10.18.2008

Love Your Body Campaign


Your body is beautiful,regardless of weight age, gender, ability or race. Your body is a reflection of the family from which you come and of every experience you have had from birth to present. Your body is the astonishing vessel that allows you to move through this world, express yourself and connect with others. Your body, regardless of its size, i beautiful and deserving of your love and acceptance.


In order to start loving my own body and help others to learn the beauty of theirs, I am doing what I can to forward the "Love Your Body Campaign". The above quote was written on a flier that I passed out to 200 women on the street last Monday, and I intend to the same again this week. I have also posted these fliers at gyms, yoga studios, in clothing store fitting rooms, public restrooms and college classrooms. The reactions have been incredible: appreciation, understanding, smiles, even one women who turned around after walking down the street reading it and came back and gave me a hug.

I want to look into going further with this, and am working on setting up an informal discussion after my yoga class. I am also trying to get some girls I know from the ED treatment center to get in on this with me, but the response thus far has been poor. This is a very new endeavor, and I am not entirely sure how to go about it. I would HIGHLY appreciate ANY input anyone had about how tot ake this to the next level.

Love yourselves!

2 comments:

KC said...

oh my gosh you did iit! I'm so proud of you! It would totally make my day to see someone handing those out.

Okay, um, big request, you can say no, but would you be able to add the healthy models coalition's website to the bottom of your flyers?

Apple Berry said...

I thin kthat´s a brillliant thing to do! Although I personally can´t vouch that I follow it well, I do think that it´s something that needs to be done and well done you fro doing it. I´m actually proud, even thoug hI don´t know you n reality; your past makes this a huge step not only for you but for your cause!

Wicked blud <- my little teen input. :)

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