Category: Body Self Love

Self Love, Personal Growth, Weight Loss
Body Self Love

Getting Support When We Need it- A Self Love Weight Loss Journey

Okay rockstars… I know that you are all awesome and want to conquer the world on your own… BUT- and I’m sure you can see where this might be going (if the title hasn’t given this away already)- sometimes receiving support is really the next step… or at least the path of least resistance. Yes we have to rely on ourselves in terms of controlling our thoughts and being aware of our emotions. Yes we are the only ones in charge of ourselves and all of that. HOWEVER, sometimes we need support. What do I mean?

Support can come in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes support is the smallest gesture, such as someone opening a door for us, or giving us a compliment that reminds us of our beauty or great taste in style. Other times support is emotional in nature, like when we call a friend, or go to a seminar to catapult the next stage in personal growth. And also there is teacher/student support, when we open ourselves to learn- this can be in a classroom, via reading a book, watching a video, or any number of methods when we are in “learning” mode.

I found myself in a place recently where I needed emotional support. Even though I am super healthy, eat organic, have done lots of diets, and workout regularly, I have finally come to the place where I am ready for some support to be healthier and shift eating patterns that don’t give me the desired result I want (a.k.a. a more energized, healed, sexy body). I am happy to finally be in this place of receiving support because I had been stuck for a long time. The pattern was knowing what I needed to do/eat, but not following through, then beating myself up about it, then letting the vicious cycle repeat itself again the next day. I’m sure none of you rockstars can relate right?

So what did I do? I looked online and found a weight loss center (yes I did) with tons of great reviews. I had never done this before and definitely felt my own hesitancy about this, “Oh these things never work,” and “Oh they aren’t healthy” and all of that. So I sat with it and then decided to call the center to get a vibe for what to expect. The person that answered the phone was extremely helpful, informative, and yes you guessed it- supportive. I instantly felt the energy of,  “I don’t have to do this alone” and just like that- I made the decision to go for it.

Truth be told I have not learned that much that I did not know before in terms of nutrition and what to eat- but I now have the SUPPORT I need to make the choices I’ve wanted to make for a long time, and it makes all the difference in the world. I’m already feeling lighter, clearer, and less pulled to the sugar addiction from before. I know that every week, I will go and receive more emotional support, along with some healthy nutrition ideas, etc. I am ready to be a free self love rockstar that doesn’t need any particular food or beverage to feel good except some good inner self love awesome sauce.
So the challenge for all of you rockstars this week  is to find something you would love some support with (small or big) and go get you some… and share with us so we can give you some emotional love high five support! Giddy up!

Body Self Love

Self Love and Our Body Image

Do you love it when you hear someone “spiritual” say in a peaceful calm way with a smile at you, “You need to love your body?” I don’t. I know it’s true ultimately, but how exactly do I love my body when everything around me tells me I have to look like someone else? It seems like a foreign concept really.

I am around 5’2” and do not look like a magazine cover. I will never look like a runway model. That doesn’t mean I am not beautiful in my own way though. Anyway… back to the subject at hand…

Loving our bodies… to be honest this is still a challenge for me. I work on this daily. In many regards I get my Rockstar love on regular,  but loving and accepting my body? This one is a tough one….

Like this morning when I had a rare moment of quiet in my home and decided to do some yoga. Everything was going great. I was feeling quite warrior-like and strong–until I came to a pose called the shoulder stand. Essentially this is where we lift our legs up pointing towards the sky while supporting our back and tucking our chin into our neck, like this:

Self Love Body Yoga Shoulder Stand | Self Love Rockstar

My shirt slowly rolled up and then there I was, looking at my belly. I should first preface this by saying my three awesome Rockstar daughters absolutely LOVE my squishy post-baby belly. I sooo wish I felt the same. I try to look at it and feel appreciative for the home it provided 3 times to my children. Even my husband loves my body (miraculously and thankfully). But ME…loving the odd shaped squishy belly? This one is a tough one.

I’m working on it. I am not perfect. I want to love every inch of me, but self love and self acceptance is a journey. Sometimes it feels like a battle I do not always win. I still get up the next morning and start again. And that’s the point Rockstars- we focus on the incremental steps of change and growth. It’s not necessary to instantly wake up and love yourself (although that would be cool). What’s important is loving yourself a little bit more each day.

That’s about as real as I can get with you all Now I’m going to practice what I preach and focus on loving myself a little bit more today. One of the great resources that help me is using EFT (the Emotional Freedom Technique). For a great free resource on YouTube on how to love yourself a bit more, try this awesome short EFT exercise HERE and let us know how it works for you. You’ve got this!

Body Self Love

How do Self Love Rockstars Meditate?

When I first heard about meditating, I truly did not think I could do it. I have a very active mind- always talking (to myself or whoever would listen) and thought I would feel too restless sitting still and “getting quiet.”

The first time I sat still for a few minutes and tried to “think of nothing, and empty my mind,” it lasted about a millisecond, and then I think I fell asleep. That was the only meditation experience I encountered for awhile.

Then several years later I learned some different meditation techniques that felt more “my style” for an active mind like myself. I’ll share these momentarily.

The first key item to point out is WHY would you self love rockstars would want to meditate? What is the purpose of it? Well, grasshopper glad you asked- here are a few great reasons to meditate:

  • First, nothing bad has ever come from meditating!
  • Second, learning to quiet the mind opens up a deeper level of communication with ourselves and our inner wisdom
  • Third, when it comes to self love, the best way to connect and send ourselves love is through meditation and being still
  • Fourth, meditation can help with addictions, stress, self destructive thoughts and behaviors, and much more
  • Fifth, as evolving beings, meditation helps you to grow at an accelerated pace
  • Sixth, one of the best ways to learn who you truly are (and then accept yourself) is through meditation
  • Seventh if you still need incentive, it will help you be a more relaxed, confident, happy person- and more fun to be around

Okay, now that we covered WHY all of us self love rockstars benefit from meditating, the next important question is which style best suits you? Here is an overview of a few kinds of meditation (keep in mind this is a huge topic so we’re mentioning a few of the most popular methods here). All meditations involve sitting up comfortably (or lying down) with eyes closed. Also keep in mind meditation can be for as short as 5 minutes or as long as you need. Here we go:

  1. Breath Meditation- Focus on your breath. Simply notice when you are inhaling and exhaling and concentrating solely on that. Another variation to this is counting (up to any number for example 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) while inhaling, and then either holding for a few counts or exhaling and count in descending order (for example 5, 4, 3, 2, 1)

  2. Love and Gratitude Meditation- Place your hand over your heart and imagine light/love flowing in through your heart in and out circulating through your body and healing with love as it goes. Focus on a handful of items you feel gratitude about. Do not overthink this- whatever comes to your mind works (when all else fails think of nature or a tree)

  3. Spiritual Meditation- Similar to Meditation #2, you can also place your hand over your heart during this meditation. As you inhale repeat whatever your name for God is (preferably something with an “Ah” sound if possible as it opens the heart) or simply breath in “Ah” and imagine a white light coming from the top of your head flowing all the way through you healing everything and down through your toes into the earth. Then repeat

  4. Sound Meditation- Select any song you like (can be instrumental or a favorite song with lyrics you love) and put on repeat. As you listen to the song over and over you will automatically enter into a state of meditation and calm..

  5. Guided Meditations- For you lazy rockstars! Just kidding, we love these guided meditations. Tons of free resources are available via YouTube, or you can also purchase one you like through iTunes. Here are some of our favorites:

One of the biggest keys to meditating is that there is no “right way” to do it. Also there is no goal except to relax. If you fall asleep, that is okay. If emotions come up, that is okay, let them come.. If you feel bored, that is okay. It is ALL okay and part of the self love and acceptance journey we are on. Once you give meditation a chance, you will want to incorporate it into your daily ritual, and you will see that even only 5 minutes a day makes a big difference! The challenge for this week self love rockstars…. Is to meditate (or try a new style of meditating if you already have a practice) and share your favorites (or questions)! Giddy up rockstars!!!

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