Hi ,
I want to tell you a story about meditation.
When I first left my husband, my kids were so wee - two and five. I had no idea how to do life, and i was newly sober. But I had discovered meditation a few years before and so every morning, I would light a candle in my bedroom and meditate.
My sweet boy would tumble out of his bed and come in; sometimes my daughter would hurl herself down the hall and we would all have a cuddle. And then they would blow out my candle.
What does that have to do with weight loss and exercise?
A heck of a lot. It kept me present in that moment, when the other moments were often filled with fear and sadness. It helped me form new neural pathways, so that I could pause. It wasn't foolproof - nothing in life is. Anyone inside this program will know inherently that they should start the day with a smoothie or eggs, lean into protein choices and tons of veggies and drink half their bodyweight in water.
But when the potato chips call, the potato chips call.
Research shows that Mindfulness might be the key to sustained weight loss. Mindfulness allows us the space to not answer the Chip Call. How often have you been on a "diet" only to gain it all back? Meditation also can lead to more mindful and intuitive eating, and lowers cortisol levels.
In the height of my most stressful moments in life, I have never let go of the meditation pillar. The squirrels are constantly having a party in my head. It doesn't matter. I keep showing up - the way I do for exercise.
If you can come away from the Healthy Six with a meditation practice, you will change your life - probably more than exercise, nutrition or sleep.
UPCOMING
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Tuesday Feb 13 - PROTEIN AND SUPPLEMENTS - 7 PM
Saturday Feb 24h - TORQ Cycle Class
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With gratitude,
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