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Honor Your Body

My girlfriend and I have been doing our best to make periodic yoga dates since the birth of our babies. Our lives are demanding and busy, but by hook or by crook, we have both been able to make it to class and are always happier for it. Recently, our teacher made a comment mid-class that stopped me dead in my tracks: “Honor your body.”

Whoa.

Webster’s defines honor: “to regard or treat (someone) with admiration and respect.” In my estimation, most of us tend to fall into two camps when caring for our bodies. We get wrapped up in the minutiae of caring for our bodies OR we tend to stay lost in the current priority (work/family/stress) and keep healthy living low on the priority list. For all of us in either of these camps, this phrase answers quandaries – large AND small.  Here are a few examples:

  • When you have goon too long with out eating? Honor your body.
  • When you have been debating for months regarding when to start your new exercise program? Honor your body.
  • When you have not taken time to move fully? Honor your body.
  • When you are considering what to have for dinner? Honor your body.
  • When another person is asking too much of you? Honor your body.
  • When your low back (insert chronic pain) is bothering you? Honor your body.
  • When your mental script is saying hurtful things about your appearance? Honor your body.
  • When you are considering cancelling your work out? Honor your body.

This phrase does not encourage indulgent behaviors or neglect of other obligations. You are not fragile or too precious to be pushed. Nor should you break the bank on a gourmet meal every day. “Honor your body” places your health on the agenda and adds a new framework for decision making. Emotion and excuses are removed. Treating your body with admiration and respect is always a good thing. I hope this facilitates easier and healthier decisions this week – you deserve it.

 

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