54 Meditation & Body Love

Let’s talk about meditation, my crave bears. I know a lot of ladies are intimidated by it, they struggle with it, but are very curious and think it could be a good habit to start.Today I’m talking with Kayce Neil all about meditation. Kayce just went on a rapasana retreat, and whoa does it sound fascinating!Not only can meditation be a wonderful tool to help us deal with anxiety and stress, but it can also help us deal with any issues we have with body image.Listen in to find out more about meditation, about the various kinds, and how to get started.

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I love the idea that I’m given a mantra, because that helped me focus my mind and bring me back to the tension."  (Click to Tweet)

Show Notes:

• Why some of us are scared of meditation
• How Casey learned about visualization in sports
• When she first sat down to meditate
• What is transcendental meditation (TM)
• How her life changed once she started doing TM
• How meditation helped reduce her anxiety and fear
• The difference between mindfulness and meditation
• Why we should act instead of react
• How meditation can be used to treat trauma
• What is grounding

We are not yet in a culture where our emotions are embraced for what they simply are."  (Click to Tweet)

• The value of being in the present moment
• How we define trauma
• What is a just world view
• The unique traumas that women and men experience
• What is a Rapasana
• Why Rapasana involves silence
• What came up for her during her ten days of silence
• How body image played a role in her meditation
• How letting go of judgments can help achieve freedom
• The danger of being bombarded by the media’s version of perfection
• Why meditation can simultaneously be awesome and horrifying

When we can learn to let go of those judgments, there’s so much freedom in our heads."  (Click to Tweet)

Links Mentioned:

• Try out the body scan meditation for stress I did on episode 34
• Looking for a meditation app? Try Insight Timer
• You can now get Women, Food, and Desire in paperback!

Any of our feelings, any of our emotions, any of our thoughts are right. They are our truth."  (Click to Tweet)