Fitness From The Ego To The Heart

I’ve been sharing insights and teachings about holistic health and fitness for 20 years. What I’m seeing now is a resurgence of people who are really excited to learn how to get healthy. This is exciting to me because there’s a new energy to it. It feels curious and childlike.

In the past we’d will ourselves to exercise and punish ourselves if we ate something we deemed bad or feel guity if we didn’t work it off in the gym.

Now I’m seeing that mentality fad away…

and more people are gravitating towards a healthier mindset as it relates to their fitness and nutrition. A more balanced mindset. They’re being led from their heart instead of their ego and I think thats so beautiful.

Much of my work over the years has been helping people find the joy in their fitness routine and witness how miraculous their body really is. That’s what my book, Finally Thriving is all about.

I’ve always loved sharing natural ways to get healthy. Holistic health principles that support your body in healing and regeneration. Tools that are accessible and simple.

Today’s no different.

As I’ve gone through my own personal hormonal changes during menopause…

I’ve had lots of women ask me what I’m doing and how they can support their body through this phase in their life.

They share with me that they’re frustrated because all they’re seeing about menopause is related to hormonal therapy. As if that’s our only option. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to do hormonal therapy but so many women are craving an alternative.

Mostly what’s talked about is how to combat hormonal changes physiologically (which is important) but what’s not talked about as much is the emotional rite of passage we go through during this time. I’ve noticed women who tend to suppress their emotions over the years have more physical symptoms generally.

Why are we suppressing our emotions?

We’ve missed the boat on feeling our emotions because so often we’re directed to figure out our emotions. This turns an emotion into a thought which keeps it on the mental plane. Emotions are meant to be felt not intellectualized because they’re stored in the body not the brain so the solution is to be with them so that your emotions can move through.

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I’ve had my challenges personally with menopause too and what I want to share with you is there’s always something you can do to support your body. It’s a matter of patience and attention. So going through menopause has taught me to go deeper into my own self care and value me.

To explore what I’m feeling and lean into a deeper state of self acceptance.

Taking care of yourself on a deeper level…

teaches you to be present with your body and directs your focus continually to what matters most. I don’t know about you but menopause really made me pay attention to what my body needed even more. It wasn’t a signal I could bypass even if I wanted to.

So how do we do this? First, do your best NOT to fight it. I know hot flashes are uncomfortable and sometimes they come at the most inappropriate times but it’s an energy that is moving through your body and like emotions if you try to suppress your symptoms they will amplify.

What we want to do…

is be present with our body and respond proactively by supporting our body with what it needs. Be there for your body unconditionally.

This will also teach you how to love yourself because you’re practicing presence with your body and with yourself. This is a really big deal. To be able to support your body with the right nutrition, rest, hydration, movement and emotional regulation and honesty.

I go into these hormonal changes in my latest Youtube video, Menopause Doesn't Have To Suck. I share that when you make the switch from estradiol to estrone. Estrogen stops getting produced in your ovaries and now it’s being produced in your adrenals and adipose tissue (fat cells).

What does this mean? You’re way more sensitive to stress now. So that’s why it’s so important to tune into your body and support it smarter not harder.

Check out my video below!

https://youtu.be/ouLWR9Vc3Hg?si=GMLXoztqtmXnwN6z

In health and happiness,

Allison Pelot

Natural Intelligence Is The Universe's Algorithm

I’ve just recently gained a new perspective on the universe from one of my spiritual teachers, Kerry K.  She said that the universe has a natural algorithm much like what we experience with the artificial intelligence algorithm.  She calls this natural intelligence.

What they have in common is that they both feed you more of what you continually focus on but the difference is the universe will give you experiences that will push you to grow as a person.  In other words, the universe will keep giving you experiences until you can begin to see your personal blind spots or what you aren’t yet seeing about yourself.

So if you’re navigating life from a wounded place, then the universe will give you experiences that will help you heal those wounded parts of yourself.

As opposed to artificial intelligence which just keeps feeding you more of what you’re watching and paying your attention to without the opportunity for personal growth and reflection.  AI is all about consuming more and more information without purpose.

This is how so many of us navigate our daily lives now.  We find ourselves scrolling endlessly on social media or we get pulled into chaotic situations and we feel like we have no time for our own self care and personal growth.  This leaves us endlessly searching for some sense of connection.

When we can connect more with the natural intelligence of the universe, then we can begin to discern between the two and bring awareness to what the universe is showing us.

That’s why I created a program just for you to explore this about yourself.  An opportunity to go within, create space and to start a self honoring practice.

It’s called the Finally Thriving Program and it’s meant to liberate you and help you realize what is true and natural for you so that you can finally thrive.

When we learn how to do this we develop precious skills that prepare us to respond to our lives instead of react to them.  This in turn helps you build a foundation of health and vitality through your wellness practice.

So you can approach your wellness journey from a place of responding instead of reacting too. A place of inner joy and contentment.

What happens next is that you get to experience resilience and flow in your life because your attention naturally goes to what you value by honoring yourself in your daily self care practice.

This is not a quick fix but a holistically healthy lifestyle practice that will last you a lifetime.

If you’re ready to set goals that are actually in alignment with you and that you can easily follow through with joy, this class is for you.

Join me with a group of loving and supportive people this August 8th 2024!

Registration starts soon! Get on my waitlist here to be notified.

Glass Half Empty or Half Full - How do you see it?

Why is it that, for so many people, the glass seems half empty instead half full?  Why do so many of us go straight to the worst-case scenario?

Why isn’t it a thing to go to the best-case scenario?  Or, more directly: what we really want?

I remember a time when I had certain beliefs, ideas, and stories I’d ride or die with. For example, I thought I was a good person only if I sacrificed myself for others’ benefits.  And of course, that meant putting my own needs on the back burner.

In time, I came to realize that was not serving me, or anyone else for that matter.  I was only hurting myself because I was not being honest with myself about what I truly wanted.

I didn’t yet realize that if I focused on the goodness in life, more would come.  However, I soon discovered a new way to be.

Your dominant perspective is everything, so pay close attention to it.  In the end, it really just comes down to what we want to create. It all starts with your focus.

Where are you placing most of your attention?

One of my spiritual mentors, Kerry K., said this, “When you ponder something you entertain it energetically.” Meaning, if you can shift your focus and look at something that seems to be a pattern in your life differently then there is potential to shift the feeling of it. Which is the very thing that will shift the reality of it too.

Everything that comes into physical form starts as an energy. Energy is behind everything in our lives but yet we don’t normally acknowledge it because we can’t attach an intellectual understanding to it. It’s also highly based on an individual’s personal experience so again very hard to say what it’s like for everyone.

Stretching into this new perspective may feel awkward, especially if you’ve been identifying with your stories for a long time.  But, it doesn’t have to be.  

We can simply shift our focus and then change our perception and watch our lives unfold into what we truly desire.  What naturally aligns energetically to you. This is what’s truly real for you. When we can cultivate change from the inside we soon experience our outside world change with it.

So in essence begin to allow the reality you want to live in. Acknowledge what is in your life, switch your focus to what could flourish and grow in your life (like your own personal growth) and then nourish it everyday.

If you'd like to learn more about how you can cultivate a relationship with yourself to bring in more goodness and the life you desire pick up your copy of Finally Thriving here!

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