So, what did I learn on Day 1 of the first Wellness & Weight Loss Retreat at Bliss Island? Well, I learned more quality information about how my body functions than I have learned over my entire lifetime. If this sounds overly dramatic or hyped, allow me to clarify.
The retreat started with learning about fascia and it’s massive importance to our health and wellness. I learned that the body feels, the brain interprets and solves, and fascia provides awareness. Fascia wraps around everything in our body. It keeps everything both separate and interconnected, creating space.
I learned that perception is the ruler of the body and fascia is the primary communicator. In short, it is our life force. All our thoughts, emotions, stress and tension all respond instantaneously to our changes in perception. The only thing that controls our fascia is breath. If we are breathing, our fascia is moving.
My favorite learning was that most quick fix remedies are really just magic. They are meant to fool us into thinking we are better or fixed. What I’m learning here though is more akin to wizardry, cause its alchemy. It’s real and lasting. It’s not about fooling myself. It is about healing myself and performing optimally.
Our next lecture is about the immune system. Super excited to learn more about that little bedfellow.
Since just about every person I have ever talked to about health and wellness thinks they are an expert, I’ll share some of the bonafides of the actual expert we flew in to lead this retreat cause I’m astounded by his excellence, and it’s only day one. And, I’m not easily impressed!
Christopher J. Kidawski has been a strength coach for 23 years. He has authored nine books on health and wellness. He has trained Navy Seals, Marines, NFL & MLB Professional athletes, and even UFC Champions. He is most proud of having removed pain from thousands of people. He has helped countless people lose weight & keep it off, correct disease and restore their health. As I mentioned in a previous post, he came highly recommended by the most fit guy (and knowledgeable wellness expert), I have ever met in my life Anthony Balduzzi. Now that I have seen Chris in action, I realize that Anthony & Chris might actually be Super Heroes brothers from another planet far far away. Two peas in a pod.
And for those of you who need actual measurements to quantify things, I have now lost 14 pounds in the 21 days I have been following Chris’s nutrition protocols. I’m guessing I’ll hit 20+ pounds lost by the end of this retreat. Not once have I felt hungry. More importantly, I catch myself looking in the mirror excited by the difference I am seeing and even more excited to be learning protocols that will transform my health over the rest of my life.
