In the past, whenever I heard the word “detox,” I thought of processes that took the body for a...
I was on a walk with a friend the other day (indoors, it’s freaking cold outside!) when we got into a discussion about the ultimate goal of health coaching. The answer that came out of my mouth surprised me. It wasn’t that we should all be skinny, fit a mold or keep up with the latest fads. It wasn’t to wake up one day without pain or sickness (although that can be a byproduct!). The ultimate goal of health coaching is helping people take the best possible care of their minds and bodies so that they have choices. My clients get to have the freedom within their lives to be in alignment with their most authentic expression of self.
This insight comes from many winding rabbit holes of wisdom that I have tunneled through over the years. They all seem to converge here, at this place of choice. Our ultimate goal as humans isn’t rock hard abs and a flawless diet. Our purpose is to do what we came here to do. For some of us, that might be rock hard abs. For others it is lifting others up. For some that is teaching children in the classroom. Or performing life-saving surgeries. Or making sure the planet is treated with respect.
No matter what we choose (or what truth chooses us), we can’t get there if we feel sick and stuck. Thus, the power of Health Coaching.
Getting out of a place of "stuckness" or sickness isn’t easy. But it isn’t impossible, either. It takes dedication and commitment. It takes making small everyday choices that will add up to something larger in the long run. And it is worth it. Because, when you wake up every morning feeling your best, the world is your oyster. You can do whatever you want with your life when you aren’t bogged down by medical bills, unsupportive relationships and chronic illness caused by the Standard American Diet.
When you feel your best mentally, emotionally and physically, you don’t need to stay in places that tarnish your shine. Or make you feel small and worthless. You can begin to make choices that support your truth. Your healing. Your JOY.
And, as a health coach, I am here to tell you that getting to this place of feeling your best doesn’t mean following the latest fads, jumping onto bandwagons, hacking your life or spending your life savings on gadgets and supplements. Nature gives us all we need. Nature has installed in us the most exquisite software. Our bodies have an astoundingly beautiful capacity to heal. I have seen it with my own eyes. I have experienced it within my own body. And all that it takes is small but consistent action, available to us every day. Mostly for free. From Mother Earth herself.
Now, some of you may not be in agreement. You might be shaking your head, saying that no matter how good you feel in your body, you HAVE to stay in your job because it pays the bills. You HAVE to stay in relationships with people who harm you because you have children relying on you. You HAVE to fall into certain lifestyle habits because you are TOO BUSY and burned out to care anymore. And you want to live you life the way you want, 3 glasses of wine a night and all, even though you wake up with a wicked headache every morning and your hormones have gone mad.
I get it. I really do. And yet, underneath those “have to’s,” those “should’s,” are other words, pains, the feeling that you are stuck in a cage of your own making. Because you are. Many of us think we need to sit idly by and watch our dreams pass like clouds in the sky because life isn't helping to support us. But I am here to tell you the hard, honest truth: That you have full choice and sovereignty over your life. And, once you feel the healing that can happen in your own body, the miracle you are, you will want it even more. And from there, anything becomes possible.
Feeling your health and vibrancy will make you want to leap out of old patterns. It will make you want to care so deeply for yourself and, therefore, others (with even more patience than you thought possible). It will make you want to align your entire life to be a magnet for joy and fulfillment. That doesn’t mean no obstacles. That doesn’t mean no pain. But, what it does mean is that you will feel your best, mind, body and soul, so you can face challenges with courage, surrender and grace. And, in doing so, you get to choose the life of your dreams!
