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MAKING CHANGES
Thank you for the great feedback on the Reconnect
with Food blog and the monthly articles. From many e-
mails I received, it sounds like readers still look
forward to the articles as well. Therefore, I will
continue with the monthly articles. I have to admit, it is
a lot of working keeping up with the blog so we'll see
what gives!
Before beginning this article I want to thank two
admirable women in my life, Nancy McCaochan and
Dawn Singer, for contributing to the insight that I am
about to share with you. Nancy is a registered yoga
teacher who is a tremendous asset to our Reconnect
with Food intensive programs and is so wise, while
Dawn Singer is a childhood friend and owns Yoga
Swami, an amazing donation-based yoga studio in
Encinitas, California. Her stream of consciousness is
a rare gift.
Change. Wikpedia defines change as, "the
process of becoming different," or "the act or process
of changing."
Change is not easy. It is uncomfortable and requires
effort. Change is hard, but often harder to stay the
same--or for some--stuck. In my yoga classes in
Reconnect with Food programs, participants often find
themselves in physically uncomfortable poses-a
metaphor for the uncomfortable emotional situations
one may need to endure to grow and transform.
Challenges and obstacles are life's greatest
teachers-both on and off the yoga mat.
When it comes to making personal changes or
changes that involve livelihood or professional image,
many people become scared of making the changes
they want to embrace. A "new you" sounds attractive
and intriguing, but without enough direct experience
about the kinds of changes that you want to make,
change becomes a large mountain to climb. It often
takes a personal revelation, along with a sensory level
experiences to change habits. For example, you may
know someone close to you that has experienced a
near death experience or some form of hitting rock
bottom, when all of a sudden they are practicing a new
form of self-care that deviates from what they used to
practice. Maybe they are attending church or
synagogue
more regularly now or their personality has become
kinder and gentler. On the other hand, these
individuals may start voicing their opinion more
readily, while beginning to speak their truths.
Women, in particular, have been suppressed for time
on end. As women speak their truths, they move into
a place of vulnerability, exposed and naked before the
community in which they stand. As individuals hear
these new found words-- particularly when women
hear the words of other women-- energy is moved,
and those on the receiving end begin to work through
some of their karmic issues. This is the process of
growth. As a change agent, change is not about fixing
one another, but being present for one another.
You can be whom you choose to be and create
yourself anew with every moment. Being the type of
person you want to be, starts with doing the thing that
person who you want to be does which leads to
naturally having the things you want to have. What is
the burning fire within you? Is it freedom, peace,
recognition? Know yourself and who you want to be.
Once you discover this, you will naturally do the things
that give you freedom, peace or recognition. The
more you develop your own character, the more value
you have to share with others.
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Eating
Disorder Prevention, Treatment and Support
We are the first comprehensive eating disorder
program in Michigan offering a viable
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individuals or those who do not meet criteria for
inpatient/residential treatment. We also offer step-
down programs for those discharged from inpatient
treatment. In addition, we are one of the few
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