Health & Wellness - Fitness From the Inside Out

Expert Article: Fitness From the Inside Out

Community Expert: Mindful Living - Becky Moller

How would you describe your relationship with your body? With food? With life? For many people, food and body represent a lifelong struggle. Maybe you are “on” a program, then find yourself “off” again. Perhaps your weight goes up and down like a roller-coaster. Even more troubling, your anxiety and self-concept may follow suit. But what is the solution? Programs or plans may feel unsustainable, competitive, or restrictive. I advise people to reject diet mentality and body shame. Instead, approach the whole issue of food, body, fitness, and life from the inside out.

What do I mean by “the inside out?” I mean that when we align our inner world — our hearts, minds, and intentions — our outer world naturally falls into optimal alignment. I also mean that no matter how much work we do on the outside, if our inside is still hurting, grasping, or striving to matter, we will never find that sweet spot we are looking for—our greatest powerful, self-love, and lasting peace.

What if you took the whole concept of fitness and turned it on its head? What if “fitness” didn’t point to something you “should’’ be doing, or something you felt guilty about? What if fitness meant taking time on a daily basis to re-align yourself — body, mind, and spirit — with something Higher. What would it mean to be spiritually fit? Mentally fit? Emotionally fit? What would a well-trained mind look like to you? What would it mean to be able to respond to your emotions in “fit” and healthy ways? What if your daily self-care routine changed from “burning calories’’ to truly challenging and connecting with every part of yourself? How would your life change if you had a safe, supportive platform to recenter yourself in mind, body, and spirit as you started each day? This is what Daily Practice means to me.

I believe that the most powerful way to strengthen our communities, our homes, our struggling world and divided nation, is to come home to our own Highest Selves on a daily basis, to learn how to navigate life in a way that honors our own hearts, and compassionately hold space for the hopes and hurts of others.

This unfolding and awakening is available to each one of us, and pays endless dividends in every aspect of our lives. Our greatest power resides within our very own souls. But it takes time, commitment, and openness to find that Light within ourselves. I believe there is no greater work. There is no greater purpose or mission. There is no greater Love.

If you have been struggling with body image, chronic anxiety and depression, the diet roller-coaster, relational trauma, or any type of life crisis, consider how working from the inside out can begin to change everything for you. Learn how to love and live your fullest and most empowered life — with every part of yourself: mind, body, and spirit.

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