I recently read 'Being in Balance: 9 principles for creating habits to match your desires' by Wayne Dyer. It is a short book aimed at introducing thoughts and skills to help create more balance in our lives. I particularly enjoyed the author's thoughts on the power of our beliefs. He talks about how what we say to ourselves becomes our reality. He reminds us to pay attention to our self-talk and ensure that what we say to ourselves matches our life goals. For example, if a personal goal is to take good care of your body, it is important you say kind things about your body. Your goal will not be reached by constantly criticizing your body. One way to help create supportive self-talk is to commit to affirmations that feel meaningful to you. A supportive affirmation about the body is: 'My body is strong and beautiful.' When forming an affirmation it is important that you can feel how it nurtures you, that you can feel body sensations that tell you that this affirmation works for you. One of my favourite affirmations is: