Monday, December 20, 2010

A Course in Weight Loss

On one of my many favorite trips to Barnes and Noble in search of some new literature, I came across a most profound book. I was specifically looking for a book that broke down the science of detoxing, healthy approaches to detoxing and what specifically happens to the body when it is on a detox. Instead, I came across a book by Marianne Williamson titled "A Course in Weight Loss: 21 Spiritual Lessons for Surrending Your Weight Forever". I was completely wowed because here was a book that took a spiritual look at weight loss and addressed the cosmology of factors of weight gain. The book of course is a spin on "A Course in Miracles", a book that speaks to a spiritual thought system. "A Course in Weight Loss" assists in the reader examining the reasons and root causes of their weight gain and relationship to food. 


Once I read the book's summary and review, I instantly connected to it. The book's voice is similar to that of the contemporary world of western medicine whereas other weight-loss books (many helpful and informative in their own right) focus on "the cure" while this book attempts to focus on "the root and the cure". (And a lot of weight loss books do focus on prevention). I have begun to read the book and work through the lessons. 


Although to most people I may not look like I have weight issues, the main thing is I alone can identify my own challenges with weight and health, and Marianne's book is helping me sort it out a little bit more in depth. Health is something we all identify with because we live in a world that threatens the vibrancy of our health everyday, and we too contribute to that threat by self-harm through fear, ego, addictions, naivete, and ignorance. I myself am no stranger to any of those. Daily I move to be healthier in mind, body and spirit, and now I have a new book that adds some inspiration to that daily journey. Might I add that it was cool to find out after I bought the book that it was one of "Oprah's Favorite Things of 2010". Oprah has good taste. 


Pick up your own copy and Injoy!

Intermission....



"Health is more than the absence of disease; it is a dynamic state of balance and integration of body, mind, and spirit"


- Dr. Deepak Chopra