Intuitive Movement. What it is and Why everyone Should be doing it.

As 2016 comes to a close it's time to take inventory of the past year, set up new goals for the upcoming year, and make fitness resolutions that we swear we'll actually keep.  Unfortunately those fitness resolutions normally only lead to us to a place of exhaustion and disappointment.  Yet time and time again as the New Year rolls around we all scammer around the web and search for what the "experts" promise will change our bodies and thus lead us to the life of our dreams!   I am here to say STOP!   Don't believe the madness! It doesn't have to be another year of chasing pointless, out of reach body perfection. This year really can be completely trans-formative and you don't even need to  sign up for a single boot-camp class! Sound good? Want to get started on your new path where weight-loss goals don't dictate your every move? You can do just that and it's as simple as making this one scared promise: I promise to move my body in ways that make me feel good and commit to intuitive movement only.

So lets talk about what exactly intuitive movement is.  Intuitive movement is choosing to move your body in ways that honor how you're feeling.  So if your body is screaming to be stretched, you take a yoga class.  Perhaps you wake up and don't feel like doing any kind of "exercise" at all but still want to move your body, you could go for a walk.  Maybe it is one of those days where you have a whole lot of energy and so you take a class that is going to push you and make you sweat. So really it comes down to putting your faith back in your body and trusting that it  always knows what's best for you.    

We have been so programmed as a society to really fear our body and believe in everything and everyone but our own intuition! The truth is, the only sure way to start to feel at peace in our skin is to put our energy into falling in love with exactly how our body is right now. That means deciding to be okay with our physique regardless of the size of our jeans, the number on the scale or what our distant relative might have to say about it. Now committing to intuitive movement isn't a magic pill for getting rid of all those body related issues, but it is certainly a start!  

So as you move into the new year, choose your workouts one breath  and one day at a time; and know that there is no better leader of your body than you!  It's time you take back the power and start believing in yourself again!  You got this :)