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Health, wellness and fitness really isn’t only about the body. If it were, then all we need to do is stop eating stuff that’s bad for us and just exercise, right?
In order to be healthy and happy, you have to take care of your total self…
Mind, body and soul.
To help you understand the concept a bit better, I hereby present to you, the Lifebod Method.
I’ve also expanded the methodology to show you what I mean by detoxing and nourishing your mind, body and soul.
Mind
DETOX: Throw Away Negative Thoughts
The first thing you must do, is stop all the thoughts that don’t serve you, and throw them away. Thoughts like “I’ll never be able to lose weight” or “I’m not good enough” or “He/she left me because I wasn’t good enough for him/her” needs to go, BIG TIME.
Suck it up girl friend, pick yourself up boy friend. You can’t hold on to the past and waste your future. I don’t need to quote an expert for you to get this concept. It’s a no-brainer here, bad thoughts about yourself is not going to make you happy and you need to stop the negative brain-commentary and get serious about dumping your-sad-self so you can date your-awesome-self.
NOURISH: Feed Your Mind with Positive Thoughts
After you throw all the stinking thoughts about yourself away, you then replace them with kind thoughts like, “I may not be there yet, but I’m on my way.” Loving statements like, “I am great at (insert activity),” or “As long as I get up, it’s not over” is what you need to feed your mind with.
Think of your mind like a garden. Pull out the weeds, trim the bushes, and highlight only the blooms and healthiest plants. You’ll realize that if you spend time pruning, fertilizing, and watering the garden it will start to look more beautiful.
Exposing yourself to positive thinking quotes help, and only, and I mean ONLY meditate on positive messages and watch things that serve to build you up and not tear you down. Feeding your mind with all things good is key to healing the mind.
Body
DETOX: Detoxify Your Body
If you weren’t born yesterday and have drank water that flowed through leaded pipes, inhaled carbon monoxide, secondhand smoke and ingested anything from artificial sweeteners, flavorings, to preservatives, your body is polluted. You actually need to detox. There are toxins, heavy metals, parasites, bacteria and viruses that lurk around in your body and that needs to go before you can truly heal yourself physically (at least from the perspective of naturopathy).
There are many types of detoxes out there, but the most popular ones target the liver, colon, and gallbladder. Some are better than others. Just make sure you chose a safe and proven program where you can get support and be monitored as you do it. Also, be sure to talk to your doctor before doing anything, as some programs may not be suitable for you. I’ll share the one I use in the coming weeks.
NOURISH: Feed Your Body Nutrients
Usually, a good detox program also makes sure you get enough nutrients to heal your body during and after the detox. Just make sure you add plenty of nutrients to replace some of the loss of minerals and electrolytes caused by the detox. I’d say don’t do the detox and nourishment separately, but really look into a program that targets them both passionately at the same time. The idea is, feed yourself lots of raw juices, organic fruits and vegetables that are high in all kinds of vitamins, minerals and nutrients.
Soul
DETOX: Bind and Release Strongholds
This one is a slippery slope and I’ll try not to sound too much like Deepak Chopra. Some people may not believe in a soul, or that there is a God. If you fall in this category and believe you can be truly healthy and happy without the soul element, then by all means you can skip this part.
For all of us who do believe there is a spiritual element to our being, and that good and evil happens in this realm, you need to detox your soul too. Things like ancestral curses, charms from black magicians, spiritual blindness, and strongholds that imprison you in any way, need to be broken, bound and released to the care of the Supreme Intelligence (aka God). You do this by meditating on sacred verses and prayer, lots and lots of prayer to cleanse your soul.
NOURISH: Feed Your Soul with Peace, Love and Harmony
Remove the spiritual thrash, and nourish your soul with spiritual peace, love and harmony. I don’t want to confuse spirituality with religion, because some people can have one without the other, but as a theist, these two often converge for me.
As a Christian, meditating on the word of God and praying does center my spirit. I also draw from some of the wisdom from other faiths (like detachment, mindfulness, meditation techniques) is something I find very nourishing. Soul nourishment preferences differ from one person to the next, and some people do it within the context of religion while others don’t. Whatever works to feed your soul into vibrant health is what you want to be doing.
There you have it, the Lifebod mind, body and soul model of care.
In the coming days, I will share with you what I’m doing to get a healthier, happier me. Meanwhile, do let me know how you like this and if you have any suggestions on how I can improve on this model, do share it with me.
Blessings to you,
Jackie
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