Belly First Into Joy
- Brainz Magazine
- Jan 26, 2022
- 4 min read
Written by: Pia Antico, Executive Contributor
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Being at one with my Buddha Belly
The rays of morning sun crept up my legs as I groaned into wakefulness & heaved my self up into a half lotus, perched on the pillow where my head had been; starting my day attuning to Esther Hicks’ rampage of appreciation meditation.
I caught attention that I was in a really 'serious' posture DOING 'meditation'
Oh Gosh!
SMILE & LAUGH will you this is not punishment
I am not being marched to the Tower of London! And even if I were, it would be far better to LAUGH MY HEAD OFF!
That thought really did have me LOL & I relaxed into my physical condition.
Then I noticed my hands dropped to my lap & sitting snuggly under the curve of my soft belly...
In the past, that collision of hand to belly would have triggered a barrage of self criticism & visceral loathing.
Disappointment & condemnation for what ever failed attempt to get that appropriate taut & trim Yogi body.
But this morning I laughed and opened my palms to fully embrace & support the soft, supple belly that is the engine room for ALL of Universal creativity.
I realised that I had spent most of my adulthood trying to erase & blacken out my belly, avoiding touching it or worse touching it harshly in disgust.
Crone wise women, I am telling you that it is not possible to move through life in flow of Universal abundance & joy when you are hating on or ignoring your belly/womb/engine room for your golden sacral chakra
I found myself cradling my belly between my hands like the golden crystal ball that it is; the space from which my Higher Self wisdom speaks to me.
A THOUGHT arose... this is the power centre for women & for eons this patriarchal, misogynistic society has been instructing us to hate the engine room of Universal creation – to shred it, to starve it, to make it rock hard & worse still to ignore it completely & live in our heads.
A quick Google of “women's bellies" proves my point!
The only slightly positive image of a woman's belly, were of her being pregnant; and this was tolerated only in the context of a concerted focused on losing it quickly after birth.
The rest of the images of women's bellies are size 0 with abs
OR
A barrage of complaint against bellies popping out of clothing, poked, prodded and being measured.
For women, health & wellbeing seems to primarily centre on weight loss.
IT STOPS HERE!
Our bellies/womb centres are sacred, they are our seats of power & the space from which limitless creation arises within us.
Soul sisters, I invite you to start & end your day caressing & cradling your belly
Smile into it, and feel it glow with the golden light of your sacral chakra filling your body & overflowing into the world around you.
Sit in joy & love for your belly & the space it takes up.
Open your eyes and step forward belly first & enjoy what abundant joys manifest around you.
The first point of appreciation is your belly then turn your attention outward in gratitude.
To help you get to this space of self-love I have a power masterclass LOVE THE SKIN YOU'RE IN that will help women over 40 celebrate every cell of their being & joy reboot their lives from the space of their Divine Feminine power.
Pia Antico, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
“In the middle of a storm, it is possible to find peace and strength when we tap into our innate Spirit-led wisdom and step heartfully into the present moment.” – Pia Antico. Pia Antico is the Founder of Essential Awakening Mentoring, a Relationships Reset Mentor/Coach/Trainer, Speaker, and Author. Pia is also in a Creative Partnership with the charity “More to her life,” contributing a percent of her sales/fees to inspire and support women to dream and build beyond domestic violence.
She guides and encourages unfulfilled women over 40 who have spent their adult lives looking after others and following ‘the rules’ to courageously step into the second half of their lives with a total ‘Joy Reboot’ using her signature AWAKEN Model © of joyful living, based on a 3-step transformational journey embodying the 6 key elements of joy. This allows her clients to respond to any situation with calm, clarity, and confidence, enabling them to live and love fearlessly in the present moment.
Pia holds three degrees in Psychology, Counseling Training, and Certification in the Inside-Out Paradigm. Additionally, she learned how to thrive after two toxic marriages and following an accident that left her with a life-altering brain injury; all while she raised a resilient, courageous, and creative daughter who has now stepped into her own light and soulful marriage.
