Our nourishment and the connection to our body
Our nourishment starts with the connection to our bodies and inner wisdom.
Most of the times, in our day to day life, we are disconnected from our bodies and the information that flows through them on how they want to be nourished.
We usually nourish ourselves according to the information coming from our minds on what we think is healthy for us and what we think is not. It might be an advice given by a friend on what they consume and feels good to them, the latest news about a new super food, what our dietician has prescribed as a program of nourishment according to an algorithm on the computer, and so on. At the same time, we might restrict ourselves on foods that our mind consider as loaded with calories, fats or carbohydrates. We might also be consuming the supposedly healthier low fat products that are however highly processed.
But how about we pause all this information for a moment and actually connect to our body and inner wisdom to feel how they want to be nourished today?
When you cultivate the connection to your body and when you are re-awakening the sensory pathways that help you perceive and feel connection with the external influences, you have the ability to connect to the essence of the foods on a deeper level.
Through training of these pathways, you could sense the information coming from your body on whether you are resonating or not with certain ingredients and foods beyond what your mind or conditioning might have instilled into you.
Reconnecting back to the body is rewiring you to your inner wisdom and the very special information that is only relevant to you and to your body on how you need to be nourished.
When you cultivate this connection you will be able to be guided entirely by your body towards foods that resonate with you on a day to day basis. In this way you will manage to regulate your weight, balance the yo-yo loss and weight gain, eat more healthy and most importantly be alighted with your body's wisdom.
No strict diet regimes and restrictions needed when you are awakening your inner wisdom and cultivating the dialog with your body's voice. At this stage the choices happen organically and you know what is good for you and what is not good for you. You will unapologetically follow the information coming from your body as you will be feeling better and more aligned each time.
You will also intuitively be opting for foods that are fresh, natural and non-processed when you are connected to your essence.
This connection can be cultivated with specific body meditation exercises and sensory awakening practices with food elements as the practice medium.
An invitation to a simple everyday practice from wherever you are:
BODY - FOOD CONNECTION PRACTICE:
Try this simple exercise 10 minutes per day before having your meal or something to eat.
Pause for a moment in front of your plate or the food element you have chosen to give to your body and close your eyes.
Take a few deep breaths inhaling from the nose and exhaling from the mouth a little bit deeper than how you would normally do.
Feel how your body feels today and stay there for a few breaths. Welcome any sensation or any emotion that might come up as a valuable information coming from your body.
When you are feeling centred and connected to your breath, slowly open your eyes and look with a soft gaze at the food in front of you that you have chosen to give to your body. Sense if it resonates with you at the given moment and if you want to be nourished by its essence. Place one or two hands over the food and connect with the sensation on your palms. How does this feel? What is the information you might be receiving? Try to feel the information that comes from your body that is not attached to what your mind might be indicating.
Respect your body whatever the answer might be. If it is a yes, a no or a maybe. Feel if your body even want to receive food right now. Adjust your meal accordingly or opt to not eat it at all and find an alternative if your body says so.
Take 3 deep breaths again and thank your body for connecting and sharing their wisdom. Thank the food on your table and the earth for having created it.
Thank you for following and trusting these exercises and I wish to help you into your journey to reconnect to the inner voice of your body.
If you want to dive deep into the essence of foods that resonate with your body, cultivate a deeper connection to the earth and the natural world that creates the foods through their sacred cycle of life, reconnect to your body’s inner voice and wisdom -
Join the 1:1 FOOD SESSIONS to experience a tailor-made in depth guidance towards your essence connection to your nourishment and the to earth. Feel free to book a discovery call to feel if this is something for you.
With love and gratitude that you are here,
Alexandra
