I thought the "Meeting Asciepius" exercise put me in a very relaxing state of mind, except when the direction called for a beaming light! For some reason, I lost a little concentration and squinted my eyes. My eyes are sensitive to the sun and I believe there is a connection there. I can say that mindfulness has increased my spiritual health, by my food intake. Knowing that the body defends itself against the everyday processed foods that most people eat. Sugar, dairy, meat, white refined foods and the cooking process, cause acids and toxins to form in our bodies. They affect our PH balance and so the body stores fat around our vital organs to protect them. So the truth is people aren't fat, they are over-acid. When the body takes on alkaline foods and drinks, i.e. raw fruits and vegetables then the body learns to let go of the need to protect the organs and the fat literally drops off.
I think that the saying "One cannot lead another where one has not gone himself” means to practice what you preach, or even do as I say, not as I do. I won't be a registered dietician giving food plans, tips and educate my clients if I am not doing it myself. I want to be very healthy for the rest of my life and I feel that if I people also see that, they will repect me and trust me.
What we do to our bodies over the years I see this in myself. Your younger and great that your aware of what kind of a healthy life style you want.
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Karen Grissom
What a beautiful way to explain the natural healing process of our bodies. I agree by integrating the mindfulness process it clears out the cobwebs of our mind that keeps us locked into bad eating habits, and so forth and so on. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteYou are very right in you explanation of foods being bad for our body. I think that we just do not listen closely enough to hear what our bodies are telling us or we just plainly ignore them. I also agree with you on the saying. I would find it hard to take advice from someone that was not practicing it themselves as well.
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