Our children are brilliant at expressing themselves, wearing what they want to wear and adorning themselves with clothing articles they love. Check out this old pic of my daughter Anna. They aren't afraid of being seen.
Somewhere along the way, many of us decided it wasn’t safe to show our full bodies. We learned to cover up, wear dark clothing, and do our best to hide.
We hide to avoid criticism. We hide to avoid unwanted attention. We hide because we don’t even find our own body acceptable.
Hiding our bodies may be so commonplace that you don’t even think twice about it. You may be wondering, what’s the big deal?
This is heartbreaking to me. When we are so uncomfortable being seen, we aren’t just hiding our bodies, we are hiding ourselves.
When we hide our legs, we also hide our heart, passions and wisdom. When we hide our hips, we also hide our thoughts, opinions and feelings. When we hide our belly, we don’t believe we are worth seeing.
Last week, I shared my full body on social. My friends jumped in and said, yes, it’s time. Let’s emerge and be willing to be seen. Very quickly, The Real Body Challenge was created!
No need to justify, apologize or defend our bodies. Let’s witness all bodies. All bodies are real bodies. All bodies are worth seeing.
Everyone can participate in The Real Body Challenge.
Post a full body, unedited picture of yourself on social media. Tag #therealbodychallenge
Tag our sponsors: @tarahwhitney @petralehmanyoga @createpoweryoga
Follow #therealbodychallenge
When you see pictures posted, you are welcome to:
➡️Simply view it.
➡️Like the picture.
➡️Comment “I see you. Thank you for sharing”.
Let’s create a safe container for everyone to share themselves. NO need to offer our opinions on their bodies. Your view of their body doesn’t need any assessment or praise. NO need to include comments like “you look great”, “you look beautiful”.
This challenge is to be simply witnessed, without fear or need for anyone’s affirmation or confirmation.
Let’s flood social media with real bodies! Please join us and spread the word!
Love~ Tara