Loving Your Sacred Vessel

It's so frustrating when you sabotage your own progress with your weight loss isn't it? Why might you do this and what strategies can you use to step out of your own way?I believe our inner Saboteur shows up and intervenes when we are straying too far out of our comfort zone. The Saboteur is one of your survival archetypes, we all have one, and it wants you to stay safe. Loving Your Sacred Vessel encourages you to take small steps towards releasing your excess weight, just one or two habit changes at a time so that you don't feel overwhelmed and your inner Saboteur isn't triggered.Ultimately, long term, a kind and gentle approach which addresses your emotions and your thought patterns can yield more lasting results; which is what I have found in my own life and why I am sharing my method with you.This episode contains a short visualisation. It's best to sit quietly at a time when you can focus within, close your eyes and not be distracted. Do not attempt this when you need to focus your attention on other things.If you’d like to work with Lauren on a one to one basis, head over to her site laurendsilva.co.uk Disclaimer: Please note that this approach may not be appropriate for you if you are suffering from an eating disorder or a medical condition. If you are uncertain please seek medical advice before making dietary or lifestyle changes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurendsilva.substack.com

Janet has been doing my Sacred Vessel Programme from the beginning and watching her transformation has been so rewarding for me. She tells me how she feels now and why this is an approach she'd recommend to other women who have struggled with their body image, food and yo-yo dieting.As I recorded this interview we are about to start another Loving Your Sacred Vessel Programme, so if you'd like to work online with me in a small group go along to my website for more information and booking. I'd love to see you there!https://www.laurendsilva.co.uk/holistic-weight-lossIf you’d like to work with Lauren on a one to one basis, or register for her Loving Your Sacred Vessel group programme head over to her site laurendsilva.co.uk Right now if you sign up to Lauren's Community newsletter you’ll receive a recording of her Paradise Courtyard Garden relaxation to listen to as a gift. Disclaimer: Please note that this approach may not be appropriate for you if you are suffering from an eating disorder or a medical condition. If you are uncertain please seek medical advice before making dietary or lifestyle changes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurendsilva.substack.com

Perhaps you turn to food when you are not physically hungry. You aren't alone if you do this, it is really common. It's often called 'comfort eating' but I think a better description would be 'discomfort eating' as it is an attempt to suppress an uncomfortable feeling. It may work briefly as a tactic for a momentary fix, but it tends to lead to more unhappiness long term. In this episode I suggest ways you might interrupt that urge to emotionally eat.If you’d like to work with Lauren on a one to one basis, or register for her Loving Your Sacred Vessel group programme head over to her site laurendsilva.co.uk Right now if you sign up to Lauren's Community newsletter you’ll receive a recording of her Paradise Courtyard Garden relaxation to listen to as a gift. Disclaimer: Please note that this approach may not be appropriate for you if you are suffering from an eating disorder or a medical condition. If you are uncertain please seek medical advice before making dietary or lifestyle changes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurendsilva.substack.com

Humans haven't changed a lot genetically since the 70s, so why were most people a healthy weight when I was growing up? Now people in the healthy weight range are in the minority. Around two thirds of us fall into the overweight or obese categories. 70s people weren't running on willpower to stay slim and we haven't lost all our moral fibre over the decades! There are lots of factors which contribute to the obesity epidemic, but one, I believe, is the outsourcing of most of our nutrition to large food companies. It's time to take back some of that control and make gradual lifestyle changes. I've done this and I believe you can too.If you’d like to work with Lauren on a one to one basis, or register for her Loving Your Sacred Vessel group programme head over to her site laurendsilva.co.uk Right now if you sign up to Lauren's Community newsletter you’ll receive a recording of her Paradise Courtyard Garden relaxation to listen to as a gift. Disclaimer: Please note that this approach may not be appropriate for you if you are suffering from an eating disorder or a medical condition. If you are uncertain please seek medical advice before making dietary or lifestyle changes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurendsilva.substack.com

In this second episode of Loving Your Sacred Vessel I share one of the key Aha! moments I experienced at the start of my own Sacred Vessel weight loss journey. It was a realisation that has underpinned the holistic approach I formulated to losing my excess weight in a kind and sustainable way that respected and cared for my body. This is how I work with other women in my Loving Your Sacred Vessel Programme now too.If you’d like to work with Lauren on a one to one basis, or register for her Loving Your Sacred Vessel group programme head over to her site laurendsilva.co.uk Right now if you sign up to Lauren's Community newsletter you’ll receive a recording of her Paradise Courtyard Garden relaxation to listen to as a gift. Disclaimer: Please note that this approach may not be appropriate for you if you are suffering from an eating disorder or a medical condition. If you are uncertain please seek medical advice before making dietary or lifestyle changes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurendsilva.substack.com

In this episode I'll be talking about diets. I'll be sharing some of my own diet history and my frustration as each successive diet became less effective and my weight increased over time.I'm asking if you have a similar history of weight loss and weight gain. It may be time to ponder your dieting history and think about all the conflicting advice you have followed over the years. Where has all this dieting effort left you?I reached the realisation that the answer to my excess weight would not be found in the latest diet book, and I knew I needed to find a different approach. It was at that point I started to listen to my inner guidance and everything began to change for the better.I end this episode with some Sacred Vessel affirmations. If you are driving or working machinery or have other reasons to keep your attention on what you are doing keep your eyes open and stay fully alert! You can always pause your listening and come back to this part of the programme later when you can relax.If you’d like to work with Lauren on a one to one basis, or register for her Loving Your Sacred Vessel group programme head over to her site laurendsilva.co.uk Right now if you sign up to Lauren's Community newsletter you’ll receive a recording of her Paradise Courtyard Garden relaxation to listen to as a gift. Disclaimer: Please note that this approach may not be appropriate for you if you are suffering from an eating disorder or a medical condition. If you are uncertain please seek medical advice before making dietary or lifestyle changes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurendsilva.substack.com

If you are ready for a kind, holistic and sustainable approach to losing weight and gaining greater respect, appreciation and love for your body you’re in the right place. Host Lauren D'Silva will be sharing many of the methods she uses with her clients and participants on her Loving Your Sacred Vessel Programme. You can expect practical exercises, questions for reflection and self-enquiry, affirmations, simple visualisations and other ways to build your self-worth and self-esteem. We’ll be talking about food in some of our episodes too, but not in a calorie counting, points tracking, or faddy way. Lauren will be encouraging you to nourish your beautiful body with real food, so that she can be her healthiest self.If you’d like to work with Lauren on a one to one basis, or register for her Loving Your Sacred Vessel group programme head over to her site laurendsilva.co.uk Right now if you sign up to Lauren's Community newsletter you’ll receive a recording of her Paradise Courtyard Garden relaxation to listen to as a gift. Disclaimer: Please note that this approach may not be appropriate for you if you are suffering from an eating disorder or a medical condition. If you are uncertain please seek medical advice before making dietary or lifestyle changes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit laurendsilva.substack.com