Personal Coach for a Woman

Are you living from the neck up?  Some clients who want personal coaching for a woman list as one of their goals the need to get back in touch with their bodies. The following day-to-day activities are ways to practice truly inhabiting and enjoying your body, whatever your condition, age, or appearance.

● Practice gratitude. Take a pause as you set out on your personal morning commute to consider the ordinary sensory miracles of walking and perception.
 

●  Work it.  Move; stretch; climb stairs; dance to Motown while driving the car if that’s all you can fit into your busy day. Just be sure to seek out and enjoy some moderate activity, girl.
 

●  As you see others exercising, especially if they are heavy, old, or out of shape, practice silently whispering encouragement. Instead of contempt for the sub-perfect body, think “Good for you. Bravo for getting out here and feeling strong.” You’ll start to be more personally forgiving of yourself, too.
 

●  Make friends with the mirror.  Study the woman you see there with tender eyes and find some feature you can cherish.
 

●  Clean your closet.  Commit yourself to discarding three pieces of clothing each week. Let go of the saggy jeans with the stretched-out rear, the dress that rides up around the waist, the sweater that fits but has the small spot in the front. Nobody else wants them either. Wearing them says, “I can’t quite get it together.”
 

●  Visit a farmer’s market or upscale produce store. In modern life we experience much of our food several steps from its origins. Smelling and feeling the sensuous pleasure of fresh fruits encourages us to satisfy our healthy appetite.
 

●  Rather than limiting food choices, identify two or three fresh vegetables or fruits to increase in your meals.  Living with a diet-induced sense of deprivation does not result in lasting health benefits.

●  Think young. Get better acquainted with young and vital people, both men and women. While eating disorders remain disturbingly common, many girls are growing up with healthier self-images than in previous generations and can be a refreshing influence.

Ask me about being your own personal coach for a woman!
 

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