Body Talk

With the pace of modern life, your body’s inner wisdom and intuition is incredibly easy to become disconnected from. Meditation, yoga, mindfulness, time in nature, and even being well rested can help us to still our minds and the noise of the world, just enough to hear our inner voice, and our body talk. Our intuition connects us to both our inner selves, and to something larger and beyond our own lives and ourselves.

Taking the time each day to tap into our own body’s inner wisdom, to gain a basic understanding of what our body may need for that particular day, is vital to fostering a sense of harmony and connection on the body, and providing it with what it truly needs.

When we explore the body, what we put in the body, and how it makes us feel, we cannot overlook our relationship with our body and with our food. Understanding that we all have a unique relationship with our food, stress, and our environment is a first vital step.

Thinking about what drives your food choices is always a good place to start. Is it about convenience? Cost? Are you an emotional eater? Is it about taste for you? Are you a follower of emerging trends for super foods? Whatever it may be, there is a sense of food and information overwhelm when it comes to Nutrition: I see it every day in private practice. And one of my pet hates – adopting highly restrictive eating regimes – can foster and add momentum to unhealthy relationships with food, turning eating a battle. Forgetting dietary labels, particularly when sticking to a particular way of eating is not serving our body’s needs, is courageous but necessary if we are to truly be intimate with ourselves. We can be so heavily influenced by the things around us. Allowing time each day to come back to yourself – unplugging, disconnecting from gadgets and social media, connecting with the earth and your body via an intuitive meditation /mindfulness/ yoga practice helps you find your true self.

“The way is not in the sky, the way is in our hearts”. Buddha.

Healthy eating is often simple eating. To reduce food complexity and to take the battle out of your food choices, the ancient sanskrit translation of Sthira and Sukha comes to mind. Applying both effort and steadiness, combined with lightness and ease to the way you nourish your body, to find the sweet spot for your way of eating, is a wonderful mantra: one I apply with clients daily.

Tabitha X