What Does a Pearl and Personal Training Have to do with one Another?

Jumping to conclusions is not good exercise and nor will it burn any calories. No a ‘pearl’ is not some gimmicky fitness gadget. No a ‘pearl’ is not the latest and greatest super food. Seriously who do you think you are – Cleopatra? Although if she was here in this day and age I’m sure she would most likely gulp a pearl in a slimming smoothie. No a strand of ‘pearls’ will not become part of your personal training attire, however it is a yes for designer active wear for those that do literally nothing in their active wear, coffee, shopping……

Here is what a pearl and personal training have in common;

  • All Pearls encourage wellness and health of body and mind, the most valuable and perhaps the least treasured of gems.
  • Each Pearl is unique, a one of a kind.
  • The Pearl is the only gem that originates from a living organism.
  • We are bound to our bodies like an oyster is to its shell – Plato.
  • Pearls act as a catalyst for transformation.
  • For an oyster, an irritant (the Grit) becomes the nucleus for something new. The presence of pain or discomfort in human life often provides a stimulant to seek change.
  • Together the oyster and Pearl become a symbol of a journey of inspiring change, as well as companions for that journey.
  • Oysters work within its sphere of transition, slowly transforming itself into an object of tremendous value and beauty.
© Belinda Edmondston/Fortitude Fitness 2011. All rights reserved. Cultivating Your Inner Pearl, The Program to Reinvent Body, Mind, Soul – ISBN 978-0-473-17965-6