Have you ever not felt “quite right” on a certain day?
Has your Body ever given you ‘signals’ or “signs” that something is ready to change?
Are your still trying to figure out how and when to move with your body?
Where to start?
I encourage you to start with gratitude. This will begin to create a closer relationship between you and your body and in turn you will create a new agreement and begin to strategize how a healthier harmony will begin to exist.
Write intentions that express these positive emotions:
I love it when…
I appreciate…
I always laugh when…
I am excited at the…
I express gratitude and joy around…
I am in the process of experiencing unconditional love every moment.
I live in peace with courage and serenity to share with others.
Second:
Listen to the language your body is sharing with you
Third:
Know that ‘she’ wants the best for you and how you respond will either give both of you energy or it will not.
So my message today is for you to partner with your body So that the intelligence of your head is communicating with the intelligence of your body.
Your body is your ally.
Please share with me any of your thoughts or challenges with this.
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Strategy #1:
Use your thoughts wisely. Understand that your thoughts have power. Thoughts have a tendency to become their physical equivalent. This is one of the fundamental laws of the universe.
Another one is the law of attraction, which states that ‘like attracts like.’
Because it is consciousness that creates reality, the kind of consciousness you hold, your vibration, actually creates the kind of life you’re living.
A Formula for you to explore:
Is a thought to a feeling to a behavior to a result.
So how does this relate to moving with your body everyday?
Well, For example:
When my body hears me say: I feel fat today! well, Then that thought becomes a feeling, and both of us feel heavy so then, I am not motivated to move with my body (behavior); I become unconscious and
the result is that I go back to my computer (result) and ignore my body and we both feel even more sluggish. Egad!
Versus this scenario:
So let’s ‘re-frame your thought’
And think of a positive word or phrase:
(Opposite of fat = may be light) I feel light…the thought becomes a feeling: I feel lighter with my body so I want to move my body and the behavior/result is that I put on some music and walk around the house or go outside with my body for a walk.
I encourage you to practice this exercise above and see how your body becomes liberated to move and Lo and Behold: you are in integrity with your body. See how she/he responds to your renewed attention. You both will skip down the yellow brick road with joy!
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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
…and it is not Sidney Poitier.
How would it feel to actually bring your body as a guest to the dinner table?
Remember, as you practice recognizing your body’s unique expression in the area of eating it then becomes sustainable, fun, and enjoyable. This is because the Body Knowledge System® is a practice, not a program, and fits into your lifestyle.
Quite successfully, a client described for me how her eating habits with her body has become less emotional eating by actually bringing her body to the table.
Her
words,’ I treated my ‘body guest’ to a BBQ Saturday and I gave her some potato chips with my hamburger and did not give her the hamburger bun. We (my body and me) became creative together by using lettuce and slices of tomatoes to sandwich the hamburger with.’
Because, let’s me honest, if I came to your house for the weekend and I made it really clear what foods were important for me and my body, wouldn’t you graciously make sure you had those certain food’s that I needed for my nourishment in your kitchen? Of course you would…so the happy ending is to think of your body as your guest which happily makes it easier to give your body the nourishment she needs. This is win-win practice.
And if we are continuing to be honest, then we realize we can’t deprive ourselves from all our favorite foods. You can find ways to compromise within limits to stay healthy and continue on the path of well-being.
So, send an invitation to your ‘body guest’ and enjoy your next meal together.
Next week: 3rd part of the series is getting practical with understanding your
Body Knowledge Style© with ‘Eating and you.’
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Ever wondered how to bring your body to the dinner table and the grocery store?
(This is a foundation for a 3 part series Part 1 of 3)
Oh my god! All of a sudden, the pants and skirts are tighter!
You are feeling heavy, slow, and lethargic.
OK, Body Knowledge System® to the rescue.
Remember…think of your body as a guest in your home.
Questions to ask her:
• What foods do you want me to have for you in the pantry and fridge?
• What alone time do you want?
• When do you want time to enjoy movement?
• Who do you want to be with?
When your body is holding onto weight it is because she is not receiving the attention
She/he deserves.
Excerpt from the Playbook Body Knowledge System, an Awesome Intelligence ®
‘End the estrangement with your body.
Come into a full relationship with your body,
Come face to face with who you are and how you operate best.
Arrive at a sense of wholeness that allows you to see clearly your place in the world’
See you next week with how to take your body to the grocery store
I’d love to know your thoughts, just click on the title of this blog post to comment or post a question.
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Your body already knows everything you need to know to get what you want in life. You were born knowing everything you need to know to make you happy. Your body still has that knowledge, and she’s ready, willing and able to share all of your body’s knowledge with you.
As soon as you
become aware of the vast store of knowledge available when you re-establish the relationship with your body, you will feel the difference! Pay attention to the lightness in your step, to the spontaneous smile on your face, to the warmth you radiate at work and at play.
Relationship is the first Body Knowledge Principle. Most of us know what a great relationship feels like, right? Well, here is your chance to bring your body into your home with your family and friends and colleagues. Doesn’t she give you the help you need while you are doing your work/play? Well, in any good relationship, we reciprocate. So what can you do for her today?
After Body knowledge, you have a secret—one that everyone in the BodyAwe Community shares with each other—and with you, as soon as you join us in our practice of the Body Knowledge System.
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