Working out is amazing on many levels.
But there’s one issue it doesn’t solve.
I experienced it first hand…
Category: Peaceful Fitness
Peaceful Fitness (previously Body & Soul) is the part of PeacefulCreativity.com dedicated to physical health, fitness, and nutrition.
We’re complex creatures; both peacefulness and creativity require complex solutions. The body is our vessel and we need to nurture it if we want to go a long way. Fitness & proper nutrition are areas of our life we can’t ignore in our quest for peacefulness.
Let’s love ourselves Body and Soul!
The Ella Becker Interview brought back good memories from the gym and I think it’s time to reveal the fitness side of PeacefulCreativity.com.
The spiritual world encourages us to accept ourselves and our circumstances as they are.
And that’s great.
But I didn’t like being fat.
So I changed it.
Here’s how.
Ella Becker (@lifting.ella) is a powerlifter, a rock drummer and a great soul.
In this very personal episode, we talk about Ella’s journey from substance abuse & depression to setting a world record, becoming European champion and more importantly, finding happiness.
January 19th: Depression Day
Every January 19th, I experience a mild form of depression.
For the scientist, it’s a vitamin D deficiency;
For the sociologist, it’s the aftermath of the Xmas season;
For Michael Brown’s The Presence Process, it’s a bunch of emotional charges from the past in need of integration;
For me, it’s f*cking annoying…
…or rather, it used to be until the morning of January 19th, 2018.
As I was reflecting on this year’s installment of the Depression Monster franchise, I realized something: Big D isn’t a blood-thirsty monster like Jason or Mike Myers. He’s actually an ally who can help me be a better person.
Continue reading “Depression can be your ally, here’s why”