The other day my husband proclaimed:  “Well I did it.  I’ve gained 11 pounds back!  Now I just have five more pounds to go.  I’d like to gain five more pounds.”

Super-moms and Super-women everywhere, together now:  LOL!

Philippe had lost weight while we taught The Prana Cleanse™ (twice) and was super-happy it was re-appearing again.

“The five pounds.”  How many times have I heard this from a Super-mom/Super-woman?

“If I could only lose five pounds, then I’d be happy.”

“It’s just these last five pounds—they are really distracting me.  When I lose them, then I will do everything I’ve been wanting to do.  I will be who I want to be.”
How many times has your weight or something to do with your body distracted you from following your heart and your dreams?
And what is REALLY going on here?

The fact that my sweet husband, bless his heart, was doing the “five pound thing” on the other end of the spectrum got me thinking—wondering, Super-mom style.

What would the world be like if everyone, right now, loved their body AS IT IS NOW.  Not in five pounds, not in twenty pounds, not in a week or a month or when you fit into this or that.

Body discontent is pretty rampant and I’d like to help do something about it.

You can help.

Come together, Super-people, and share your experience on this topic.  Be open and honest and fearless and let’s flush this out for once and all.

And have some perspective Super-women…some Super-men out there are wishing to weigh five pounds MORE.

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My two cents is that a regular yoga practice will shift your body image and overall attitude forever.  I’ve seen it happen countless times and continue to enjoy seeing this transformation in my students on a daily basis.

I also believe that incorporating more raw, un-processed foods in your life will have the same effect.  If you are putting processed, disconnected foods into your body, of course you will feel disconnected from your body and yourself.  And disconnection from ourselves is what causes us to be distracted by “the five pounds”–which is actually an illusion—a metaphor for something else.
Philippe and I have made it super-easy for you to enjoy more live, unprocessed foods in your day-to-day life by opening The Prana Raw Café at 292 Centre Street, Newton Corner (3 doors down from Prana Power Newton—on the corner where the rug store used to be).

It doesn’t matter if you know what raw vegan is—the foods we serve at The Prana Café’ are so delicious (pizza, pasta, burgers, sandwiches, burritos, nachos, big salads, soups, juices, smoothies, the best desserts ever, and more) that you’ll hang out at The Prana Café’ (we have comfy couches-n-chairs, Starbucks-style as well as traditional tables and chairs) for the sheer delight of the taste of the food.

And you’ll feel so much better—physically, mentally, and emotionally.

And that, Super-people, is what it’s all about.