Posts Tagged ‘Eating Disorders’
Moving to breathe, breathing to move.
When I dance, I really get in touch with my breath. I mean I really get in touch with it. Not only do I become more aware of my breath when I move, but I also become more aware of how my body insists on that deep and full inhale and exhale that moving forces…
Read More10 Ways Nia Benefits Bodies (mine and yours, that is)
When we embrace an active healthy lifestyle we can attain increased fitness, health, and well-being not only in our bodies, but also in our minds, emotions, and spirits. Nia is a unique fusion fitness practice that provides benefits in all these areas; it is easily learned, easily built upon, and a joy to practice throughout…
Read MoreNia: Mental Health Through Movement & Music
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Read MoreThe Get Inspired! Project – Interview with Jennifer Hicks
*~* The Get Inspired! Project *~* by Toni Reece of the PEOPLE Academy, Inc 365 interviews over 365 days with inspiring folks around the world I was ThRiLLEd today to learn that my interview was #80 on the list… check it out here Nia is the biggest part of what inspires me and I sure…
Read MoreOvercoming Mental Illness & Anorexia
Thanks to my dear friend Cindy Ashton for having me on her Monster-Kissing Secrets internet radio show. It’s because of dear souls like Cindy that I can passionately tell my tale while sharing insights about crawling out of seemingly bottomless pits. Best part of the whole story is the part about how Nia was (and still…
Read MoreAsking me about my weight….
is NOT okay. One more time, with feeling: Asking me about my weight is NOT okay. Over the past 3 days, I’ve had at least as many questions about my weight. I tried to pass the questions off like they don’t bother me. I noticed myself avoiding the requisite response that usually follows a yes/no…
Read MoreSunday Scribblings # 92 – Healing
Sunday Scribblings is asking me to talk about Healing. I can’t help it. This is a gift of another opportunity for me to speak about Nia I recently submitted an article to ParticipACTION. It’s this Canadian initiative to motivate Canadians to get active and be healthy. When I was a kid, ParticipACTION made it’s way…
Read MoreDance Our Way Home
I was introduced to Erica Ross and Dance Our Way Home in 2005 through Sheena’s Place, a support centre in Toronto for people with eating disorders. In the throes of anorexia and an exercise obsession, I connected back to my body and it’s beauty in this wonderful expressive dance practice. Fortunately, Erica is now offering…
Read MoreSunday Scribblings #56 – Chance Encounter
Is there really such a thing as a chance encounter? When I think seriously about it, I’m not sure that chance encounters truly exist. There are a ga-jillion concepts related to the idea of chance encounters: unexpected events, luck, accidents, coincidence, etc. But really, I don’t think that anything that happens is truly “out of…
Read MoreMy monster
I recently came across this piece thatI wrote in August 2004. It describes the demon that I characterized as my eating disorder at the time. To go with this piece, I created a mascot.One that represented my physical enemy, one that wore worn out running shoes, had thick thighs and was an evil person. I…
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