Day 9- BODY IMAGE

Body image issues have the potential to complicate an interfere with a healthy life of recovery.

It can compromise one’s ability to fully engage in activities, relationships, and quality of life.

It’s a major problem in our society and affects people of all walks of life. Also, increasingly more men are meeting the criteria for body image disorders than ever before.

It is possible to free up all of that wasted energy and re-channel it to something more beneficial and useful to the universe.

What steps can you take to start freeing up some of that wasted energy?

Here’s a practice we can do right now.

Take a minute to close your eyes, slow down your breath, and acknowledge your body for how much it does each day. How it carries you and supports you. What does your body allow you to do that is fun and enjoyable?

Take a moment to notice how your body feels right now - your skin, your muscles, your bones…

Appreciating the functional and joyful aspects of your body can help to take the focus off your body image.