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Human soul consists of two components: opening and closing. They are opposite, the same as breath and expiration is, and cannot exist one without another. In a state of opening, a person accepts surroundings ingenuously, in unity, infinity, without thinking, just with sensation and emotion inside. In practice these two states should be divided into two sides: active and passive. Thus, a four-part circle is formed. A person practically can feel only a domination of every of these states. A state of active opening or active exterior meditation of "flight" (when the state of active opening predominates for a longer time) It is a state of breath, morning, spring, sun, childhood. Its features are lightness, flight, surprise, joy. There is neither thinking nor activeness of physical force. This state sometimes intensifies negative emotions, so before strengthening this state you should eliminate negative thoughts and strengthen the positive ones. A state of passive opening or passive exterior meditation of "unity with surroundings" (when the state of passive opening predominates for a longer time) It is a state of stopping of the opening, a day, the youth, the summer. Its features: unity with surroundings, infinity, liberty, immortality. There is neither thinking nor activeness of physical force. Negative psychological disposition does not allow to have a quality sensation of this state. A state of active closing or a state of "physical force" It is a state of expiration, physical force, evening, autumn. It is a state of active action, where physical force predominates over mind. A state of passive closing or "mind" It is a state of closing inside, night, winter and thinking. Its features: process of thinking, concentration of attention, revealed differences, cause and consequence relation, hierarchy, progress are determined. Deep closing inside is an inner meditation. It is a state of tranquility and relaxation. A state of mind often predominates over the other ones in social life. P.S. In a process of development of an intellect, rational understanding of a soul is needed.

Do you see people privately for bulimia and binge eating?

Do you see people privately for bulimia and binge eating?

Your work sounds exciting, and merits attention. I would like to ask how the element of sugar /insulin / low blood sugar/ hunger are factored into the eat whatever the body likes philosophy. I look forward to your reply. Barbara

Barbara, sorry it took a while to respond to your question. Due to a problem in the way the question appears on the website, your question was linked to another discussion, and I didn’t notice it.

Blood sugar problems complicate but do not prevent one from listening to the body signals about when and what to eat. I developed hypoglycemia several years after I began working with this non-diet approach. Then, many years later, as a result of taking a prednisone (which I will be on for the rest of my life.), I developed what is known as “insulin dependent diabetes,” and had to take insulin. When the medication was eventually lowered, I became merely insulin resistant, and have been able to control my blood sugar with diet alone. So, my answer is informed not only by the experiences of people with whom I’ve worked, but my own first-hand experience with all types blood sugar/insulin issues as well.

First, let’s look at the issue of what you eat. Obviously, when there are blood sugar problems, your body is not able to handle certain foods, and it “tells” you with the low or high blood sugar problems. Through experience (and education) I have learned that if I eat a white flour bagel in the morning, my blood sugar will rise precipitously and then drop suddenly a couple of hours later, leaving me feeling shaky and sick. I don’t like feeling that way, and I don’t want to harm my body, so I tend to eat foods that are harmonious with it, foods that make me feel good a half hour, an hour, two hours after I eat them. It’s not that I cannot ever eat a bagel. Nothing is forbidden me. I could choose to eat that bagel, but because I am so tuned into my body, and I don’t like what that food does to me, I’m not likely to choose it. Trail and error. Awareness without judgment. Persistence. They all lead to eating in a way that is harmonious with the body.

The same is true for determining when to eat. I know from experience that I can no longer wait for traditional hunger signals in the morning to determine when to eat, the way I used to before I developed blood sugar problems. If I do not eat within a couple of hours of getting up, I feel ill, as my blood sugar plummets. So I eat in the morning, regardless of what my hunger signals are saying. However, I have also found that if I eat in a way that is harmonious with my body and honor its inability to deal with certain foods, I don’t get the blood sugar swings. So, if I eat a breakfast that is lower in carbohydrates, I feel better for hours afterward, and can usually wait until I feel hunger pangs before I eat again.

Nothing is forbidden. If I want ice cream I eat it, it’s just that I don’t often choose to eat a food that my body will have trouble processing. I don’t ever look as it as “cheating.” As long as nothing is forbidden, nothing is bad, and I can make choices, I feel free to choose not to eat a food.

There is a good article on the non-diet approach to dealing with diabetes on the Overcoming Overeating site. I have provided the link below

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