Enjoy Your Body and Life, Beyond Weight Management

Words TROY HAINES

A s a kid growing up there was a point where I became self-aware and realised I was fair skinned, skinny and pigeon-chested. This put me into judgment around my body.

I remember at around 11 or 12 years of age; my Mum took me to a specialist to understand why my upper rib bones protruded beyond my chest; to which the specialist explained that I had a pigeon chest, and it wasn’t something that you’d treat, but as a skinny, pigeon-chested kid I would likely be a kid that got sand kicked in his face throughout life. That’s pretty rough! And it’s this sort of incident that can create emotional scars and mental programs that playout throughout life.

That Christmas my Mum bought me a set of dumbbells and when I was old enough, I bought myself a gym, to which natural body building has become a passion that has spanned decades. It seems easy when I say it like that in a few lines of text. The bigger reality is that amidst all the perspiration there were two keys that made the difference:

1. Meditation [Internal Game]

Incidences like the one above are often emotionally charged and form internal programs and beliefs about ourselves. Often the programs running in our heads don’t match our desired result, and we find ourselves trying and failing over and over again. For example, we desire our body to be one way, but our internal story doesn’t match the image of what we’re creating.

Establishing a meditation practice enables us to step outside the programs. When we develop the ability to be able to get outside the mind, we dwell in stillness and it’s in that stillness that we can truly experience what abundance might feel like and begin reimagining a version of ourselves which can form the foundations of a more desirable internal programme.

For me, meditation has become a daily practice and something that I am passionate about teaching, as it allows me to consciously shape my life.

2. Find a Coach [External Game]

The second thing was finding a coach who had the success that I wanted. To effectively learn the habits in thinking and behaving, we need to find someone who has the long-lasting results we are looking for. Meditation is super important, however there comes a point where we need to take effective action. It wasn’t until I found a coach, who had the success I wanted, that I mastered my body and began competing in natural bodybuilding competitions. Finding the right coach allows us to model our thoughts and behaviour and it often connects us with an instant community of successful people.

So in summary, two keys to moving beyond managing your weight and truly enjoying your body are: meditation and finding a coach. As a meditation professional, if you are interested in learning how we are applying technology to meditation practices to accelerate the rate we change our internal programs, please get in touch with me.

Email: troy@iamconnected.com

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