A Parable of Fat's Creation

One of my teachers, Ariel Pavic, pointed me in the direction of Gil Hedley's work recently, and I had the great pleasure of reading his article, "How I Fell in Love with Fat" which was published in Spirituality and Health magazine in the winter of 2007.

The article was heady and wonderful, written from the perspective of an intellectual who sees the magic in the human body. His work is unique,  unlike anything I've ever seen. He offers workshops and seminars that intersect biology and energy. And in this article, he talks about the wonders of the layer of fat in the human body - of adipose tissue.

I wasn't sure what I was going to think at first, but as I read the article, I discovered that what he was describing was beautiful.

Fat is not just something we "put up with" in our bodies. No, fat does so much more than that. It serves a purpose, multiple purposes and, as Dr. Hedley points out in his article, it is what creates the body's unique shape, especially in women. 

How amazing to realize that what makes us look like us and not near clones of one another is the very thing we are so constantly at war with.

It was profound and wonderful to look at fat as a living organ of the body with a biological, and spiritual purpose.

When I read his "Parable of Fat's Creation" he'd written for the article, I was dumbstruck. It so poignantly spoke to the beauty of fat, and made me think about my body in a completely different way.  I transposed his words onto the image he'd chosen for his article to share with you all. The combination of this wonderful image by Richard Wilkinson (an image I've loved for some time) and Dr. Hedley's Parable make a powerful combination.

I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have!

Namaste, 
Lisa