It’s been quite some time since I’ve written the original Eating Spiritually post and quite a lot has changed since then. The principles all remain the same but after some of the expansion and revelations I’ve experienced, I wanted to elaborate on it all a bit further.

We’ve all heard the onion analogy, right? Getting to know someone is like peeling back their layers. The more interesting/deeper a person, the more layers they’re made up of. While I totally subscribe to the idea and think we are all beings made up of many, many layers- I’ve recently found myself wondering where these layers have come from. Have they grown over the years, did I pick them up in childhood, from a friendship, a relationship, a job? These layers essentially become the building blocks of our identity. 

For some people reading this, the title of this post will seem like a no-brainer. For others, it might prompt the question, “what’s the connection here?'“. Wherever you fall, I’d love for you to read through and drop what you think in the comments if you feel inclined to share! In my perspective, spirituality and eating are essentially two fibers of the same thread- they directly impact and connect to one another. Still with me? Amazing :), let’s dive deeper.

Today was a rough day. My energy felt all out of whack — I had some interactions with people I love yesterday that were out of the norm and it felt like that energy was looming over. I tried to shake it from my body in my morning workout and it just continued to consume my mind. Now, I’ve realized part of what I was grasping onto and what was giving this energy so much control over me was fear.

This weekend I had the privilege of taking an on-demand version of The Class hosted by Taryn Toomey herself. I have a borderline obsession with their style of movement and the messages each instructor leaves you with as it is, but this particular class had resonated deeply within my soul and dislodged some thought patterns I was unknowingly holding onto. Taryn briefly referenced low and high vibrations and the power of our words and thought patterns. Her message reminded me of how truly powerful this concept and way of life is. It’s been quite some time since I’ve embodied those thoughts myself and since I needed the reminder, I thought someone else might too.

Ahhh,,.routines. What does just that word itself spark in. you? Calmness? Grounding? Ease? Aversion? Criticism? Boredom? Chances are, if you’ve already jumped on the routine bandwagon then you find yourself in the first group with an affinity for what establishing this has done for your life. If not, you might find just the thought of a routine to be monotonous and against the grain of your wild and free lifestyle. Maybe you’re somewhere in the middle.