Is the Mind-Body Connection the Missing Link to Your Weight Loss? Beyond Dieting with Jon Gabriel
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What if the secret to losing excess weight wasn’t in extreme fasting, a new diet, or excessive exercise? What if all you had to do was see it in your mind first?
It was this mind-body practice that helped Jon completely transform his life and drop the huge amount of excess weight he was carrying. He was over 400 lbs, lacking energy, and seriously unhealthy. He tried diet after diet only to end up gaining more weight. It wasn’t until some fateful event in 2001 that Jon decided to dive into the real reason he couldn’t lose weight. This led him down a path of self-discovery and into the power of visualization.
In this interview we dive deeper into the reasons and the causes of why our body gains weight and stores fat, and the many mind-body techniques we can use to shift stubborn weight.
Jon Gabriel is a leading weight loss and visualization expert, and the author and creator of The Gabriel Method. He has lost over 220 pounds in just 2 years with the help of visualization techniques and now he helps thousands of people worldwide do the same.
In this week's episode with Jon Gabriel, you’ll discover:
- The incredible true story behind how Jon shed a remarkable 220 pounds over a 2-year period.
- The impact of starvation on weight gain and weight management, and the role of stress in this cycle.
- How a good microbiome is KEY to health and KEY to weight loss and the science behind it.
- How to shift your focus to health instead of weight loss PLUS the foods our microbiome crave.
- How incorporating visualizations into your daily practice can benefit you and help you achieve your weight loss goals.
- And so much more!
Episode Highlights
00:00 Jon's personal story
10:07 Traditional Approach to Weight Loss and its Damaging Effects
14:06 Creating an Environment for Sustainable Weight Loss
21:38 The Role of Visualization in Shifting Stubborn Weight
26:41 Eating More and Losing Weight
29:45 Exploring the Emotional Aspects of Weight Gain
35:32 Harnessing the Power of Meditation and Visualization
38:31 Addressing Past Trauma with Mind-Body Techniques
41:29 Embracing Individualized Approaches to Health
48:41 The Importance of Daily Practices for Lasting Transformation
Episode resources:
- Learn more and join us for Jon Gabriel's annual 21-day meditation for weight loss challenge here.
- Try this 10-minute guided visualization for weight loss from Jon Gabriel here.
- Follow Jon Gabriel on Instagram here.
- Watch the Transcendence Documentary Series here.
- Learn About the Food Matters Nutrition Certification Program here.
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Laurentine ten Bosch, filmmaker of Food Matters, Hungry For Change and TRANSCENDENCE - Live Life Beyond The Ordinary and founder of FMTV. Along with James Colquhoun, Laurentine founded Food Matters, giving people the tools (films, books, website, TV) to take charge of their own health. Food Matters is an internationally acclaimed widely popular documentary about the medical and healthcare industries. Their latest documentary, Hungry For Change, reveals how the diet and processed food industries are the enemies of permanent weight loss, vibrant health, and natural living. From here, FMTV was born! A place where we can access vital information by watching all of your favorite inspiring documentaries, expert interviews & recipe videos in one place.
