Hello there,
And welcome to a little meditation I created to get in touch with something very close to my heart,
And that is body acceptance,
And eventually body love.
It's a journey,
But it's important,
I promise you.
Body love has zero to do with the number on the scale,
And it's not something you withhold from yourself until you are somehow better or perfect in some way.
Some people think that once they reach a certain weight or body size,
Some magic will happen and all things will come together.
Life will be good and you will be happy.
That is not what this is about,
And it's a lie we tell ourselves.
Why would we withhold love from ourselves,
As we are right now?
When we do this,
We are stealing precious time and energy from our life.
You must love that beautiful human looking back at you in the mirror,
Today,
Right now,
In all his or her glorious,
Perfect imperfection.
I implore you to start there.
And when you really start to do that,
I mean really do that,
Other things will fall into place.
If you love that person,
You,
You will naturally want to do all the things that support keeping them well,
Like you would with a sick family member or a pet.
You would feed them quality food,
And even the occasional treat,
Because that's loving yourself too.
You would help them move more if you felt it would give them health and energy.
You would be positive and encouraging in your interactions,
Because you love them.
I always found it so fascinating that we don't often give ourselves that same beautiful,
Unconditional love.
I'm asking you to do that,
Starting today.
As we go into this short guided affirmation meditation,
Something you can listen to every day,
Because it's so easy to go back to old habits,
Let's really try to do the amazing work of learning to love this amazing being that we spend every single second of our day with.
Okay,
Let's start by making sure you're in a comfortable position.
Again,
It doesn't matter what that looks like for you.
Take one big,
Deep breath,
Just to allow yourself to relax.
Good job.
Now,
I want you to think about yourself as a small child.
It doesn't really matter what age.
Try imagining this little girl or boy.
What do they look like?
What is their personality?
What makes them happy or sad?
Are they funny or serious?
Be curious,
But try not to judge anything as bad or good.
Just observe and be open.
Now,
I want you to think about some of the words you use when you speak to yourself on a daily basis.
Maybe they're negative words about your body.
Maybe they're not supportive.
And sometimes they can actually be really cruel.
Just think about some of the words you say.
Now,
Picture that child again.
You as a child.
And think about those words.
And ask yourself an honest question.
Would you ever speak to that little girl or boy using those words?
You probably wouldn't.
You'd probably tell them they're beautiful and strong and smart.
You'd give them encouragement and let them know they could do anything they want to do.
You'd probably be more like a cheerleader than somebody who tears them down.
Why do we allow ourselves to talk to our adult self in such a harsh way?
I've been guilty of this myself.
It's something that I think is really important to change.
I decided to take a picture of me as a child that I love.
It's a picture of me laying on the grass smiling.
And I could just see how carefree she seemed.
How carefree I seemed.
And I put it up on a mirror that I see every morning.
With the words,
Remember to take care of this precious child.
Maybe that's something you would do.
It's a good reminder to give yourself grace.
To be kind.
To be loving.
To show up for her or him.
Negative words will never give us positive results.
So why not start with love?
Why not start being your own cheerleader?
He or she,
You,
Deserve that.
Hear that again.
You deserve that.
Now let's give our body a little love.
Repeat after me.
My body is my home.
And I take care of it.
My body is amazing.
My body is imperfectly perfect.
Just the way it is.
Right now.
Now I have a fun exercise.
I want you to think about something on your body that you love.
And I'm not talking about your kind heart or something like that.
I actually want you to really think about something on your physical body that you love.
It's so easy to list something that you hate about your body.
I'm challenging you to think about something that you love.
It could be your feet.
Or your eyes.
Or your strong legs.
Whatever it is you love about your body.
I want you to think about what that is.
And just feel a sense of gratitude for that.
Maybe next time when you're looking in the mirror and you see this.
Maybe smile.
And appreciate it.
How many times do we look in the mirror and not appreciate our body?
I'm challenging you to look in the mirror and find the beauty.
Because it's there.
I promise you.
It's true that we find what we're looking for.
So why not practice looking for the good?
As we end this affirmation.
I want you to think about how you speak to yourself every day.
Are you supportive or do you criticize?
Do you focus on your flaws instead of seeing all that's good?
Or do you focus on something that is amazing?
And when you feel yourself speaking words that are not kind.
Try to remember that little girl or boy.
And pretend you're speaking to them.
It really does change the way you say things.
It helps you reframe them.
In a kinder,
More supportive,
More loving way.
It may seem silly at first,
But this practice can only bring good.
Which can only help us love ourselves more.
