This talk and meditation is inspired by personal experience and a recent conversation that brought me to the realization that we all need to be reminded we are not alone and that our bodies are precious.
Our bodies are precious life-giving machines that are keeping us at our highest levels of health at all times.
Once we accept this,
We can start to learn to love the vehicle which brings our mind and our beautiful ideas to life.
I have been in this space before.
It was a dark,
Stressful,
And sad time for me.
Food and self-love can be a complicated issue for many people,
Leading to an unhealthy or misguided effort to control our weight or self-image to an impossible,
Ever-changing standard that can lead to long-term effects.
Food is nourishment.
Our thoughts are nourishment.
We have so many choices about what we can fuel ourselves with.
Let's focus on learning to love ourselves in order to make the best possible choices.
Our bodies are made up of love and energy,
Vibrant and full of life no matter what the number on the scale says.
Let's lead our mind back into that loving space,
The space that we embodied when we were a baby and loved our bodies.
Close your eyes.
Sit as comfortably as possible,
Any way you'd like.
Inhale deeply.
Exhale through your mouth.
Take a deep inhale through your nose,
A big belly breath.
Exhale through your mouth.
Feel grounded in your body,
In the space you are in.
Feel your belly rising and falling with each breath.
Ground yourself here and now.
Calm the thoughts buzzing around your head.
This breath is pure life-force energy,
The energy which leads you through life.
Love surrounds every single cell in your body.
Allow this love to melt into your mind and heart.
Be easy on yourself.
Be easy with yourself.
You are made of pure love and surrounded by pure love.
The systems inside of you respond to every single one of your thoughts.
Those thoughts create your emotions.
Let's send love to your entire body right now.
Send love to your legs that are helping you move.
Send love to your feet that help you stand tall.
Send love to your stomach which helps you digest this life.
Send love to your liver which helps you process every emotion and food.
Inhale and exhale.
Send love to your lungs that are turning that oxygen into useful fuel.
Send love to your stomach which is processing every meal you ingest.
Send love to your heart which we're allowing to grow and truly exude love for you.
Allow all of this love to penetrate into your psyche and nourish you.
You deserve to be nourished with love,
Support,
And healthful foods.
A healthy relationship with food and nourishment will allow more support and love to shine through for you from the universe.
Your body is here to help you enjoy your life.
Learning to love and nourish yourself instead of depriving yourself will show the universe that you know that you deserve love and health and support.
Let yourself be and feel loved.
Let yourself be and feel loved by yourself,
The universe,
And others.
The more you are able to feel deserving and to nourish yourself,
The more the universe will show up to keep nourishing you and continue loving you deeply.
Let yourself feel in the marrow of your bones that you are deserving and loved.
Let yourself be and feel loved by yourself and others.
Let yourself feel in the marrow of your bones that you are loved and that you deserve to breathe easy in this life.
I love you.
The universe loves you.
Let that sink in.
Say out loud to yourself with one hand on your throat,
I love you.
I love you.
I love you.
Let those words and emotions wash over you now.
One more time out loud with me.
I love you.
I love every cell in my body.
I love you.
I love every cell in my body.
Let that resonate,
Blossom,
And bloom inside of you over and over again.
I love every cell in my body.
And so it is.
And so it is.
