ARE YOU SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR WELLNESS OR JUST GIVING LIP SERVICE?
ARE YOU SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR WELLNESS OR JUST GIVING LIP SERVICE?
I became serious about my wellness journey when I separated from my husband around 4 years ago. During this time, I suffered from situational depression, sadness, and had trouble meditating and praying. I was also displaced from my home with a two year old. My self-care was non-existent and my self-worth was pretty low. I was staying with a friend at the time who was taking a green foods supplement and ordering meal boxes. I begin to notice a definite difference in the way I felt emotionally, physically and mentally when I ate more whole foods, fruits and vegetables, and less dairy. I also noticed that moving my body, and practicing meditation and prayer were contributing to feeling better as well.
Also, I began to truly focus on my self-care. It was difficult in the beginning to find the time with a toddler but I slowly made incremental changes. I started consuming more greens a day - in addition to the supplements. I also set up a schedule to regularly meditate and pray. And then, approximately a year later, I began a yoga teacher training program to supplement my layman’s practice. I had been doing yoga for almost 8 years at this point - just inconsistently. Getting into a yoga teacher training allowed me to anchor into a solid practice, develop a yoga self-care routine, and learn other all natural, holistic living techniques including mindfulness.
Although I didn’t know then but these mind - body - spirit principles and journey would now be foundational to a detox program Kelli Kemp and I created called TRANSFORM U DETOX. It’s a one of a kind, whole person detox program that knows our lives and wellness journey is bigger than just food. Join us on this journey beginning December 26! Let’s make 2021 a year to remember for upgrading our mind, body and spirit. Visit brookesidney.com.
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Photo: A new yoga teacher. I brought yoga everywhere - even Vegas!!