“You have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
Tips to Promote Body Image
1. Identify Unhelpful Thought Patterns
Realize when you are talking negatively about yourself. With this initial step, it will set you up to rewire your brain to have a positive mentality
2. Accept Your Body for What It Is
Associating negative emotions with how your body looks can be a major cause of negative body image. When you accept your body for what it is, it puts you on the path to changing your mindset
Self-love can come in many forms. It can be thanking your body for getting you through a dance class or it can just simply be taking care of yourself. Whatever it is, self-love with give you appreciation for yourself and your body
3. Practice Self-Love
If you are interested in learning more about body image, body resilience, and how dance affects those, click on the link above to read the Dance Nutrition article about that.
Check Out These Organizations!
More Than a Body
More Than a Body is led by a pair of identical twins who teach people how to develop body resilience through online education, social media activism, speaking events, and their book, More Than a Body.
They do offer an eight-week body image resilience program with different ways of learning to learn more about your body and body resilience. It costs $200 to enroll in the program.
Body Positive Alliance
The Body Positive Alliance is a student-led organization that is focused on body positivity for everyone. You can get involved with the organization by creating your own chapter, visit events, or even work for them