Alicia Keyshas never shied away from sharing her self-love journey with her followers.
The 15-time Grammy award winner has been candid aboutbattling self-esteem issues for years.
“This is going to blow your mind,” she wrote in the caption.
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“Are you ready to try something that makes u totally uncomfortable?
My @therealswizzzalways says life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
So, I’m inviting ya’ll to try this with me.
Tell me how you feel after.”
In the video, 40-year-old Keys walks her followers through the ritual step-by-step.
“Take in you.
Take in those knees.
Take in those thighs.
Take in that belly.
Take in those breasts.
Take in this face, those shoulders, these hands everything,” she continues.
“Not, ‘I am so ugly.'”
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Unlike this behavioral therapy approach, Keys’s ritual also involves some positive self-talk.
“It says, ‘I’m the light of the soul.
I am bountiful, beautiful, I am blessed,'” said Keys.
“You listen to these words and look at yourself in the mirror.
Try your best not to judge.”
That being said, Keys knows first-hand how difficult not judging yourself can be.
“It’s so hard,” she admitted.
“So much comes up.
It’s pretty powerful.”
Most people are guilty of self-judgment, especially when it comes to their bodies.
“We tend to view our bodies in a critical fashion.
We notice every flaw and criticize it,” says Bacow.
“It is a very present-moment strategy, which is what Alicia was doing,” says Bacow.
“Praise your body, love on you.”
Bacow recommends starting with two or three minutes.
“The max I would advise is five minutes.
A good morning ritual like this one needs to be realistic and flexible.”
“The only way to manage discomfort is to be willing to experience it repeatedly,” she says.
“Discomfort is at worst unpleasant, and almostalwaystemporary.”
Loving yourself as you are is a journey!
So, so important!!
Fill yourself up and#PraiseYourBody."
