Lesson 1
Love Your Shape And Size
If you have been in a place of not loving your body, feeling like you don't fit in, or being ashamed of your body shape and size, it can be useful to drop comparisions and cultural misbeliefs and instead experience yourself as you really are—a spiritual being, soul in human container.
Trigger warning: This contains references to dysmorphia which some individuals might be uncomfortable with.
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Lesson 2
Exercise: Noticing All The Bodies
When you begin to notice not only your body, but every other person's body, you begin to see how different we all are. There is no one standard. There are many, many standards. The secret is to begin to see yourself as not separate, but to begin to notice you are part of this rich diversity.
Trigger warning: This contains references to dysmorphia which some individuals might be uncomfortable with.
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Lesson 3
Love Your Image And Archetype
Our image or persona is a way of masking our true selves; of protecting ourselves from revealing too much of who we are. And yet, our the image or archtype can also be a way of celebrating who we are and who we are in the process of becoming. When we are conscious of our image and archetype, we open the path to the authentic self.
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Lesson 4
Exercise: Own Your Archetype
As we look at the masks, armors and personas we've put on over the course of this lifetime, it is interesting to notice how much we've changed over the years. Our image and archetype is a way of marking who we were then—and also who we are now. True authenticity may start with claiming the archetypes we choose to inhabit.
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Lesson 5
Love Your Abused Self
Most of us will have experienced some kind of abuse in our lives: emotional, physical or sexual. From a soul perspective, all abuse is related to energetic boundaries, and to lack of respect for another being. If you have been abused, in all the ways this can happen, it can be hard to feel safe again. Yet when we approach abuse from a spiritual perspective, we can experience healing at the soul level.
Trigger warning: This contains references to abuse which some individuals might be uncomfortable with.
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Lesson 6
Exercise: Heal Your Abused Self
When you reflect on your personal relationship to abuse—especially when you look at these experiences from a soul perspective—it is possible to heal very quickly. While it is important to be very gentled—to not trigger or retraumatize—when we decide to look safely, from our self self, we discover that healing and wholeness is always here.
Trigger warning: This contains references to abuse which some individuals might be uncomfortable with.
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Lesson 7
Love Your Changes
Discover the beauty of living in a body—our constantly changing human container—that is different from one moment to the next, growing through all the stages of a life. When we accept that we cannot stop changing and we cannot stop aging, we can begin to inhabit ourselves with grace.
Trigger warning: This contains references to mortality which some individuals might be uncomfortable with.
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Lesson 8
Exercise: Integrating Your Changes
Explore what it means to accept your body as a dear companion for this lifetime. It change as you change—it is the perfect container for whatever you need to experience at every age and stage of your human life. Coming to this acceptance—not resisting or fighting change—helps us arrive at deep gratitude.
Trigger warning: This contains references to mortality which some individuals might be uncomfortable with.
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Lesson 9
Love Your Wounded Body
As you review your body over the passage of time that is this lifetime, it is likely that you have had accidents, illnesses, surgery, trauma. It is useful to consider these as aspects of body wounding or shame that is ready to be integrated, cleared or released.
Trigger warning: This contains references to illness and injury which some individuals might be uncomfortable with.
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Lesson 10
Exercise: Integrating Your Wounds
When we recall and explore the accidents, illnesses, surgeries and other wounds our bodies have experienced, we can easily see what parts still need energetic and spiritual healing. We can help our bodies integrate the experiences of our lifetime.
Trigger warning: This contains references to illness and injury which some individuals might be uncomfortable with.
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Lesson 11
Love Your Addictions
When we accept that almost all of us have addictions of some kind, whether substances, activities, behaviors or thought loops, we can see that addictions—compulsive behaviors—are really a way of showing us what we're working through.
Trigger warning: This contains references to addiction which some individuals might be uncomfortable with.
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Lesson 12
Exercise: Know Your Addictions
When we allow ourselves to really look—to really see beyond our defenses, resistances and armors—we can see the addictions that we are currently working with. This act of seeing what is is an act of courage and trust, and it is the beginning of profound change.
Trigger warning: This contains references to addiction which some individuals might be uncomfortable with.
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Lesson 13
Bonus: Love Your Stillness
At a soul level, stillness is how we connect to the Divine. At a soul level, rest is how we receive wisdom. When we provide stillness and rest for our bodies, we rejuvenate and heal. Even more importantly, when we take a break from doing and distractions, we create space to receive guidance on our path.
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Lesson 14
Bonus Exercise: Find Your Stillness
When we take out the distractions and to-do lists, we may feel lost or untethered. Yet this level of beingness—doing nothing and allowing rest—can bring us to the deepest levels of Divine understanding. When we rest, we allow space for the Universe to connect with us.
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