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I promise to accept my body
BY SAM & JORDI WOODS
Did you know there is no such thing as a ‘normal’ body shape? That’s right, NO SUCH THING! Everyone is unique and has there own assets and issues. The problem for most of us is that we focus too much on what we don’t like about our bodies instead of identifying what is good and learning how to enhance those areas.
Lately I (Jordi) have done more Body Analysis* sessions with clients than usual. The only thing I can put it down to is people are getting tired of hiding under shapeless clothing, being frustrated when shopping and not enjoying fashion and dressing as they are confronted with Summer.
Summer is a time of year when the layers are lighter, clothing is shorter and more skin may need to be on show. Therefore, often clients get scared, embarrassed, shy or concerned when it comes to baring their bod. Hence, they come to us for help.
A *Body Analysis session is a service we offer where we demystify the idealised body shape most people either find themselves striving for, or criticise themselves for not having. It is a unique styling system we designed that combines; a mathematical process to assess an individual’s body shape accurately, teach a positive emotional attitude and share our fashion knowledge to ensure clients know how to shop, dress and confidently embrace their “assets” and “issue” areas.
Since every body is unique and require their own set of styling guidelines (no one can be put into a box regardless of how much we have been told body shapes fall into categories of a pear, apple or whatever other generic shape someone has decided for us!) it would be impossible to give applicable body shape advice for every reader. So we decided to share some attitude tips we give that
go hand in hand with all of the physical styling advice we teach. Starting with – acceptance! Acceptance is the first step in a self confidence journey therefore, that is what we are going to start with in this article. We are not asking you to love everything about your physical appearance, but we do want you to learn how to accept somethings in order to be able to start looking at them with a positive attitude. Eliminating (or at least limiting) negative self talk will enable you to be constructive (not critical) in moving forward with what you may need to do, learn or change in order to feel more comfortable, healthy and confident. The Accepting My Body Promises covered below has given many women the gift of confidence, comfort and self love as they learned how to embrace their shape, dress in styles that were flattering to them and be able to explore being the best version of themselves. What we share below is all about empowerment and taking back control of your precious body and mind. It is designed to help you make a positive change in the way you think, look and feel about yourself forever. Sure, you are
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bound to have days where you feel better about yourself than others, however, making these promises to yourself can safe guard you against negative self talk – something that isn’t attractive or healthy on anyone.
(Exert below taken from Sam’s “Stylish, Sexy and Sane…in 30 days!” self help book.)
Maybe cut out the below and pop it on your fridge or in your bathroom so you can “speak nicely” to yourself everyday. You are worth it!
Acceptance Promises (Repeat out loud!) I promise to… face the fact I am NOT perfect and neither is anyone else thr ow out negative body image thoughts and replace them with positive ones accept and embr ace the body I have v ow I will always do what is best for me and my body b e grateful for my body not let m y body shape define my style love and appreciate my body always speak nicely to myself and others about my body r espect my body and always be kind to it
“When life throws you curves, embrace them!” The more we tell ourselves that we are accepting who we are and embracing what we have, the better we will feel about ourselves. On the contrary, if we tell ourselves we are unhappy with our appearance the worse we will feel. So, lets feel good by saying and thinking good things.
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.” Napoleon Hill. On the right is an exercise we would like you to complete. Repeat this exercise at least once a month and watch your confidence grow. The more we focus on what we like about our bodies and want to “showcase” the less we tend to notice the less desirable areas.
Give it a go! Grab a cup of tea, put away your phone, remove all distractions and just focus on you. We want you to remember to be kind to yourself! If you cannot list 5 things straight away that is not uncommon, don’t get disheartened. Just implement what you have learnt in this article and come back and re-visit it in a fortnight. We can almost guarantee, the more you accept your body the more things you will learn to like.
Before we wrap up we want to reiterate the importance of looking at
5 things I like about my body and want to showcase are:
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your body shape with positive eyes. You have now learnt how to speak positively to your body and have an exercise to help keep you on track. From this day forward it is only acceptable to speak kindly to your body and embrace what ‘yo Mumma gave you’ and enjoy life.
Vibrantly yours, Sam & Jordi Woods x
Understanding styling and fashion is one thing. Having a super-natural flair for making everyday people look incredible is another. Once you’ve met Sam & Jordi Woods, it’s hard not to catch their infectious passion for dressing to match your own lifestyle, personality and charisma. Through their consultancy ‘VibrantConcepts’, Sam & Jordi have transformed the lives of thousands. Let Sam & Jordi show you how to look and feel fabulous everyday at their Style Studio in Erina – learn the art of illusion dressing, colour matching, styling, translating fashion trends and savvy shopping with their unique VC Signature Styling Systems and services that are truly personal and really work! To contact VibrantConcepts phone 0425 221 676.
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