuck” healing might actually be your body’s way of communicating something important that hasn’t yet been addressed.
In my practice in Dublin, I’ve seen remarkable shifts happen when clients surrender to this understanding. Rather than fighting against their perceived lack of progress, they begin to ask a different question: “What is trying to emerge through this experience?”
Five Signs That Divine Timing Is at Work in Your Healing
How do you know if your healing delay is actually divine timing? Here are some signs I’ve observed in my practice:
- Cycles of insight. You notice recurring themes or lessons appearing, each time with a deeper layer of understanding.
- Unexpected connections. You begin to see how this challenge connects to other aspects of your life in meaningful ways.
- Moments of profound acceptance. Brief windows where you feel a sense of peace about where you are, even if it’s not where you thought you’d be.
- Physical responses to emotional work. Your body responds in noticeable ways when you address emotional or spiritual aspects.
- Synchronistic guidance. You encounter the right support, information, or guidance precisely when you need it.
If you recognize these patterns, you may be experiencing the unfolding of divine timing in your healing journey.
The Question That Transforms: What Wants to Be Seen?
In my somatic therapy practice, I guide clients to shift from asking “What’s wrong with me?” to “What wants to be seen?” This simple reframing opens a completely different pathway.
When we bring curious awareness to our bodies, we often discover that our healing process is trying to show us something important:
- A boundary that needs to be established
- A truth that needs to be expressed
- A grief that needs to be honored
- A pattern that needs to be recognized
- A part of ourselves that needs integration
This is what I mean by divine timing – it’s not that healing is being withheld from you. Rather, the healing process itself is unfolding in a way that brings the deepest and most complete restoration possible.
A Meditation for Divine Timing in Your Healing Process
To help you connect with this understanding in a meaningful way, I’ve created a meditation specifically for those moments when you wonder “Why am I not healing?” or “Why do I still feel stuck?”
In this guided practice, you’ll:
- Shift your perspective on delayed healing
- Connect with your body’s innate wisdom
- Explore what might be asking to be seen or acknowledged
- Experience the profound relief of trusting your healing process
- Recognize that you are not broken, but becoming
Many clients in my practice have found this meditation to be a turning point in their relationship with healing. As one client shared: “This completely changed how I view my health journey. Instead of feeling frustrated by slow progress, I now see each day as part of a larger unfolding that has its own wisdom.”
The Somatic Approach to Working with Divine Timing
As a somatic therapist, I believe that sustainable healing must include the body. Here are some practices that can help you work with divine timing from a somatic perspective:
1. Body Dialogue Practice
Set aside 10 minutes daily to place a hand on any area of discomfort or “stuckness” in your body. Ask it directly: “What do you want me to know?” Then simply listen without judgment. The answers may come as sensations, images, memories, or intuitive knowing.
2. Track Your Healing Patterns
Rather than measuring progress in linear terms, notice the cyclical nature of your healing. Keep a simple journal noting patterns, insights, and subtle shifts. Over time, you’ll see the intelligence in what previously felt like “no progress.”
3. Create Sacred Pauses
Our healing often deepens in the space between active efforts. Schedule regular times of complete rest where you have no agenda for healing, fixing, or improving. Simply be with what is.
4. Honor the Wisdom of Resistance
When you feel resistance to a particular approach or suggestion, get curious about it rather than pushing through. Your resistance might be protecting something important or indicating that the timing isn’t right.
Client Stories: Divine Timing in Action
Names and identifying details have been changed to protect privacy.
Sarah’s Story: Sarah came to my Dublin practice with chronic fatigue that hadn’t responded to numerous treatments. During our somatic work, she discovered that her body was forcing her to rest because she had never learned to value herself outside of productivity. Her healing wasn’t being withheld; it was teaching her a fundamental lesson she needed for true wholeness.
Michael’s Story: After a sports injury, Michael was frustrated by his slow physical recovery. Through our sessions, he realized that this pause was creating space for him to heal a deeper wound – his relationship with achievement and self-worth. The physical healing was perfectly timed to allow this deeper integration to occur.
Integrating Divine Timing Into Your Daily Life
Beyond formal practices, here are ways to honor divine timing in your everyday experience:
- Practice compassionate curiosity about your body’s messages rather than immediately trying to fix or change them.
- Expand your timeline perspective. Consider your healing in terms of seasons or years rather than days or weeks.
- Find meaning in the waiting. Ask “What am I learning in this space that I couldn’t learn any other way?”
- Create healing rituals that honor where you are right now, not just where you want to be.
- Connect with others who understand this perspective and can support your process.
Resources for Your Journey
For those interested in exploring divine timing further, I recommend:
- Books: “The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel van der Kolk, “When the Body Says No” by Gabor Maté
- Practices: Gentle somatic movement, compassionate self-inquiry, restorative yoga
- Support: Consider working with a somatic therapist or joining a healing community that honors non-linear healing
You can also explore more resources on divine timing and somatic awareness through my websites:
Embracing Your Unique Healing Timeline
As we conclude, I invite you to consider that perhaps there is nothing wrong with your healing journey. Perhaps it is unfolding exactly as it needs to, with an intelligence that honors the complexity of your whole being.
In my years of practice in Ireland, I’ve come to deeply trust that our healing processes contain wisdom beyond our understanding. When we align with divine timing, we open to receiving not just the healing we sought, but often something far more comprehensive than we could have imagined.
If you’re feeling stuck in your healing journey, I invite you to experience the “Divine Timing” meditation on Insight Timer. Allow it to guide you into a new relationship with your healing process—one of trust, patience, and profound self-compassion.
Remember the powerful truth that has transformed so many of my clients’ relationships with healing: You are not broken. You are becoming.
Abi Beri is a holistic therapist based in Ireland, specializing in somatic therapy and family constellations. He offers in-person sessions in Dublin and online consultations internationally. To learn more about working with Abi or to access additional healing resources, visit www.blissfulevolution.com.
Frequently Asked Questions About Divine Timing in Healing
Q: How do I know if my healing is truly following divine timing versus something being wrong?
A: If you’ve sought appropriate support and addressed physical factors, persistent challenges often have deeper dimensions unfolding. The presence of meaningful insights, synchronicities, and moments of unexpected peace amid struggle often indicate divine timing at work.
Q: Can I speed up divine timing?
A: Rather than trying to speed up the process, focus on creating optimal conditions for it to unfold. This includes rest, self-compassion, appropriate support, and willingness to listen deeply to what your experience is trying to teach you.
Q: How does somatic therapy help with understanding divine timing?
A: Somatic therapy helps you develop a relationship with your body’s wisdom, allowing you to recognize and interpret the subtle messages and timing intelligence your body naturally expresses.
