Mindfulness Unifying Exercise for Eating Disorder Recovery
To mend the split eating disorders create between your mind, heart, spirit and body, try this mindfulness practice.
First, for a moment, step away from appreciating your body only in terms of aesthetics relating to weight, size and shape. Give yourself an opportunity to consider your body from a new and different perspective. This exercise can open valuable communication between all aspects of yourself. The value to you is in what might be a surprising lead to your recovery.
Take heart. You may be stuck in the routine of doing a job that is done. If so, it's time for you to say, "Enough is enough," and move to what's next in your life. *
In eating disorder recovery you experience times of wild emotions. You feel that you are raw, out of control and so very disheartened about your lot in life. Yet, being loyal to yourself and your experience is vital and reassuring to your recovery. What does being loyal to your experience look like?