In my last post I mentioned that there is more to live for than the fear of subcutaneous fat, something that most can probably relate to. We live in a society that has demonized this very valuable and necessary tissue. We pinch it, poke at it, grimace at the sight of this harmless tissue on our…
Last weekend this picture a la Origin Magazine found itself winding its way through the pages of the internet. My immediate reaction was “Yes, get the word out!” but as I took a pause and read the flurry of activity surrounding it I realized that this montage suggests that “real woman” can’t be skinny, something…
Twenty years ago the average fashion model weighed 8% less than the average woman. Today she weighs 23% less. PLUS Model Magazine came out this week with a powerful pictorial in which it claims that most runway models meet the BMI criteria for anorexia, which is considered to be under 17.5. The pictures show a…
A few days ago I came across an online article from the New York Times Magazine called The Fat Trap, written by Tara Parker-Pope. It was run yesterday in print as the lead story of this widely read weekly magazine so I suspect that word about it has gotten out. This story hit a sensitive nerve…
Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a fun and safe New Year’s Eve! Today begins 2012, a new year and a time for many to resolve to change or bring something new into their lives. While I’m not a big New Year’s Resolution person it can be a good time to take pause…
As part of The Real Body Project I have been getting a variety of submissions; stories, belly sizes and shapes. All unique in their truth. One women however, RedLin, has a truth that really got me thinking and one that I want to share with you. Before reading below take a look at her belly….
Last week in my post on elephant journal a reader, Lucy, left a comment that started my mind racing: I immediately thought of Hitler, the Nazi who exterminated six million Jews, due to the belief of Darwinism and the fear that the inferior races will contaminating the Aryan gene pool. In a way, this is…
I hope everyone had a great Christmas, Chanukah, and the like with family and friends! While the change of pace during this time of year can be a welcome reprieve for many from the daily grind, I often find, as many do with eating disorders that it can be a struggle. Different schedules, different food,…
The title may be deceiving. This is not a post about Communist Czechoslovakia. I just liked the title! Yoga often works with dualities. These dualities are interpreted in different ways depending on the philosophical approach; Classical Yoga holds duality to a black versus white approach and Tantric thought holds that all is really one. A…
I’ve been soliciting your photos left and right. Bellies, bellies, everywhere. A project, a campaign, a movement brewing. Still in the seed stages and planted with love and light, but where in this mix of excitement is my belly? In spearheading this project I need to step forward and show my truth, my softness and…
