Patricia Moreno is the author of The intenSati Method, 7 secret principles to thinner peace. Change your thoughts, change your body, change your life. If not now, when?
Friday, February 25, 2011
I am ending this blog. I am not an expert.
I had a revelation today and therefore I will no longer be writing this blog. I have started a new one called "Stop following me' I have a few confessions to make. If you would like to know the truth you can go to www.therealpatriciamoreno.blogspot.com and refuse to follow me.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
It's a good time to prioritize your energy and decide what to invest it in. It's precious!
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Sunday, February 20, 2011
Changes only come from the impossibility to live any other way!
Follow your heart.
If you are not feeling good, if your health is not thriving, if you are not doing work you enjoy and you passionately want it to be different, better, happier, healthier, wealthier, funner ( if thats a word) then what are you waiting for? The only one stopping you is you. The changes in your life will only come from the impossibility to live life any other way. We each have inner guidance that if we stop, feel and pay attention it will lead us to our highest good. Life is supposed to get better and better.
Follow your heart
You are never alone, ask for guidance
Meditate so you can hear the answer to your questions
Take action don't just think about it do it.
Affirmations:
My desire
is my will
is my deed
is my destiny
Divine timing guides my life
Im where I'm supposed to be
I commit to seeking the benefit
hidden in all adversity
I surrender my resistance
To my hidden greater good
I now choose to embrace change
I now reveal my goof to the world
Sleep in peace, wake in joy, live in health and love yourself inside and out!
Patricia Moreno
CHeck out all the new events on Satilife.com! Join me March 5th for BodySouldSati preview #2 at Equinox 19th St. pre-registration required.
Below the meditation and one of the books I recommend.
Getting Into The Vortex: Guided Meditations CD and User Guide
Prayers to the Great Creator: Prayers and Declarations for a Meaningful Life
If you are not feeling good, if your health is not thriving, if you are not doing work you enjoy and you passionately want it to be different, better, happier, healthier, wealthier, funner ( if thats a word) then what are you waiting for? The only one stopping you is you. The changes in your life will only come from the impossibility to live life any other way. We each have inner guidance that if we stop, feel and pay attention it will lead us to our highest good. Life is supposed to get better and better.
Follow your heart
You are never alone, ask for guidance
Meditate so you can hear the answer to your questions
Take action don't just think about it do it.
Affirmations:
My desire
is my will
is my deed
is my destiny
Divine timing guides my life
Im where I'm supposed to be
I commit to seeking the benefit
hidden in all adversity
I surrender my resistance
To my hidden greater good
I now choose to embrace change
I now reveal my goof to the world
Sleep in peace, wake in joy, live in health and love yourself inside and out!
Patricia Moreno
CHeck out all the new events on Satilife.com! Join me March 5th for BodySouldSati preview #2 at Equinox 19th St. pre-registration required.
Below the meditation and one of the books I recommend.
Getting Into The Vortex: Guided Meditations CD and User Guide
Monday, January 31, 2011
Join me for the New York Preview of bodysoulSati. Perfect weight. Perfect health.
Introduction to bodysoulSati! Join me this Sunday from 2:30-4pm
February 6th
Equinox Greenwich Ave. NYC
Register at Satilife.com $20.00
Space is limited please pre register asap!
bodysoulSati: Your body now restores itself to perfect weight and perfect health.
A major influence on your weight, and well-being is your mindset and your willingness to feel your emotions. I developed the bodysoulSati program for you if you are ready to make 2011 your happiest and your healthiest year yet!
After having a baby and gaining 40lbs and losing 50lbs before my daughter turned 4 months old I realized that when you are not mentally or emotionally attached to the weight your body knows what to do to get itself back to a balanced and healthy state but the essential part of your success is your mindset. I wanted to put what I have experienced into a practice for anyone who is tired of being trying the latest fad or diet and ready to be the healthier and happier you.
bodysoulSati is the practice of allowing your body to restores itself to perfect weight and perfect health. It is developed to strengthen your body, awaken your soul and to develop the consciousness of a happy and healthy person. Change your mind and your body will follow. When you let go of your old way of thinking and empower a more loving and accepting state of mind, you allow your body’s natural intelligence to take over. Your body is always working to reset itself to perfect weight and perfect health and you can support that optimal weight and health by training your body, awakening your soul and making conscious contact with your higher mind all at the same time.
The key components to the bodysoulSati workout.
Body :A fluid series of movements that focuses on slimming your lower body as well as improving core strength and balance. These exercises ignite your metabolism and feel graceful and empowering at the same time.
Soul: The leg series are combined with soul awakening affirmations that will help you feel the presence of love, courage, gratitude, peace and acceptance. These are powerfully healing emotions and will alter how you feel about your self and your body.
Sati: Sati means mindfulness and it is the foundation of change. Choice is a function of awareness and making the conscious choice to change how you see yourself, how you think and what you do will result in optimal weight and health. Each practice will end with a powerful meditation that will help you make life enhancing choices more easily and consistently.
Join me Sunday February 6th from 2:30-4:00 to experience it for yourself.
Register now and pay in advance at satilife.com. No money will be taken at the door.
I hope to see you there! I will not be teaching my regularly scheduled classes from February 8-28th
With love,
Patricia Moreno
I recommend doing "getting into the Vortex" meditation for physical well-being along with this workout.
February 6th
Equinox Greenwich Ave. NYC
Register at Satilife.com $20.00
Space is limited please pre register asap!
bodysoulSati: Your body now restores itself to perfect weight and perfect health.
A major influence on your weight, and well-being is your mindset and your willingness to feel your emotions. I developed the bodysoulSati program for you if you are ready to make 2011 your happiest and your healthiest year yet!
After having a baby and gaining 40lbs and losing 50lbs before my daughter turned 4 months old I realized that when you are not mentally or emotionally attached to the weight your body knows what to do to get itself back to a balanced and healthy state but the essential part of your success is your mindset. I wanted to put what I have experienced into a practice for anyone who is tired of being trying the latest fad or diet and ready to be the healthier and happier you.
bodysoulSati is the practice of allowing your body to restores itself to perfect weight and perfect health. It is developed to strengthen your body, awaken your soul and to develop the consciousness of a happy and healthy person. Change your mind and your body will follow. When you let go of your old way of thinking and empower a more loving and accepting state of mind, you allow your body’s natural intelligence to take over. Your body is always working to reset itself to perfect weight and perfect health and you can support that optimal weight and health by training your body, awakening your soul and making conscious contact with your higher mind all at the same time.
The key components to the bodysoulSati workout.
Body :A fluid series of movements that focuses on slimming your lower body as well as improving core strength and balance. These exercises ignite your metabolism and feel graceful and empowering at the same time.
Soul: The leg series are combined with soul awakening affirmations that will help you feel the presence of love, courage, gratitude, peace and acceptance. These are powerfully healing emotions and will alter how you feel about your self and your body.
Sati: Sati means mindfulness and it is the foundation of change. Choice is a function of awareness and making the conscious choice to change how you see yourself, how you think and what you do will result in optimal weight and health. Each practice will end with a powerful meditation that will help you make life enhancing choices more easily and consistently.
Join me Sunday February 6th from 2:30-4:00 to experience it for yourself.
Register now and pay in advance at satilife.com. No money will be taken at the door.
I hope to see you there! I will not be teaching my regularly scheduled classes from February 8-28th
With love,
Patricia Moreno
I recommend doing "getting into the Vortex" meditation for physical well-being along with this workout.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Your relationship to your body impacts your relationship to life.
Your relationship with your body has everything to do with your relationship to life. When you get serious about honoring your body, everything in life shifts. In this live one-hour web event you will be reminded of your dream for your body and self-mastery. Oh, and it will kickstart your weight-loss or gain, you've been meaning to get to. Led by Christine Young, Handel's expert body coach (and radio host), this hour will give you the tools for designing your body, including how to recognize your excuses and stop them from sabotaging you.
If your complaint about your body is siphoning your joy get into action so you can start 2011 with a fresh start! I have been working with them and being coached by them for years and it has made a huge difference in my life in every area of my life. If body is not where you need support check out the other seminars below. IF not now, when?
Love,
Patricia
Date: Monday, Nov. 15th 12-1pm EST
Price: $20
Click here to register: http://www.handelgroup.com/life-coaching/one-hour-teleseminars/dream-body-for-women/
Mastering Time
Your relationship with time is one of the most important relationships in your life. Ending the struggle leaves you free, happy and productive. In this live one-hour web event, you will learn the basics of relating powerfully to time. You will discover the solution to procrastination, overwhelm and ineffectiveness. Learn how to plan brilliantly
and most important, feel more joy and success in everyday activities as well as your most heart-felt endeavors!
Date: Tuesday, November 16th 1-2pm ET
Price: $20
Click here to register: http://www.handelgroup.com/life-coaching/one-hour-teleseminars/mastering-time/
Rainmaking: Creating Money
Are you being a rainmaker in your life? In this one-hour live web event will learn what it means to be a rainmaker in your life and the practical steps to unleashing your rainmaking abilities. You will understand what it means to be the source of abundance in your life, where fear still stands in your way and how to ask for what you want. Meet your own inner daredevil and learn how to get results with money and anything else you want!
Date: Tuesday, Nov 16th 2010 3-4pm
Price: $20
Click here to register: http://www.handelgroup.com/life-coaching/one-hour-teleseminars/rainmaking-creating-money/
If your complaint about your body is siphoning your joy get into action so you can start 2011 with a fresh start! I have been working with them and being coached by them for years and it has made a huge difference in my life in every area of my life. If body is not where you need support check out the other seminars below. IF not now, when?
Love,
Patricia
Date: Monday, Nov. 15th 12-1pm EST
Price: $20
Click here to register: http://www.handelgroup.com/life-coaching/one-hour-teleseminars/dream-body-for-women/
Mastering Time
Your relationship with time is one of the most important relationships in your life. Ending the struggle leaves you free, happy and productive. In this live one-hour web event, you will learn the basics of relating powerfully to time. You will discover the solution to procrastination, overwhelm and ineffectiveness. Learn how to plan brilliantly
and most important, feel more joy and success in everyday activities as well as your most heart-felt endeavors!
Date: Tuesday, November 16th 1-2pm ET
Price: $20
Click here to register: http://www.handelgroup.com/life-coaching/one-hour-teleseminars/mastering-time/
Rainmaking: Creating Money
Are you being a rainmaker in your life? In this one-hour live web event will learn what it means to be a rainmaker in your life and the practical steps to unleashing your rainmaking abilities. You will understand what it means to be the source of abundance in your life, where fear still stands in your way and how to ask for what you want. Meet your own inner daredevil and learn how to get results with money and anything else you want!
Date: Tuesday, Nov 16th 2010 3-4pm
Price: $20
Click here to register: http://www.handelgroup.com/life-coaching/one-hour-teleseminars/rainmaking-creating-money/
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
The intenSati Method, You get what you think about, no excpetions
This weekend is the warrior body retreat in NYC from. I am a firm believer that living in a body you love, a healthy, fit and energized body is so much more than simply calories in and calories out. Of course behavior makes a difference but it is also what you expect from your behavior that also counts. Join me this Sunday for a full day of exploring this and practicing ways to activate powerful positive emotions that will lead to the actions that ultimately will have you living in a body you love and respect. You can go toWarrior body retreat page to sign up now. It will be a powerful day!
YOU ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT, NO EXCEPTIONS.
I know it may be hard to believe that if you simply change your expectation you will change your outcome. Sounds too easy? Well, it is not always that easy to change your expectations if you are someone who spends more time worrying about what could go wrong in a situation instead of what you intend or really want the outcome to be.
Out thoughts are going on endlessly in our mind and since they are always there is it difficult to know what we are really thinking. Sati means mindfulness and it is the practice of becoming more self aware so that you can relate to your thoughts as separate from who you are. You are the thinker you are not the thoughts. The thoughts you have every day or your perspective on a subject is not carved in stone but can be changed. When you change your perspective or your expectation you change your emotional state which leads to you having access to different thoughts and behaviors and therefore different outcomes. Simply changing your actions without changing your expectation will not lead you to success.
Take time to pay attention today to how you are feeling. Check in with yourself and ask "How do I feel right now?" "What am I thinking about that is activating this emotion?" "Will this thought, if I continue it, lead to the outcome I want or not?"
If not, then find something else to give your attention to even if it is a completely different subject. The goal is to activate the powerful, loving, positive emotion so that you will have access to the most powerful and creative actions possible. How you feel is an indicator of what you are thinking. Negative emotions is activated by negative thoughts and is an obstacle to your success.
You can't deactivate a negative thought because thinking about the thought activates it. Simply activate a new thought, a more loving, empowering and positive thought on any subject you can find and shift your state of being.
Challenge yourself to reach for a better feeling thought on any subject and hold that thought until you feel an internal shift in your mood. Then focus on the action to take that will improve your state.
If you have trouble improving your thoughts about your body, or you are having a hard time achieving the outcome that you want in regards to your self image join me and Laurie Gerber from the Handel Group on Sunday. When you have a new insight, you will have a new outcome. I am sure you will have at least one new insight and it will be enough to have you shift your perspective of who you are and what is possible.
You can register at satilife.com
Love,
Patricia
YOU ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT, NO EXCEPTIONS.
I know it may be hard to believe that if you simply change your expectation you will change your outcome. Sounds too easy? Well, it is not always that easy to change your expectations if you are someone who spends more time worrying about what could go wrong in a situation instead of what you intend or really want the outcome to be.
Out thoughts are going on endlessly in our mind and since they are always there is it difficult to know what we are really thinking. Sati means mindfulness and it is the practice of becoming more self aware so that you can relate to your thoughts as separate from who you are. You are the thinker you are not the thoughts. The thoughts you have every day or your perspective on a subject is not carved in stone but can be changed. When you change your perspective or your expectation you change your emotional state which leads to you having access to different thoughts and behaviors and therefore different outcomes. Simply changing your actions without changing your expectation will not lead you to success.
Take time to pay attention today to how you are feeling. Check in with yourself and ask "How do I feel right now?" "What am I thinking about that is activating this emotion?" "Will this thought, if I continue it, lead to the outcome I want or not?"
If not, then find something else to give your attention to even if it is a completely different subject. The goal is to activate the powerful, loving, positive emotion so that you will have access to the most powerful and creative actions possible. How you feel is an indicator of what you are thinking. Negative emotions is activated by negative thoughts and is an obstacle to your success.
You can't deactivate a negative thought because thinking about the thought activates it. Simply activate a new thought, a more loving, empowering and positive thought on any subject you can find and shift your state of being.
Challenge yourself to reach for a better feeling thought on any subject and hold that thought until you feel an internal shift in your mood. Then focus on the action to take that will improve your state.
If you have trouble improving your thoughts about your body, or you are having a hard time achieving the outcome that you want in regards to your self image join me and Laurie Gerber from the Handel Group on Sunday. When you have a new insight, you will have a new outcome. I am sure you will have at least one new insight and it will be enough to have you shift your perspective of who you are and what is possible.
You can register at satilife.com
Love,
Patricia
Sunday, October 10, 2010
The warrior Declaration assignment. Join Me!
Today is the last day to register for the Urban Retreat October 17th 9:00am-4:30pm for a $50.00 discount.
Join me for a powerful day!
Date: Sunday, October 17th, 9am - 4:30pm
Location: Equinox, 43rd Street & Fifth Avenue, NYC
For more information and to register go to:
http://www.handelgroup.com/life-coachinglife-coaching-workshopswarrior-body-urban-retreat/
Join me for a powerful day!
Date: Sunday, October 17th, 9am - 4:30pm
Location: Equinox, 43rd Street & Fifth Avenue, NYC
For more information and to register go to:
http://www.handelgroup.com/life-coachinglife-coaching-workshopswarrior-body-urban-retreat/
Use the promo code "Moreno"
Every new intenSati leader gets the assignment to read the warrior declaration to themselves out loud in the mirror for 30 days in a row. Living in a body you love is more than just choosing the right foods and exercising. it takes the courage to love and respect yourself fully. Try this exercise and see how powerful you feel after 30 days.
The Warrior Declaration
Today I stand as a warrior and I choose to be all I can be.
I stand for excellence in all areas of my life.
I am dedicated to loving my life and living my life's calling.
I choose perserverance, courage, integrity, and impeccability.
I look for confidence and approval in my own heart and mind, and what you think of me makes no difference.
I know that it is ultimately how I feel about myself that gives me the experience of my life, and shame, guilt, regret and resentment are the most deadly of all opponents. The only way they can be defeated is by absolute integrity, or the absence of contradiction between what i know, what I profess, and what I do. I know that when lie to myself i am severed from my truth, which is my power, and an inharmonious relationship to my truth is deadly.
No one is born a warrior, just like no one is born an average man. We make ourselves that way by the accumulation of steps we take towards one or the other. I know the power of my mind and I begin every journey confident of victory. I am only defeated when I have accepted defeat and the moment I turn my back on my self and my vision may be the moment I halt just short of my goal and I will make useless all my previous efforts.
My work is to discover my work and with all my heart give myself to it. By honoring this path I will achieve the greatest victory of all, a life of love, a life I love and a life well-lived.
Today I choose the path of the warrior.
Join me for the Warrior Body retreat and empower yourself to live a life of love, a life you love and a life well-lived.
Love,
Patricia
Every new intenSati leader gets the assignment to read the warrior declaration to themselves out loud in the mirror for 30 days in a row. Living in a body you love is more than just choosing the right foods and exercising. it takes the courage to love and respect yourself fully. Try this exercise and see how powerful you feel after 30 days.
The Warrior Declaration
Today I stand as a warrior and I choose to be all I can be.
I stand for excellence in all areas of my life.
I am dedicated to loving my life and living my life's calling.
I choose perserverance, courage, integrity, and impeccability.
I look for confidence and approval in my own heart and mind, and what you think of me makes no difference.
I know that it is ultimately how I feel about myself that gives me the experience of my life, and shame, guilt, regret and resentment are the most deadly of all opponents. The only way they can be defeated is by absolute integrity, or the absence of contradiction between what i know, what I profess, and what I do. I know that when lie to myself i am severed from my truth, which is my power, and an inharmonious relationship to my truth is deadly.
No one is born a warrior, just like no one is born an average man. We make ourselves that way by the accumulation of steps we take towards one or the other. I know the power of my mind and I begin every journey confident of victory. I am only defeated when I have accepted defeat and the moment I turn my back on my self and my vision may be the moment I halt just short of my goal and I will make useless all my previous efforts.
My work is to discover my work and with all my heart give myself to it. By honoring this path I will achieve the greatest victory of all, a life of love, a life I love and a life well-lived.
Today I choose the path of the warrior.
Join me for the Warrior Body retreat and empower yourself to live a life of love, a life you love and a life well-lived.
Love,
Patricia
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Add more pleasure to your life. The king of greens. Eat more today.
My last post I mentioned that losing weight and keeping it off is simply not just a matter of calories in versus calories out. If we center our lives around trying to cut out as many “bad” foods as we can and exercise off our guilty pleasures we are spending more time feeling guilty instead of feeling great. That is why I focus so much on inspiring people to think about what you can add to your shopping list instead of what you can remove. There was a point in my life that my list of what not to eat was so long that it only increased how guilty I felt about eating food in general.
I think guilt lowers your body’s metabolism as much as a sedentary lifestyle and overindulgence in unhealthy food. By increasing the list of things you want to add to your diet you may feel less deprived and more fulfilled. You can also add the sweets here and there but your body simply won’t be craving them when it is getting a good supply of nutrients, vitamins and minerals. So eat plenty of the super foods, indulge in natures healing powers and fill up on feeling good. Then once in a while enjoy your cupcake or ice cream guilt free and indulge in living a life you love in a body you love now!
Why health enthusiasts hale kale! Kale is a very dark green leafy vegetable that you might see in the grocery store and wonder what in the world to do with it. You can steam it, sauté it, mix it with fresh tomato and garlic, or mix it with a whole grain like quinoa. If you don’t know what to do with it look online for recipes or ask your vegetarian friends for ideas. If all else fails, go into your local health food salad bar like whole foods. You will always find it there!
Kale is considered the king of greens and is one of the nutrition stand-outs among vegetables. It’s rich green color is a give away for it’s high nutritional value and it’s tough leaf is a sure sign of how rich it is in fiber. Fiber is what makes is so low in calories and beneficial for detoxifying your system. Kale is a health enthusiasts dream food because it is one of the best sources of beta-carotene believed to be one of the major players in protecting against cancer, heart disease and age related chronic conditions. The phytonutrients in kale signal our genes to increase production of enzymes involved in detoxification. It helps strengthen our immune system as well as our bones, maintains healthy nerves and promotes optimal function of your thyroid.
Really the list of benefits for kale goes on and on but the bottom line, it is a super food that heals the body and really does taste good. Next time you see it in your grocery store buy a few bunches. Like spinach, when you cook it, it shrinks a great deal so buy extra and cook plenty so you can indulge all week long.
The next time you are at the local farmers market or in the produce section of your grocery store pick up some Kale and give thanks that everyday you have another opportunity to add more pleasure to you life.
Love,
Patricia
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
It's more than calories in calories out. Is TV really reality?
It is more than just calories in and calories out.
I believe that weight loss, health and vitality are not just a question of calories in and calories out but just as much about how you feel about yourself. You cannot separate the means from the ends and self-criticism and self-hate will never lead you to living a happier and healthier life. I like to say it is like expecting a banana from an apple tree. It is simply never going to happen.
I was up late last night because I couldn't sleep and watched the season premiere of Thintervention the new workout show with Jackie Warner who also has a book out called "This is why you are fat". Does anyone else finds this title offensive, degrading and uninspiring?
I get upset with these shows that are simply about bullying people to try to get them to lose weight. The show starts with Jackie telling each person that they are fat, out of shape, have no strength and a mess. Don't you think they tell themselves the same thing every day and that is why they are there in the first place?
The whole show centers around her taking them through intense workouts, showing up unannounced at their homes, giving them diet changes she wants them to make and a therapy session followed by a weigh in. What is new here? Nothing! Anyone who has not been working out and starts working out will lose weight. Anyone who does any exercise who has not been exercising will lose weight but what has really changed? Anyone who has someone at there side screaming at them to do more will probably do more than they have before but has there really been a change made? Maybe a few will keep off the weight and make life long changes but not the majority.
The biggest loser, Losing it with Jillian Michaels, celebrity fit club, and now this show are all doing versions of the same thing and yes people lose weight and most likely gain it back, but no matter how successful they are at losing weight if they get there by being criticized and degraded where is the real breakthrough?
Maybe it makes for interesting TV but I don't think it is the answer to long-term transformation. I think it leaves people believing that they need to be bullied into making positive changes and it affirms the very voice of self -criticism that is what leads to the problem in the first place. You can never achieve transformation from guilt, shame or self-hatred it has to come from love, self-acceptance and self-awareness. Losing weight doesn’t mean you lost the belief or the reason why you were overweight in the first place it takes a willingness to shift what you believe about yourself and what is possible.
We can all use a little help in achieving our goals and whether it is a trainer, a group class, a friend, a life coach, a therapist or a support group, know that the key to long lasting change starts with falling in love with the vision of your future that will ignite within you the courage to change not because you are bad, lack willpower, or are incapable but because you love yourself enough to make the change you really want to make, because you deserve it. Your life is not dependent on what others think of you but what you think of yourself.
I believe that our biggest challenges in life are actually the door to our happiness but to feel love you have to be wiling to give it and that means to yourself as well as to others. Bullying, criticizing or belittling yourself or allowing others to treat you in that way only deflates the very power you need to succeed in fulfilling your dream. Choose to workout and eat well because you love yourself and your life now instead of thinking that when you are thin enough you will all of a sudden love yourself and your life. Love has the power to heal all wounds the question is; are you willing to be loving now? Why wait.? Waiting is a waste of time.
If you do need support look for someone that can help you shift your negative beliefs to empowering ones as well as someone who will support you in taking positive action.
I think the intenSati practice is a great way to make those changes. If you don’t have a class in your area buy the dvd at satilife.com
If you need more one on one support hire a coach from handelgoup.com or do one of their life changing workshops. www. Handelgroup.com
Join me for the one day urban retreat Oct 17th for a one day immersion on the principles I believe will lead to life long transformation. Go to satilife.com events to register.
If you want to live a life you love in a body you love you must be more loving.
Love,
Patricia
I believe that weight loss, health and vitality are not just a question of calories in and calories out but just as much about how you feel about yourself. You cannot separate the means from the ends and self-criticism and self-hate will never lead you to living a happier and healthier life. I like to say it is like expecting a banana from an apple tree. It is simply never going to happen.
I was up late last night because I couldn't sleep and watched the season premiere of Thintervention the new workout show with Jackie Warner who also has a book out called "This is why you are fat". Does anyone else finds this title offensive, degrading and uninspiring?
I get upset with these shows that are simply about bullying people to try to get them to lose weight. The show starts with Jackie telling each person that they are fat, out of shape, have no strength and a mess. Don't you think they tell themselves the same thing every day and that is why they are there in the first place?
The whole show centers around her taking them through intense workouts, showing up unannounced at their homes, giving them diet changes she wants them to make and a therapy session followed by a weigh in. What is new here? Nothing! Anyone who has not been working out and starts working out will lose weight. Anyone who does any exercise who has not been exercising will lose weight but what has really changed? Anyone who has someone at there side screaming at them to do more will probably do more than they have before but has there really been a change made? Maybe a few will keep off the weight and make life long changes but not the majority.
The biggest loser, Losing it with Jillian Michaels, celebrity fit club, and now this show are all doing versions of the same thing and yes people lose weight and most likely gain it back, but no matter how successful they are at losing weight if they get there by being criticized and degraded where is the real breakthrough?
Maybe it makes for interesting TV but I don't think it is the answer to long-term transformation. I think it leaves people believing that they need to be bullied into making positive changes and it affirms the very voice of self -criticism that is what leads to the problem in the first place. You can never achieve transformation from guilt, shame or self-hatred it has to come from love, self-acceptance and self-awareness. Losing weight doesn’t mean you lost the belief or the reason why you were overweight in the first place it takes a willingness to shift what you believe about yourself and what is possible.
We can all use a little help in achieving our goals and whether it is a trainer, a group class, a friend, a life coach, a therapist or a support group, know that the key to long lasting change starts with falling in love with the vision of your future that will ignite within you the courage to change not because you are bad, lack willpower, or are incapable but because you love yourself enough to make the change you really want to make, because you deserve it. Your life is not dependent on what others think of you but what you think of yourself.
I believe that our biggest challenges in life are actually the door to our happiness but to feel love you have to be wiling to give it and that means to yourself as well as to others. Bullying, criticizing or belittling yourself or allowing others to treat you in that way only deflates the very power you need to succeed in fulfilling your dream. Choose to workout and eat well because you love yourself and your life now instead of thinking that when you are thin enough you will all of a sudden love yourself and your life. Love has the power to heal all wounds the question is; are you willing to be loving now? Why wait.? Waiting is a waste of time.
If you do need support look for someone that can help you shift your negative beliefs to empowering ones as well as someone who will support you in taking positive action.
I think the intenSati practice is a great way to make those changes. If you don’t have a class in your area buy the dvd at satilife.com
If you need more one on one support hire a coach from handelgoup.com or do one of their life changing workshops. www. Handelgroup.com
Join me for the one day urban retreat Oct 17th for a one day immersion on the principles I believe will lead to life long transformation. Go to satilife.com events to register.
If you want to live a life you love in a body you love you must be more loving.
Love,
Patricia
Monday, September 6, 2010
Anticipation where life really happens! 8.6.10
Today is September 6th and I am waiting for baby Olivia to be born. Her due date was September 4th. Although statistics show that only 5% of women actually give birth on their due date I have been wondering if today is going to be the day for the past few days.
Every woman I speak to or see these days tells me of their own birth story, some weeks early and some weeks late! The main piece of advice, sit back and relax it could be a while.
My goal these days is to keep myself busy and not just sit around waiting for a sign of some kind that today is the day so in an effort to do that I am practicing loving the feeling of anticipation. If you think about it most of life is lived in this place. Once the event happens you are then anticipating something else. Once Olivia is born I will be anticipating her sleeping through the night, then her first word, then her first steps etc.. it will be a life time of anticipating and celebrating or worry that it is not going to happen, frustration that it is not happening in the time I want it to happen or doubt that it is not going to work out the way I want it when I want it. A completely different experience, one is enjoying the moment one is wishing this moment would end so I can have a new one.
So my lesson today, let go and enjoy the ride and the amazing feeling of anticipating something wonderful and not knowing exactly when it is going to happen and know that it is happening at the best time possible for all involved.
Are you waiting for something to happen, a phone call, your perfect match, a new opportunity, the birth of a child, a healing, an answer, a change of any life situation? Well my advice to you is to sit back and relax it could be a while, or not and learn to enjoy the sweet feeling of anticipation and watch yourself when it turns into frustration, doubt or worry. Enjoy what ever is happening now and the sweet space between the main events since that is where most of life takes place.
So today we are going to the mall with my mother in law. I have never been there before so anticipating having a good time and enjoying the feeling that something wonderful is happening in my life now, when she comes is not up to me so I expect it will be at the perfect time and at the perfect place.
Ah the sweet nectar of life! Anticipation.
Enjoy the space in between the events!
Love,
Patricia
Check out my Urban Retreat NYC Oct 17th Warrior Body. You can register by going to Satilife.com events. Space is limited. There are about 30 spots left. Looking forward to seeing you there!Urban Retreat Warrior Body Oct 17th NYC
Every woman I speak to or see these days tells me of their own birth story, some weeks early and some weeks late! The main piece of advice, sit back and relax it could be a while.
My goal these days is to keep myself busy and not just sit around waiting for a sign of some kind that today is the day so in an effort to do that I am practicing loving the feeling of anticipation. If you think about it most of life is lived in this place. Once the event happens you are then anticipating something else. Once Olivia is born I will be anticipating her sleeping through the night, then her first word, then her first steps etc.. it will be a life time of anticipating and celebrating or worry that it is not going to happen, frustration that it is not happening in the time I want it to happen or doubt that it is not going to work out the way I want it when I want it. A completely different experience, one is enjoying the moment one is wishing this moment would end so I can have a new one.
So my lesson today, let go and enjoy the ride and the amazing feeling of anticipating something wonderful and not knowing exactly when it is going to happen and know that it is happening at the best time possible for all involved.
Are you waiting for something to happen, a phone call, your perfect match, a new opportunity, the birth of a child, a healing, an answer, a change of any life situation? Well my advice to you is to sit back and relax it could be a while, or not and learn to enjoy the sweet feeling of anticipation and watch yourself when it turns into frustration, doubt or worry. Enjoy what ever is happening now and the sweet space between the main events since that is where most of life takes place.
So today we are going to the mall with my mother in law. I have never been there before so anticipating having a good time and enjoying the feeling that something wonderful is happening in my life now, when she comes is not up to me so I expect it will be at the perfect time and at the perfect place.
Ah the sweet nectar of life! Anticipation.
Enjoy the space in between the events!
Love,
Patricia
Check out my Urban Retreat NYC Oct 17th Warrior Body. You can register by going to Satilife.com events. Space is limited. There are about 30 spots left. Looking forward to seeing you there!Urban Retreat Warrior Body Oct 17th NYC
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