Stop what you’re doing right now (after you’ve read the following directions, of course) and then place one hand on your stomach and one hand on your heart.

Breathe deeply.

Feel for ribs expanding outwards and diaphragm ballooning completely.

Soften.

Relax your jaw, your shoulders, and your tummy.

At this very second, there are literally trillions of microscopic cells carrying out trillions of involuntary functions to keep you alive and conscious. In whatever form your physical body is in at the moment, it is loving you non-stop and is fiercely committed to seeing that you stay alive, vibrant, and well.

It’s generating energy, it’s growing hair, it’s fighting off foreign invaders, it’s regulating your temperature, pH, and fluid homeostasis, it’s packaging new proteins and DNA strands, it’s processing countless sensations and stimulants across its countless nerve endings and receptors…

It’s doing all of this regardless of how you may bitch about your thighs or how you may guzzle down questionable matter passing off as food or beverage.

Breathe in gratitude and acceptance and dare I say, love it back! Check in and notice what it’s telling you. Don’t ignore its cues or pleas. Tap into the wisdom and love flowing through your every atom at this very second and stop the madness once and for all. Trust it, move it, fuel it properly, rest it, love it, and enjoy a long, healthy, happy, service-filled life in it!