By Natasha N. Deonarain, MD, MBA
Bella had attitude. She’d slip inside the screen door whenever she felt like it, not when we called. She’d toss us a deprecating glance as if to say, “What are YOU doing here?”
Then, sliding into the living room, she’d stretch her leg high in the air, arch her back and drop onto the carpet, barely lifting her head. Her expression all but said, “What are you STILL doing here?”
She didn’t care who was watching, or what we thought. And she certainly couldn’t give a rat’s behind if we judged her, or not. She was at home in her own body.
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all be like cats and learn how to lose weight instantly by starting from a different perspective than what modern medicine has taught us?
For some time, we have been made to believe that health is the absence of disease. But nothing could be further from the truth. Somehow, using this as the benchmark, we’ve learned that we are not perfect, just as we are.
And so, we’ve been made to feel guilty about our weight and subsequently about our state of health. We are told to ‘diet’ and ‘exercise.’ When we follow doctor’s orders, we often end up sabotaging our efforts and fail at our goals. We may then get punished by the medical system and told that we must lose weight. Going home, we exist in state of self-loathing, still desperate to do what our doctor told us to do.
For some time, we have been made to believe that health is the absence of disease.
So what if we did something radically different? What if we began exactly where we are right here and right now, and simply worked on reconnecting our minds to our physical bodies, exemplified by Bella? Could we then lose weight without even trying hard?
Here’s a quick step-by-step guide on how to do just that and create a new paradigm from which to find optimal health.
• First, decide that this is ‘ME’ time. Close the door of a room that’s got enough space for you to move around. Turn on some sexy, slinky music.
• Then, promise yourself that you will stop ALL thinking. Promise again.
• As the music unfolds, begin to move your body very gently. Swivel your hips. Shift your shoulders. Curl your arms up and out. Begin to feel what it’s like to move without thinking.
• Keep moving until the music stops, or until you feel complete.
Despite what our current healthcare system wants you to believe, you are not a victim. Nor is your health a liability. There is absolutely nothing to fear in this moment, despite a system that thrives on your fear. You are perfect in this moment, just as you are.
Now, once you have come to this new starting place, you can begin a different journey that will help you to lose weight instantly….long before those doctor’s scales tell you otherwise!
– This article is based on the book The 7 Principles of Health: Your Call to Health Consciousness by Natasha N. Deonarain, MD, MBA. She is a medical doctor of 20 years and founder of the Health Conscious Movement at Facebook.com/TheHealthConsciousMovement and www.health-conscious.org.