Be U: IDEA World Lifestyle

Coming for the Real You.

I'm hoping to share thoughts, fun and insightful information and aha moments with all to better serve ourselves and the universe.

My background is that of Executive Secretary for the local Electric company (11 years).

Certified Personal Trainer (since 1991) and Fitness Consultant for my own company, Beachin Bodies (6 years) and certified in Reiki and Nutrition with training in Cranial Sacral work, Tai Chi, and Meditation. Certified as a Professional Life Coach (2015); Minister at Universal Life Church (2016);

and, possibly, most important,

my own journey through illness and avenues, roads and roadblocks that I have taken to find the real me. (35 plus years).

The me that I was born as. The me that is the all-knowing. I believe the search is endless and we are here to learn and to love and to share it all.

Saturday, July 17, 2021

IDEA World Lifestyle

I recently participated in the Virtual IDEA World Conference 2021. Wow. A bunch of awesome, up-to-date information, research, energy and amazing people and sessions. It went for 3 full days, Pacific Time. For me, on Eastern USA Time, it was 10:15 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. (approximately) each day.

Whew, I am so glad I attended. My brain is tired. There is something about moving around to each classroom/exercise room that is more energizing than watching the clock tick tock down to be able to click on the 'Join' button. And, there is something to say for the simplicity of attending from home as well.

It made me realize just how much I move around - up and down - during the day. Sitting at a desk for 2 hour intervals affected my body in ways that it has never, that I remember, been affected. I used to do desk work 100 years ago as a secretary and my muscle memory of that was not with me to help me to adapt comfortably to the swivel chair that I sat in to be in front of my computer. Ha. Say what..

Movement of any kind matters. Just keep doing it. The daily repetition of movement is what our bodies respond to. It says to itself - 'she is going to keep doing this (as we keep the repetition alive) and I have to respond to her need and desire to keep doing this so I will adapt and get stronger and more efficient'. Yay Body!

Some of the classes I attended were about Nutrition, Life Post Covid, Brain Health vs. Body Health, Fats/Carbs/Proteins, HIIT (High Intensity Intermittent Training), Core and Visceral Fat, Virtual Work with Clients, Weight Loss and Reticular Activating System information which is our brain's ability and its auto-pilot in filtering information.

Most of our brain works without us having to do or be aware of anything. Only 5% of our brain actually thinks. Totally amazing.

I remember a Cranial Sacral session I experienced where we had me find my switch to this RAS system within myself whereas I could dial up and dial down its performance/capacity. We can retrain our brain to filter thoughts, cognitively and subconsciously, that support the life we want to live and participate in as opposed to the life we have lived and participated in.

Oh, I am full of excitement to 'play' with all that was taught to me and all that I was reminded of.

I have been doing this a long time. The familiarity and the newness blends as I open myself to it doing so.

May you allow what is familiar to you and what you wish to create anew filter through your brain as you are open to where, what, how, why, and who you are now and the life you want to live.

As humans, we are always learning.

May you be open to learning through your truth, your desires, your feelings and your patterns with your life; as your life is just now with your heart, mind, body and soul open and operational.

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My Past Story

The first thing I would always tell a new doctor was 'my dad left me when I was 10'. He just disappeared, ran away. It was pretty awful for me. I thought it was my fault as most kids sometimes do. I thought I was unlovable. Years later, 20 maybe, I realized it wasn't just that my dad left me that affected my life, but also that my mom stayed. She stayed and I'll be forever grateful. However, her staying wasn't all peaches and creme. She was so hurt, so distraught, so frightened to raise three kids on her own and find a job that it was very hard for her to be there for me and my needs. I chose to shutdown, be quiet and try not to make it any harder on her as to not ask for much, or voice much, or need much.

Years later, in 11/12th grade, I noticed my fingers being really cold and hurting all the time. I noticed them turning purple and the pain was very 'loud'. Humorously enough, I had chosen to be a secretary and typing was a big part of my everyday. I loved it even. Fingers flying across the keyboard with as little mistakes as possible was the goal. I was pretty good at it. While in typing class, I remember putting my hands on my neck to try to warm them and make them feel better. I was naive enough then to think this must be happening to everyone.

Anyway, years went by and nobody was able to tell me why this was happening or what to do to make it better. Then, approximately 4 years later, I remember (what I felt) was little me sitting across from a really big doctor at his really big desk and him telling me I was allergic to myself. Of course, this was him describing to me what auto-immune meant. I had a disease called scleroderma and it could kill me (sometimes in as little as five years) and I would most likely be on medicine and have it for the rest of my life and there was nothing to change it.

Anyway, almost 30 years later, I've had my share of pain and I'm alive. I've had ulcerations on my fingers and I have lost most of my nails on both hands from lack of circulation and producing too much collagen. My hands are somewhat not a pretty sight and to hit something with one of my fingers by accident (well, I refer to the feeling as 'going to the moon).

When I was about 30, I started looking at alternative medicine and I tried anything that came across my path to try to stop the pain. I have tried many normal and not so normal 'ideas'. I sometimes do not believe at what lengths I went to try to ease my pain and suffering!

This is what has brought me here to this point in my life.

I'm grateful to be able to learn so much about myself and life and I wouldn't take it back (well, some days I might want to).

Something was telling me to blog. I really didn't know much about blogging - I am still a novice at best. Approximately 5 weeks ago, I sat at my computer and started typing.

I am surprised at where my blogs have led me. I thought I was trying to help others and that still is a big goal of mine. However, what I am finding out is that this is a great outlet for me.

A way to feel like I'm doing something. I told a friend this morning about my blog and I said that it's draining because I put everything out there and do not hold back as I post each individual blog; its fun because it does give me an outlet and I feel a little purpose in my life; and it's scary because I don't want anyone laughing at me or telling me that I am completely 'off my rocker'!