Hey there,
It’s Coach Stephanie, and this week I’m here to tell you that Body Talk 101 (from Body Knowledge System ®) is NOT the same thing as Body Language.
If you’re interested in learning more about Body Language, you can choose from hundreds of books on Amazon that cover that topic.
But what we’re doing here is Body Talk 101, from my Body Knowledge System®.
Allow me to elaborate.
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BODY TALK 101 BASICS (BKS®)
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Body Talk refers to the direct exchange of information between you and your body.
Your body is your best friend, and conversational Body Talk® gives you a way of communicating with your body to bring about immediate, tangible, material, and positive CHANGE!
But first you must (re)establish the intimate contact with your body that you were born with….
So let’s cover the basics of how you do my BKS ® Body Talk exercise:
This week’s BKS ® Wisdom Within teaches us about Body Talk…
- Body Talk refers to the direct exchange of information between you and your body.
- Body Talk is sharing & listening to hopes & wishes with your best friend, your body.
- Body Talk inspires Body Action to guarantee Body Confidence
WAIT!
No additional bullet today. Instead of reading about taking action, why not schedule a time that I can help you practice this Body Talk technique?
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THE BKS® TALK IS MEANT TO BE EXPERIENCED
SO THIS IS WHAT WE DO NEXT
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This is important because with me as your Coach, we can facilitate this conversation so that the two of you are truly clear with your intentions for both of you. It is this conversation in the moment which makes it truly profound.
The Body Talk Basics are meant to be experienced, not just read about! So click the link below to get started with your no-cost conversation with me.
Click here to get started .
Why not also join our online community?
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This online community creates a safe place to regain your Self Esteem through a sustainable system of body knowledge and your body’s wisdom. It’s a lot of fun!
Here’s how to join this private, no-cost google + group:
1. Use this form to contact me and enter “Google Plus Group” in the comments.
2. Then look for my personalized invitation to join us! [Body Confidence Community with Stephanie Wood]
Talk to you soon,
Stephanie
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I help women bring back confidence in their bodies. This will bring forth their talents to the world… to make more money and have fun!
Sound like something you’re interested in? Read on…
Today, I want to help you learn to better love yourself, so that you can better love others.
You can begin by answering these brief questions to give us both insights.
Let me explain with a story…
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THE PRINCESS AND HER KNIGHT
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Once upon a time, a beautiful princess moved through her days and nights doing what all princesses do: smiling, curtsying, nodding and dancing the mechanical dance of banquets and formality.
She dreamed things would change and that she would meet the perfect Prince for her.
After years and years of playing along and ignoring her own voice, the princess suddenly had an epiphany!
She would never be alone again, because she had just discovered why her Prince never came…
She had not listened to what her body was telling her. When she listened to her body she felt healthier, had more energy, plus she ran the kingdom better.
She realized she needed to have a good relationship with her body, or how could she have a good relationship with someone else?
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BODY AND RELATIONSHIP: WHAT’S THE CONNECTION?
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This February, isn’t it time to learn how to start loving your body… so that you can have healthy relationships with others!
The first step is to have a healthy relationship with yourself. So if you are even mildly interested…
Then take a few minutes to answer these questions. These answers will help me better get to know you, so that I can better partner with you to create your greater purpose.
The month of February is a reminder of love and relationships…whether with others or with yourself or both.
And help is here. The first step is to answer these questions.
Let’s get you (or your clients) out in the world to showcase your true talents with body confidence in conjunction with your fun loving nature and talents.
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If you’ve ever struggled with letting the media (skinny models, fad diets, etc.) tell you how you should feel about yourself, this one’s for you.
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THE CHALLENGE: MEDIA OVERLOAD
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Thank God for Eleanor Roosevelt! Every woman knows what it feels like to let someone make you feel bad about yourself.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
So whether it’s skinny models in magazines, super successful actresses on TMZ, an offensive Facebook post or email… whatever… those messages don’t have to dictate how you feel about yourself!
So…if or when other people make you feel bad about you—time to consider the source of all that feedback, and then ignore it, dismiss it, and finally avoid it.
Here’s a better way… are you ready to reclaim your birthright?
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RECLAIMING YOUR BIRTHRIGHT
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Remember when you were a kid? Back before you cared what other people thought about you?
…those were the days…
The good news is your body is still here: ready, willing and looking forward to communicating her truth with you as soon as you are willing to listen.
Are you ready for a mature relationship with your body?
When you re-establish your birthright, that intimate relationship with your body, no one and nothing has the power to make you feel inferior.
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WHAT TO DO NEXT
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If you’re struggling with negative body image, here are your two options for moving forward:
1) Wait for the help you need, as I’ll be releasing these brand new articles over the coming months…
or…
2) Contact me today for the help. I’ll even take $50 off your first consultation.
To you starting to love your body sooner rather than later,
P.S. Add me to your Google+ contacts since I will be using this as my new platform.
P.P.S. If you enjoyed this article, be sure to look for Article #2 coming next week!
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Over the next few months, I’ll be releasing a brand new article series about body image.
There are several factors that can impact how we view ourselves…
Whether it’s close relationships, the media, how you see yourself in the mirror, or how much you eat and move… we are constantly bombarded with messages about how we look and who we are.
And when we’re honest….lots of those messages are pretty negative and they leave us feeling poorly about ourselves.
I am in the position to help change this!
Beginning today, you have two options when you are struggling with bad body image:
- Wait for the help you need, as I’ll be releasing these brand new articles over the coming months.
OR
- Contact me today for the help that you need. I’ll even take $50 off your first consultation!
Here’s to you starting to love your body sooner rather than later!
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When you’re hungry or tired, do you listen to your body or to your mind first?
Here are a couple of examples so you know what I mean.
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Scenario #1: When to Eat
Your body says: I’m hungry!
Your mind says: You’re going out to dinner in an hour and a half! You know you’re not supposed to eat before dinner!
Your body says: But I ran errands, worked out, and cleaned up the house! I’m not gonna make it over here!
Your mind says: Please just hold out and wait for your Supper.
Who wins?
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Scenario #2: When to Rest.
Your body says: I’m tired!
Your mind says: Tired? We have a plan, remember? You told me you’d walk the dog today!
Your body says: But I’ve walked the dog six days in a row! It’s Sunday, and I want a break!
Your mind says: A break? Are you kidding me? Get that word out of your vocabulary. We’ve gotta go, go, go!
Who wins this one?
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Interesting scenarios huh? So what would you do if I told you I can help you make those negotiations with your mind and body a much easier process?
Yes, you are one in the same with your mind, body and spirit but each one has a different objective. The Body Knowledge System™ can help you. Contact me with your challenge and we can set up a free Healthier You Consultation at your convenience.
Learn how to answer this question for yourself – when I am hungry or tired, I will listen to _________.
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I believe we have a love/hate relationship with the number on our scale so I invite you to take my Body Image Survey and share your tips for changing your relationship with your scale.
But first here are my three tips to stop your love/hate relationship with the number on your scale.
- 1. When you say: “Oh My God! I cannot bear to look at the number on the scale!”
- Tip: Don’t look! Move around and dance with your body and enjoy how she (he) feels.
- 2. When I see the number on the scale, I make a judgment that it is not to my liking!
- Tip: Acknowledge that your body may enjoy being at this specific weight but become more aware of your food portions
- 3. I feel my clothes are a ‘scale’ as well….so does that make me less of a person with what I am in the world?
- Tip: Your body is your best friend and having a relationship with her (him) will bring you closer to how you want to present yourself in the world in the clothes you feel most comfortable in.
Bonus Tip: Look in the mirror and notice how you feel in that outfit. Your body is your best friend and having a relationship with her will bring you closer to acknowledging how she looks in the mirror and how you feel…versus fixating on ‘the number’
If you have a 4th tip, I’d love to hear it and in return I’ll give you a strategic healthier you consultation for free!
But you can take control today and I can help you get there!
I invite you to take this quick Body Image Survey so that you can become clearer.
The way you see yourself is not merely an issue of physicality. It involves the total you: Body, Mind, and Spirit. The numbers on the scale are objective. They provide standards of measurement. So, why do we let ourselves feel so awful over a number?
Free yourself from what is holding you back from being happy with YOU!
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How big of an impact do these numbers have on the way you see yourself?
- The numbers on the scale
- The numbers
on the labels of your clothing
- Your BMI
- Your cholesterol
- Your blood pressure
- Your fat percentage
- The quantity of candles on your birthday cake
If these numbers are bringing you down, please read on!
From birth, we’ve been sized up by numbers. Right after you get a name, you get a height and weight.
And from then on, numbers continue to play an integral role throughout your lifetime.
Whether it’s your mom’s opinion of how you look, or your doctor telling you to lower your cholesterol (not saying you should not watch your blood test numbers), the numbers keep popping up.
But today, you can take control. And I can help you get there.
Send me your ‘number’ challenge and I will gift you a Healthier You consultation…for free!
The way you see yourself is not merely an issue of physicality. It involves the total you: Body, Mind, and Spirit. I invite you to take tis quick Body Image Survey so that you can become clearer.
Numbers are objective. Numbers provide standards of measurement.
So, why do we let ourselves feel so awful over a number?
For instance, how do you feel every morning after stepping on the scale in the bathroom?
You have an ideal number in your head, so if your scale doesn’t reflect that number, does that put you in a bad mood for the rest of your day? Why is that number important for your body image?
Wait! Let’s address that in the comments below or with a conversation over the phone.
Free yourself from what is holding you back from being happy with YOU!
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When you see your reflection in a mirror, you evaluate the image looking back at you based on the feelings you have at that moment. Those feelings determine your reaction to what you see. Your reflection, your image, is a result of your feelings about your appearance, not the objective image in the mirror.
You may think your reflection is about your physique, your body when in fact that’s only part of story. The real story comes from the rest of you, within you.
Before looking at yourself in another mirror, before stepping on another scale, before considering radical diets or exercise programs, before scheduling surgery, please consider alternatives to your negative reaction at your reflection.
The next time you look in a mirror, I want you to see yourself in a completely wonderful way.
So, where do we begin?
If you’re reading this, because you’re reading this, you are ready to elevate your self-esteem, raise your body image, and share your special self with the world. Please take this brief Body Image Survey. It may surprise and enlighten you.
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Tomorrow morning pay close attention to your cat, your dog, your gerbil, your hamster, or your ferret—as soon as they open their eyes to greet the day. The first thing every mammal does after waking is to systematically stretch every muscle, elongating tendons, and breathing fresh air into every cell.
What did you do this morning?
Slap your alarm clock until the noise stopped, throw yourself out of bed, and stagger to the bathroom. Perhaps your morning routine is a shave, a shower, a pass by Starbucks on your way to your desk for the next 10 to 12 hours. Perhaps there is a trip to the gym on your way home, or a pub, and then rushing to pick up your children at school or day care. At home it’s homework, or housework, meal prep for the rest of the family, children’s bedtime routine, a few minutes for your partner and then falling into bed for not enough time asleep.
Your pet or any mammal on the planet knows better.
From birth, every mammal is aware of the body, their body—because their survival depends upon their bodies, not their minds, not the weather, nor other members of their pack, herd, or extended family.
In addition, is their awareness that the survival of their species also depends upon their body and its ability to reproduce. Without human distractions, such as greed, lust, envy, and competition for status and power, the mammals maintain their awareness of their bodies from the first breath they inhale to their last exhalation.
During the day, your cat or dog’s awareness of their bodies continues in the forefront of their minds. An injury, an infection, an illness gets immediate attention. The body’s ability to perform the basics required to survive is the paramount value in every mammal’s life. When the animal senses a weakness or a vulnerability, all activity takes a back seat to healing their personal primary survival tool: their body.
When injured, your dog or cat will apply healing saliva to the open wound to prevent infection. When ill with a viral or bacterial infection, your dog or cat will retreat to a safe place to rest and sleep off the invader. When aging makes the end inevitable, the elder will not waste energy in futile attempts to escape his destiny, rather he will do what is necessary to survive for the remainder of his time on earth.
Tonight, pay attention to your pet’s nighttime routine. A dog will circle the den checking for snakes or poisonous insects before flopping onto the sleeping place to refresh their bodies in order to survive another day. Listen carefully. Preceding sleep will be a deep inhale followed by a loud exhale that guarantees total relaxation for a sound night’s rest.
What is your nightly routine?
A glass or two of wine, an hour of mindless media entertainment on your TV or PC, floss and brush your teeth, perhaps popping a few sleeping pills before falling asleep over a book, a magazine, or late night TV. Do you take the time to ease your body into sleep through meditation, yoga, breathing deeply or simply smiling about what a wonderful day you have just experienced and in anticipation of a better day tomorrow?
Mammals have one important and significant advantage over human beings, and that is their ability to “live in the now”. By being present in every moment of every day guarantees their well being and fulfills their purpose on the planet.
Body Knowledge contributes to fulfilling an individual’s purpose (for mammals lower on the food chain, it’s reproduction). Feral animals experience the purist form of body knowledge. Sensitivity to their physical well being contributes to the quality of life as well as their longevity. Domestication of any species creates space between the natural existence and a life imposed upon the animal by others.
As human beings, we are the most “domesticated” species in the food chain. Therefore, experience the widest gap between the body knowledge we were born with and the influences of our environment. As individuals, in order to conform to external rules, we learn to ignore our bodies, our intuition for guidance. Under the misconception that our survival depends on external elements, we widen the separation as we accept values and standards that are created by others.
If your life is less than perfect, it’s past time to return to the gift everyone was given at birth: body knowledge. Pay attention to your body again.
As your awareness of your physical well-being increases, so will your overall comfort level. Respect your body, listen to it, take the time, and spend the energy to make it feel good not just on the weekends or vacations, but every day for the rest of your life.
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A couple days ago I told you about one of my favorite clients, Cathe (not her real name), volunteering to open up and share her progress (and setbacks), her ups and downs, her challenges and triumphs during our coaching calls for the 3 weeks.
Cathe is a normally shy person but professionally successful single mother who shares the same struggles as the rest of us. By opening up her process to getting the happiness she wants and deserves, she feels others will benefit by knowing they are not alone—and what better time to begin than the New Year.
These events and their outcomes will resonate with you, perhaps you can identify with them, and certainly you’ll learn from them beyond the value Cathe’s received from learning to love her body through our time together…
My clients encouraged me to share our times together…and with the permission of those clients the edited transcripts help others discover the benefits of the Body Knowledge System™. Here is the transcript from my week 1 call with Cathe.
Come to the call…
for a risk free peek into my coaching process with Cathe.
Cathe: I eat all the right things, I take the steps instead of elevators, and I move my body AND I feel gross, I FEEL FAT!!! I counted every calorie; I parked in the farthest spot in my office lot; kept accurate records of every calorie I burned at the gym; and I wrote down how full I felt after every meal—as if, lettuce, celery and fat free salad dressing can be considered a “meal”? !
Coach Stephanie: Ok, what happened last week that was different?
Cathe: How can I appear as the keynote speaker on the annual company cruise when my power suit zips up my muffin top?
Coach Stephanie: So, what is your body trying to tell you?
Cathe: (a slight whine) I am fat? My head, my calorie calculator, indicates I’m starving.
Coach Stephanie: Is this about your body, or about speaking on the company cruise?
Cathe: ( pause) In spite of everything I know about calories in, energy out, my body gains weight when I really, really need to lose a few to look my best on the speaker’s platform…Professionally this is a great opportunity, a plus…a promotion.
Coach Stephanie: And personally?
Cathe: (long
pause) My kids. I’ll miss my daughter’s basketball playoffs…and my son’s Parents’ Weekend at the University…
Coach Stephanie: I hear you. The sadness in your voice. About not being there for your children.
Cathe: I’m the sole support for them…I need to go on that cruise!
Coach Stephanie: (laughing) If the cruise was to the Gulag would you still feel so ambivalent?
Cathe: (a pause, then a hoot) Honestly? No.
Coach Stephanie: That’s your body speaking, right?
Cathe: Yes…my body always speaks the truth.
Coach Stephanie: Of course she does.
Cathe: Oh! Its 5 minutes to the hour…what do I do?
Coach Stephanie: What does this weight gain, your body, trying to tell you about your speaking engagement, this cruise conference?
You can experience the same thing by joining one of these teleclasses…for a risk-free peek into my coaching process.
January 15, 2013 at 3pm Eastern – Learn How to Include Your Body with Your Work
- Become someone who connects their mind to their body and really knows what the right answer feels like.
January 29, 2013 at 3pm Eastern – Learn that the “E” Word (Exercise) is Easy and Fun
- Learn how to naturally incorporate exercise into your pre-existing lifestyle.
Look for my next email week to find out how Cathe answers my last question and read more about her progress in our coaching calls. Until then, feel free to comment or ask questions on my blog, Facebook, Twitter or by email.
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