“Saturday I was at a yoga event and ran into a fellow Ashtangi (Ashtanga is a style of yoga for those of you that don’t know) who shared with me about her recent weight loss. She was telling me how she lost weight almost effortlessly and her appetite shifted naturally when she started doing a very simple, almost inactive style of yoga (not Ashtanga;).
She couldn’t figure it out… she changed almost nothing yet the weight simply fell off her frame. How was it that the “no pain, no gain” mentality she had ascribed to for years presented ZERO results, and the non-effort, almost non-action oriented exercise had been so fruitful?
I laughed and said that from my perspective it all made perfect sense.
She had changed her choices and was listening to her body that she needed a different type of activity, despite what her brain had been telling her for years. She had finally listened, and continued to listen and honor the messages she was being sent.
You see, typically weight loss requires a meta-physical shift BEFORE there can be a physical change. Very often carrying excess weight is a method of unconscious protection.
And while most think it is about protection as it relates to the outside world, this is not the case at all. It is about protecting one’s self from their INSIDE world.
When a person feels SAFE inside themselves, there is no need for protection. They trust themselves to make choices that are right for them and that care for themselves on every level. There is self-love that is demonstrated thru behavior as well as positive thoughts & positive feelings.
If a person continually makes choices in their life – be it food, letting others walk on them, choosing unhealthy relationships, beating themselves up at the gym — that person’s Spirit loses trust and the person will hold on to the extra weight as a way to protect themselves.
On the other hand, when a person takes the approach of loving and honoring themselves from the inside out then organically a sense of trust is created, and there is no need to protect one’s self from the outside world.
Weight loss, on a metaphysical level, happens like this:
First there must be safety within.
Safety develops when trust is established.
Trust is built thru repeated action of self honoring choices.
Self honoring choices lends to the creation of a healthy body, mind & Spirit inside and out.
It is all a process. And I have been blessed to bare witness to it many many times thru this magical process of working with individuals in their cleanse process.
I see and hear it all the time — how the weight falls off, but even more importantly, their is a MUCH MUCH deeper level of healing that occurs as the mental and emotional war within dissolves back into the nothing ness from which is came.
The return to peace, love and surrender.
The human experience is a never ending personal evolution of the unraveling of our humanness and the embracing of our authentic, unlimited, pure perfection.
If you would like to tap into a bit of your inherent perfect and your SUPERHUMANNESS, and to put an end to the suffering within, please join us in our next group detox starting September 24th… It is going to be awesome!!
“I found that the cleanse brought out a lot of emotions that I no longer needed to hold on to. I found that I started to make choices on a daily basis that were nurturing to myself. I enjoyed being on a cleanse that allowed me to eat until I was full. Life without processed sugar is possible. I find that my head is clearer and that I have the space between having a craving and shoveling sugary foods in my mouth to think, do I really need this? My eyes are brighter and my skin looks clearer. I rarely have food cravings. Having Nykki is great in that she is always available to support you through email if you have questions. “
– Paul C.
If you feel called to embark upon this journey and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out. I am here to help however I can!
As always, feel free to download my FREE guides to Emotional Eating and Healthy Eating Hacks.
So many hugs, and so much love.
XOXO
Nyk!
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