Barukh Basar

by Francesca Gentille, award winning co-author of “The Marriage of Sex & Spirit,” radio host of “Sex: Tantra & Kama Sutra,” and Empowered Intimacy Councilor.

Our modern day culture carries wounds around embodiment that include shaming, conflicting, & negative concepts around:
- Aging
- Emotions
- The body
- Sexuality

When considering the Divine many terms are discussed like infinite, eternal, omnipotent, omniscient & omnipresent. So, is there anywhere that God is not?

When I notice I am carrying or expressing these wounds, I like to ask myself, “Is there anywhere where God is not?” Therefore, God is in me. I carry the ruach, the spirit of the Divine. Wouldn’t it be a shame if I denigrated or put down the gifts given to me by the Divine?

Today, I’d like to go a bit deeper into loving & blessing our bodies. In the course of these blogs, I’d also love your questions & concerns about your body, aging, sexuality & relationships. This column is here to support your divine embodiment in a life & body you love.

Back to the body. . Many cultures practice forms of movement or dance considered Body Prayer. Yoga, which means to yoke, or to practice, has many forms not just the pretzel like postures we know here in the west. However, the postures or asanas were originally created not only to enliven & harmonize the body but also the mind.

Asian cultures believe the 2 are inextricably intertwined. Or as the Latins say “Mens sana in corpore sano,” “a healthy mind in a healthy body.”

Quantum physicists while testing what was thought to be the smallest unit of matter, the quark, discovered that this bit of universal stuff would act like a wave in one test, and like a particle in another. How was that possible?

It was due to the the observer. That literally when it was watched it behaved one way. When unwatched it behaved another. Now what does this have to do with the body?

Quantum physicists deduced that it was the observers thoughts that actually affected the outcome. So, our thoughts matter. In fact, scientists now believe that our thoughts are the smallest unit of matter.

So to love the divine body of yours, and to have a healthy one, it’s what you think that matters.

Thinking loving thoughts about our bodies is a spiritual practice. They don’t call it Spiritual PRACTICE for no reason. It takes practice.

In today’s world, loving your body is revolutionary. It goes against our puritanical cultural roots. Wanna join me in the revolution?