BODY IMAGE + SELF CARE

Breathing In Aphrodite.

Kathy BODY IMAGE + SELF CARE, FERTILITY + MENOPAUSE, Self Love

Age & beauty can be huge subjects to reconcile when you choose to live agelessly.

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Especially if you were someone who dedicated most of what “society considers” your prime years working on your career, family, or a loveless relationship. You can be left feeling like you’ve missed out once age sets in.

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When I move to Spain I was in that position. I chose Spain because It’s Latin images of women feed my imagination towards femininity & I felt like needed a crash course.

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There is a wonderful exercise Laura Bushnell shares in her book, Life Magic…

That has helped me reconnect with my female energy.

It’s called “Breathing In APHRODITE

You can do this on a walk …maybe in nature by yourself, or on a crowded city sidewalk. All that matters is your focus.

As you walk imagine yourself standing next to a beautiful, iconic woman ; for example Sophia Loren. Or Anyone you imagine as your “Ideal” (sexual) energy. Walk close… imagine your arms touching.

Now breathe in that energy… and all the characteristics you imagine them having. Imagine their sensuality the way they move their arms .. their legs… their hips… the tilt of their chin.

Breath that ALL in… as if it’s directly channeling into every fiber of your body. Have fun!!!. __________

The author recommends that you do this exercise for 2 to 5 minutes a day for 21 days and watch what happens.

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Honestly… I felt an amazing shift. I felt more at home in my female body then I thought I would… Try it let me know what you think.

Remember you are an irresistible force of nature you just need to let it show.

Thank you for reading along! Xo Kathy

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KATHY CAMP @living_agelessly is all about Ageless Living & Midlife shifts #ExcorporateChick, World Traveler now a wellness, yoga, lifestyle, business coach living in Spain.

Age Is Just A Number, Right?

Kathy BODY IMAGE + SELF CARE, LIVING AGELESSLY- AN INSIDE JOB!, NEXT CHAPTERS, Self Improvement, Self Love

Picture this… your HYPED about your own life.

You’re doing work that brings you meaning and adds value to others. You go to bed every night, believing that you are enough. You’re well moisturized, rested, and unstoppable magic fills your bones.
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Because Age Is Just A Number!!
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And then you walk out the door… hear something… read something & something’s SHIFTS. Because everything’s chanced… all that’s good down to the bone feeling is gone.
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The messages we internalize about age.
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Should I be wearing this? Can anyone see my strong, healthy legs’ knees are saggy?

“The question is not size, or shape, or years, or even having two of everything, (for some do not). The issues of the body should solely be… does it FEEL.”
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Even with all our knowing … We STILL CAN fall into the trap of obsession over the SIGNS of aging. As I was reminded by my friend @
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The messages of losing worth and value are bombarding us on every level. And if we’ve always had a soft palette for other people’ opinions, it can leave us feeling we will still never be enough.
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Does anyone see those sagging areas or wrinkles? Have I convinced you, I am worthy of your attention? And if I have at least for a little while, maybe I can be happy.
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I know because I have been there. An endless cycle of trying to improve… to lift & hold it up, concealing, hoping that no one will notice the dreadful signs of my Age.
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The truth is that it’s never been necessary. And this may be our last beautiful opportunity to get that through our skulls. And like so many things throughout our lives … this world can rob you of the joy of the right where you are if you let it. And body/youth image is only one of them.
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Have you been seduced over the years? It’s a bad habit that can start at birth.
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Being Ageless we’ve finally learned that the old “Age-Rule-Book” just another way to lure us into doing something… NOT doing something … or buying something. And as a byproduct… Wasting your valuable time & cultivating HATE.
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“Your BODY is perfect if it…
has the right connection to pleasure? To your heart. To your soul? Does it have happiness, joy? Can it in its own way move, dance, jiggle, sway, thrust? Because that’s where sustainable joy in life is… & nothing else matters.”
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Paraphrased from another piece of Magic…Women Who Run With Wolves by Dr. Estes

Your body has not failed you if you were able to take one more breath in this wonderful life.

… Believe It 🙂

Kathy Camp is cultivating her brand of Ageless Living & Next Chapters as a “midlife” strategist based in Madrid, Spain, where she coaches International Clients and hosts Transformational Retreats for Women in Europe. “No More Aimless Wandering Toward Happiness! It’s time to get obsessively specific about what you want & start filling your life with it.”

Stop DOING & Learn to BE!

Kathy BODY IMAGE + SELF CARE, Self Improvement, Self Love

It’s A Monday… & Maybe once a Month!!!

…. & I’m living my life as normal… did my Sunday prep “myself” for the week. Slept 8+hours… took care of my skin, woke ….did a quick meditation.., drank my delicious coffee, read my inspirations and NOW wondering what the heck I’m going to do with this lack of energy I have today …. it’s MONDAY! I just can’t get myself going.

It’s unfortunate that we equate needing rest or a break with low productivity.

We treat them like their indulgences that need to be earned only after doing something AMAZING. Ignoring our bodies telling us …something, or slow down. Choosing only to listen to that internal school-guidance-counselor that says we will amount to nothing choosing LAZY habits.

Even on the rare occasions that we do allow ourselves to drop into that space and retreat, we make excuses for it. Feeling anxious about it… feeling a sense of urgency to push through and “DO” more.

But what I’m learning now is…

I do define most of my “time “ in my life like that… needing to do more, not enough, make up for something, or you’ll miss goal!!!

FORGETTING that DOING is not superior to BEING!!!

I’ve had a life full of DOING. I’m reminded in my own words today that its time for BEING. And that my friends, I’m discovering is even more efficient in the process of becoming ME.

How do you handle what we could call “ unmotivated “ days?
Let me hear from you in the comments 🙂

KATHY CAMP @living_agelessly is all about #livingageless, & creating conversations around #healthyliving, #vitalilty #freshstarts & #midlife dreams. #ExcorporateChick now a wellness, yoga lifestyle coach living in Spain

We need to hear from YOU!

Kathy BODY IMAGE + SELF CARE, Self Improvement, Self Love

{Above are the amazing women who came to our Retreat in Spain, 2019. Forever Changed!}

OK, I’m here to tell you …DONT expect someone’s to come & RESCUE YOU!

… No one is going to defend your honor, your words your boundaries… if you don’t RESPECT them yourself!
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That means with your man, your kids your grandkids, at your job or with your government… The quicker you understand that the faster you can regain or gain control of your destiny.
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There is a lot of power in ownership

…a power that’s worth exploring in creating this authentic Life Experience… called YOU!

BUT, It can be easier said than done. There is a lot of fear that goes along with that power. And the Ego is very helpful in pointing out all your weaknesses.

So don’t believe it when you hear that little voice in your head saying; I’m not Good Enough, I must be wrong because there is so much resistance, I don’t deserve this… because they are all from your EGO… to keep you looking outside instead of INSIDE for approval.

The choice is yours it is always will be yours when or how. It doesn’t have to be loud or brutal as we so often see expressed to be effective.

Now go my Queen … my princess warrior. Who wakes every morning smart, with an un-met dream in her heart! … Go slay those dragons… find your voice, because the world needs to hear from you.

KATHY CAMP @iam_living_agelessly is all about #livingageless, & creating conversations around #healthyliving, #vitalilty #freshstarts & #midlife dreams. #ExcorporateChick now a wellness, yoga lifestyle coach living in Spain

Seeing Your Beauty In Your Prime

Kathy BODY IMAGE + SELF CARE

The first step to becoming an ageless goddess is to become aware of your programming. Becoming aware can help you stop supporting stale aging habit you’ve absorbed by being unconscious and of course presented to you by our culture.

It’s true women.., as we age, often move into our ageless years & find it hard to accept the change in our looks …, especially if we’ve been used to turning heads!

It’s can feel like a REAL loss if you haven’t developed your inner sense of self and all the gifts of wit and wisdom that come with living those years …and how those gifts can paint a gorgeous ageless glow all over the face.

If you live in the land of what’s been lost… when you looked better… you will continue to feel out of place, small, sad & frustrated as you enter into your ageless years.

“An ageless goddess rejects age-ism and OWNS her own beauty at every age.” Says Dr. Christiana Northrup… It’s taking me a long time to learn this. I had a hard time believing anything beautiful about my physicality having a noticeable skin disease most in my life. (A story for another day)

As Becca Levy learned in a research study… that beyond a shadow of a doubt… acting as though we are living in our “prime” has a huge impact on our health, physical appearance, and engagement with life. And it starts by paying attention to our Self-Talk.

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Starting Tips

—Create self-empowering affirmations and put them places you see often like your bathroom mirror, nightstand, in your wallet. ️

—Change from the inside out by being daring & do something different, learn something new…often. This will help you start activating the parts of the brain not stimulate when living in a routine. 🏻This was what happened to me by moving to Spain.

And when you layer on top of those new experiences your affirmations… You can’t help but begin to see YOUR BEAUTY IN Your PRIME!

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