One Mind And Body

Five Tips for Body Trust, Connection, and Acceptance.

- Heidi Schauster, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S

Body Trust involves developing a deep connection with your body so that you can make choices about food, exercise, sleep, and other practices that resonate with who you are. Body acceptance encourages care for your body and being. How do you get there if you are feeling disconnected and not so cared for in your daily habits?

1 Don’t put yourself last.

I used to believe that being a martyr and serving all was the road to enlightenment. I’ve learned the hard way that the most loving act you can offer those you care about is to love, respect, and care for yourself first. In doing so, you bring freedom and space for connection, compassion, and the blossoming of deeper, more caring relationships. This self-care takes practice if you weren’t trained that way from a young age, but it’s possible to learn.

Compulsive overeating, restrictive eating, or eating obsessively clean are questionable ways that you might reward or take care of a self that you repeatedly put last. So, how do you begin to take better care of yourself and learn how to get in touch with your body’s wisdom?

2 Try meditation. Then, try it again.