* This exercise continues from the previous exercise
...Now open your eyes, stand up and take a good look at your whole body in the mirror . . . Follow the outlines of your body and get a picture of the whole of you rather than focusing in on details ...Try not to judge, just look. Stand comfortably and try to project a feeling of accepting and liking yourself. . . Keep your back straight and turn sideways so that you get another picture of yourself. . . Just look, try not to judge . . . Now turn forwards and then to the other side . . . Just look, try not to judge . . Turn forwards again and, starting with your toes, look all the way up your body and, when you reach your head, look from your head all the way down . . As you look at yourself in the mirror, try to see yourself. with accepting eyes...
…Turn to your right, stand as though you are now your ideal size and look into the mirror . . Now turn to the other side . . . What do you see? . . . Now turn frontwards and resume your usual stance . . . What are the differences? . . . Now sit down on the chair as if you were your ideal size . . . What do you see? . . How would it be for you to hold this position regularly? . . . Would it express more clearly how you feel about the inner you? Would you appear to be too confident? . . . Hold this position for a minute and, when you are ready, go on to the questions below.
1. Were you able to feel comfortable looking at yourself? Describe what you felt. As you do the exercise regularly, notice the small changes in self-acceptance.
2. What did you notice when you tried to project yourself at your ideal size? What aspects of you came forwards? How did you hold yourself diferently?
Try incorporating the positive aspects of how you hold your body at your ideal size into how you are in your body now. Start off by doing it for a few minutes each hour...and let us know how you go!
