magine how much more space and ease you will experience in your life — JUST by creating more space and ease inside of your body! A few stretches and your breath deepens, your blood pressure and heart rate begin to slow. Just a little movement in your body and you have a new tool to manage stress, ward off disease, and most importantly feel really really good inside of your own skin. Sure, you can work really hard and with a lot of stress you can make a lot of money — which can buy you lots of fun experiences for your body. But the clincher comes in the form of all the stress that is stored inside of your cells, tightening and restricting easy movement through your life. Ask yourself this – is the stress that you endure so you can live a better tomorrow worth the sacrifice you are making in the moment to moment experience of your life through your own body? Our body is the vehicle in which we journey through our life”s situations, moving with ease and lightness, space and good health is one of the most efficient ways to improve your life experience dramatically. Movement is truth and, as the cliche reminds us, change is the only constant – embrace them and flow in harmony with your body.

Sleep deprivation has been an ancient torture treatment for prisoners of war throughout human history, and now the punishment is self imposed. With daily stressors and an unsupported lifestyle, many of us on this planet carry our bodies and minds through the day lacking enough sleep. We move through our lives incomplete and depleted. Imagine how much sweeter your world would be if everyone in your life slept well and completely each night, imagine a world where people took naps when they are irritable and tired — rather than lashing out and reacting aggressively.

Maybe world peace wouldn”t seem such a daunting task if we just supported one another in having a full night”s rest.

Whether it is a new Prada purse or a new power juicer, a new nose or a new yoga mat — I’ve been playing the exact same game of making my self feel beautiful by buying stuff. This inner beauty thing has to go a lot deeper than even a super hot yoga body, I can’t just stop here.

So I dug deep, and in my meditations, I found some clarity: It is about loving myself as I love my sister. My mother, my father. Loving myself as much as I love my friends, family. Thats it. Its about valuing myself as a human being deserving of the love that this planet earth provides us freely. I am part of nature and I am as beautiful as a little daisy on the side of the road, without trying to be beautiful – I already am. Thats it. And my body deserves to be fueled by high quality nourishment. Just like that little daisy deserves proper soil, sunlight, and rain to thrive.

Check out the video that was inspired by these reflections: