Re: 1 new message in 1 topic - digest

[Janice Campbell]

Jennifer and I were talking the other day about how we both do better with deadlines such as "every Sunday night at 7pm you must read the chapter and begin the homework" or "every Thursday you must post something". Perhaps it's a family trait - we are sisters afterall.
This floating along business gives me too much leeway to not get to it. I have a patient who is working with someone who went to the NY school and he (the patient) is also finding the lack of structure challenging.
Suggestions?
Janice

On 10/22/07, redefiningdiet group <nor...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Transformative Nutrition
http://groups.google.com/group/redefiningdiet?hl=en

redefin...@googlegroups.com

Today's topics:

* Checking in - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/redefiningdiet/browse_thread/thread/fe0b37623ee5f6cd?hl=en

==============================================================================
TOPIC: Checking in
http://groups.google.com/group/redefiningdiet/browse_thread/thread/fe0b37623ee5f6cd?hl=en
==============================================================================

== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 21 2007 6:51 pm
From: redefin...@gmail.com


Hello ladies.

I just wanted to check in with you to see how your first few weeks
have been going.

If I'm not mistaken, you are winding down your 3rd week and moving
into week 4.

I thought I'd share my latest reflections with you briefly with the
intention of continuing to support you as you go though the book.

The main thing that keeps coming up is the letting go of judgment to
make way for being more attuned to my authentic desires and the needs
of my body. When we live inside the conversation of what "should I" or
"shouldn't I" do, we lose access to our authentic appetites and by
extension, our ability to satisfy them. We can't know whether or not
we really want to eat or if we really need to sleep, or be touched, or
connect with a good friend, etc. By becoming aware of our judgments,
shame and guilt and then letting them go, we make room to know what we
want and only then can we actually move toward satisfying our true
hungers.

In honor of week 4, which is about deepening our experience of being
present, of observing ourselves without judgment, you will continue
experimenting and practice giving yourself the space you need so you
can choose freely and lovingly how to best feed yourself.

I love week 4 and am especially excited for you to get to week 5 too,
so keep up the great work! If you've lost steam, reach out. Let us
know how you're doing, today, now, wherever you are in the process. It
is a process, do not forget, it is a journey, and not the
destination.

Have a wonderful, satisfying and insightful day!

Blessings,

Yiska





==============================================================================

You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Transformative Nutrition"
group.

To post to this group, send email to redefin...@googlegroups.com or visit http://groups.google.com/group/redefiningdiet?hl=en

To unsubscribe from this group, send email to redefiningdie...@googlegroups.com

To change the way you get mail from this group, visit:
http://groups.google.com/group/redefiningdiet/subscribe?hl=en

To report abuse, send email explaining the problem to ab...@googlegroups.com

==============================================================================
Google Groups: http://groups.google.com?hl=en

--
Janice Campbell, M.Ac., L.Ac.
Licensed Acupuncturist
NADA Certified AcuDetox Specialist
Qigong Instructor
Baltimore, MD
For more info, please contact:
Movi...@gmail.com
410-710-7094

"Living is
A thing you do,
Now or never,
Which do you?"
~Piet Hein

[Jennifer Foy]

I am still enjoying week 2 although I am not being "bad" ....having done that and thoroughly enjoyed it.  I am walking to work and making a point to factor in walking instead of driving whenever possible.  This is my "treat" to get more exercise and especially to be outside more.  I am finding myself really crunched for time at my job...As a  not too organized teacher I have to fight to keep the job from spilling over into my personal time.  I am being thoughtful about what I eat.  I am not guilt tripping myself because I realize this too shall pass.  Is it ok to sort of coast like this until life allows me to be more intentional and move on to the next chapter?  I agree with Janice that maybe if this was scheduled then I would find it easier to make room for it in my schedule.  But then again if it is ok to stay in one chapter until I can move on to the next I.e. not be on a 7 day timeline that might work as well.  I am just brainstorming here.  What do the experienced folks think?