Growing into your health

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The main message of my work with patients and clients is "wellness journey". I have this phrase on my website in several spots. My signature program is called "Journey FORWARD" 
I am realizing that what makes me different as a practitioner is that I am thinking about wellness and health as a journey. 
Not a goal.
Not an accomplishment.
Although this journey can have elements of both.

This way of thinking about health and wellness is not sexy. It does not offer quick solutions, it does not offer guarantees or immediate flashy results. It does not allow me to print a neat Excel spreadsheet as a "wellness protocol". 

Truth be told, it is a suicidal approach in this world that demands instant gratification.
Here is the thing though: your health IS a journey. You are going to live thru it and work on it for the rest of your life.
Your weight will change: if you were your early college weight in your 50s, you would look sickly. If your body created an entire human being from scratch (or two, or three) - it is also going to leave a mark on your body - and your body weight and your body shape may be different after that experience. It is OK and it is beautiful - embrace it.
Your movement will change too... splits and back flips that were possible in college will be a fond memory in your 60s. Tai-chi and Zumba may be the vibes of the 6th decade of your life, especially after menopause. But there is beauty in slow, gentle, mindful movement, and group comradery is better then group competitiveness.
Pizza may start bothering your older and hence more sensitive stomach, wine may no longer agree with you, and you may enter the path of discovering how amazing freshly harvested herbs from your own garden are. Truthfully, you may not have time until you are in your 60s to discover these luxuries of life. 

So here is to us:
Embracing every decade of life with curiosity and kindness.
Understanding that things, including our body, will be changing.
Rejecting "perfect", where "perfect" means pre-puberty bodies or AI generated looks, to give us something completely unachievable to pursue. 
Eating to nourish, not to punish.
Moving to build flow and strength not to sweat out calories.
Using the lens of discovery and curiosity to design wellness goals.
Leaning on community of like-minded women who will have your back and will not stab you in the back.
Here is to health, wellness, community and us being part of it.

If it resonates, let's talk
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